The History of Radio By Kainan Joubert Jan 1, 1895 Marconi sent and recieved the first radio signal. Aug 1, 1906 Lee De Forest created the audion tube Apr 15, 1912 The Titanic survivors survived due to the fact that the marine industry wanted to use radios to communicate distress signals via radio transmission Aug 28, 1920 8XK, now 1020 KDKA, became the first radio station created. It still functions today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Aug 28, 1921 Uncle Charlie (Personal Radio Stations) become popular. Aug 28, 1922 WEAF aired a 10 minute 'commercial' or toll broadcast, fpr an apartment complex charging $50.00. Aug 28, 1927 The FRC is established to create permits and liscences to own an Uncle Charlie, or personal radio transmitter Aug 28, 1930 The Great Depression starts Aug 28, 1933 Major Edwin Armstrong invents the FM transmitter, which made for stronger and higher quality sound. Aug 28, 1935 Family Medium was a program the entire family could enjoy. It included: Big Band Music, Story Hour, Situational Comedies, and Dramas Aug 28, 1938 Radio's demise is caused by the TV becoming more popular Aug 28, 1939 Jukeboxes, records, and Live concerts were one of the only ways to listen to music in the 1940s Aug 28, 1940 Famous shows in the Golden Era: Superman, Amos N Anoy, GunSmoke, The Shadow, Dick Tracey, and Little Orphan Annie. Aug 28, 1969 In the Netherlands, the Boombox (Radio Recorder) comes out as a way to record radio broadcasts. Aug 28, 1982 The CD comes out in Japan as a new, and cheaper alternative to the record Aug 28, 1990 Sirius XM Holdings came out as a new radio broadcasting system on the satellite radio. Aug 28, 2000 Pandora Internet Radio comes out a new way to stream muisc, albums, and comedy online Aug 28, 2005 Youtube comes out as a quick way to stream personally uploaded videos online, as well as music videos and audio recordings.
