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in 1885, Thomas Edison recieves a patent on the radio
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In 1895 Heinrich Hertz proved the existance of Radio Waves.
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In 1896, Marconi was awarded a patent for the radio, giving him the credit for inventing the radio.
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In 1898, Marconi opened the first radio factory,. It was opened on Hall Street, Chelmsford, England. He employeed about 50 people there.
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Marconi Receives First Trans-Atlantic Radio Signal
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The Audion Tube was created by Lee De Forest which amplified the sound of radio waves.
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In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first radio audio broadcast that could be heard by ships. The ships heard a broadcast from Fessenden in which he did things such as play the violin and talk.
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In 1909, Marconi and Karl Ferdinand Braun were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the radio.
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in 1912, The Titanic sinks. As it was sinking it contacted other boats via wireless radio and saved more lives than if the radio was not there.
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In 1916 the first regular broadcasts on 9XM is delivered in Morse Code
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On July 1917, the first successful Air-To-Ground radio tramission occured.
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In 1919 the first clear transmission of human speech airs on 9XM.
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Music starts being regularly played on the radio.
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In 1939 the first FM radio station was aired. This station normally played music.
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In 1951, The Top 40 was created and began ranking music by its popularity. This increased listeners and gave their audiences what they wanted. We still have it today so its influenced radio in a big way.
