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Lee De Forest and Marconi attempted to radio broadcast New Year's international yacht races, but the signals ran into each other. De Forest created Audion to improve sound quality.
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Canadian engineer, Reginald Fesseden, who worked for Thomas Edison improving radio signals, translated the first voice.
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This was the transition from point to point contact on ships, to one to many (broadcasting); before it was called narrowcasting.
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All major US ships with 50+ passengers traveling more than 200 miles, must have wireless equipment. This was what essentially got the Titanic to happen.
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Ameature radio broadcasting was clogging the airways, which created the need for a radio license. This sparked the radio being used for public entertainment.
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With AT&T, NBC is created, which essentially unified the country.
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CBS was created and became NBC's major competitor.
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Despite Marconi becoming the 'father of the radio' the Supreme Court overturned his patent in favor of Tesla
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New radio format that immediately became a public favorite.
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Talk radio becomes a national hit on AM stations, increasing radio's popularity.
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Podcasting became a new way to listen to the radio in a more convenient way.
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New radio apps such as Pandora, Spotify, and iHeartRadio are continuing to revolutionize what the radio looks like today.
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I think that the radio will only really be used for specific things,ie. trucker radio, talk radio, etc. due to the creation and popularity of available apps.
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I think some other sort of technology will beat out the radio, leaving radio to be a rather minuscule piece of technology.
NOTE: Step 5 is on the document