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First "wireless telegraph" newpaper message, relaying the results of a sailing competition, transmitted from a sea vessel to the newspaper the Daily Express.
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Radio's first news broadcast provided to sailing ships.
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The London Convention and the Radio Act both signed by President Taft, as well as the US Congress' ratification of the 1906 Berlin Convention, reflect the US government's growing involvement in regulating the radio industry, including requiring licenses for most private radio transmitters and operators.
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At the start of US involvement in World War I, by executive order private radio stations are either shut down or taken over by the government. The overturn of these wartime restrictions coincide with the war's end.
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"Broadcasting Boom" occurs as technological advances in radio and the
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Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), a second national network, formed.
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Ten-minute "NewsCasts," created by Time Magazine working in conjunction with radio executive Fred Smith are broadcast by various stations nationwide.
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"The University of Chicago Roundtable" broadcast by NBC. University scholars engage in intellectual discussion. Slightly resembles later phenomenon of talk radio.
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Most customers bought complete sets instead of kits.
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Two-thirds of American households own at least one radio.
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born yet only in mono.
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Colubian radio club opens 1st FM station
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Germany makes use of short-wave radio for propaganda broadcasts
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