Radio History

  • First Radio Signal

    The first radio signal was made be an Ialian inventor. He send and received first radio signal in 1895. He was using the idea based on the Hertzian waves.
  • Audion Tube

    In 1906, Lee De Forest created the Audion Tube. A audion tube was a vacuum tube that amplified signals. It is said that a Canadian investor, Reginald Fessenden, actually came up with the idea.
  • AM

    AM= Amplitude Modulation. Modulation means change.
    535KHz-1605KHz
  • FM

    Frequency Modulation
    88-108Mhz
  • 8XK Aka KDKA

    8XK Aka KDKA
    the first radio station to play tv on the radio. Still in Pittsburg, Penn. Founder Frank Conrad
  • The dawn of advertising

    WEAF toll broadcast for an apartment complex charging$50.
  • Uncle Charlie

    Uncle charlie was used for personal radio stations
    - was too popular
    -organized the liscensing of transmitters
    -assigning radio stations frequenices,call letters, power limits.
  • Golden Era

    Golden Era
    The Golden Era was during 30s-40s. In the middle of the Great Depression it (radio) provided an escape.
  • Family Medium

    Family Medium
    Family Medium are shows were the entire family can enjoy. Show like Gun Smoke, Superman, and Amos n Andy.
    - Dramas, story hour, big band music and Sit Com.
  • radio progression

    Major Edwin Armstrong invented the FM transmitter
    better sound and stronger signals. which made people upgrade to the better verison.