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Scottish physicist, James Clerk Maxwell predicted the existence of radio waves
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German physicist, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz demonstrated that rapid variations of electric current could be projected into space in the form of radio waves similar to those of light and heat.
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Transmission of raido frequency energy is frequently exhibited in nikola Tesla's experements He proposes that this coulf be used as a means of telecommunication.
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Marchese Guglielmo Marconi builds his first radio equipment, a device that will ring a bell from 30 ft. away.
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Marconi establishes first radio link between England and France.
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On December 24, 1906 an Canadian Inventor named Reginald Fessenden broadcast the first AM radio program in which he played the song on his violin and read from the Bible.
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1st Radio Station Created! IT was created by Frank Conrad. The station is still airing!
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WEAF aired the first 10 minute commercial for an apartment complex. It costed only $50! Now commercials cost up to millions!
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The Raido Act of 1927 re-assigns stations to clear frequencies and makes raido stations operate in the public's intrest.
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FRC (Federal Radio Commision) was established to control radio airwaves and etc. It later went on to be named the FCC
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He scored his first number one hit in 1940 and was still making million-selling recordings in 1994
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Columbia University's Radio Club opens the first regularly scheduled FM station
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the U.S. Supreme Court reverses the patent issued to maconi, helping the U.S. government to avoid paying damages to the macroni complany for patent use during world war one.
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Amplitude Modulation is also known as AM. IT changes the length of the wave! Talk radio is on AM
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WHBK is where DJ Dewey Phillips gave the future king of
rock 'n'roll an early on- air spin.