Audio Players Timeline By katelyn_owens 2000 BCE Modern mp3 player Mar 6, 1894 The First Radio/telegraphy system Over several years starting in 1894 the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi built the first complete, commercially successful wireless telegraphy system. Mar 3, 1970 The 8-track was made Mar 6, 1978 Laser Discs Mar 3, 1980 The cassette was made Jan 1, 1990 The CD was made Mar 6, 1993 FM Radio became a thing Mar 6, 2003 Online Radio