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Edison gets his Patent
in 1885, Thomas Edison recieves a patent on the radio -
Radiowaves are discovered
In 1895 Heinrich Hertz proved the existance of Radio Waves. -
Marconi takes the Lead
In 1896, Marconi was awarded a patent for the radio, giving him the credit for inventing the radio. -
The First Radio Factory
In 1898, Marconi opened the first radio factory,. It was opened on Hall Street, Chelmsford, England. He employeed about 50 people there. -
Radiowaves are sent
Marconi Receives First Trans-Atlantic Radio Signal -
Audion Tube
The Audion Tube was created by Lee De Forest which amplified the sound of radio waves. -
Radio Waves at Sea
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. -
Marconi gets the Nobel Prize
In 1909, Marconi and Karl Ferdinand Braun were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the radio. -
Titanic uses the Radio
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. -
The First Regular Broadcast
In 1916 the first regular broadcasts on 9XM is delivered in Morse Code -
Up In the Air
On July 1917, the first successful Air-To-Ground radio tramission occured. -
Human Speech
In 1919 the first clear transmission of human speech airs on 9XM. -
Music is Heard
Music starts being regularly played on the radio. -
First FM station
In 1939 the first FM radio station was aired. This station normally played music. -
Top 40
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.
