radio history

  • marconi

    gunlielmo Marconi built a wireless system cable of transmitting signals at long distance
  • transatlantic

    marconi conducts the first successful transatlantic radio communication
  • radio audio cast

    Fessenden uses an Alexander alternator and rotary spark plug transmitter to make the first radio audio broadcast
  • fireside chats

    people turn to the radio for entertainment and comfort during the great depression
  • fm radio

    Edwin Armstrong created fm radio (frequency modulation)
  • w1oxoj

    became the first fm radio station
  • amateur radio

    amateur radio satellite first launched
  • WXYC

    because the first radio station to broadcast on the internet
  • copy right trouble

    copy right act forces broadcasters to pay additional royalty fees
  • a new station

    online internet radio valued at 49 million
  • nanotube

    was invented small enough yo fit in a single cell
  • slacker radio

    slacker radio launches, offering traditional stations