Radio History

the first radio wave

1888

Heinrich Hertz detects and produces radio waves.

Radio transmission

1904

First radio transmission of music at Graz, Austria.

voice and music

1906

First radio program of voice and music broadcast in the U.S.

justice served

1910

Radio communications gain publicity when the captain of the Montrose alerts Scotland via radio of an escaping criminal.

Armstrong comes in clutch

1918

Armstrong develops the superheterodyne radio receiver. The principle for this receiver is the basis for all radio receivers now in use.

shortwave radio

1919

Shortwave radio is developed, RCA is founded.

KDKA

1920

KDKA broadcasts the first regular licensed radio broadcast out of Pittsburgh, PA.

RCA

1921

RCA starts operating Radio Central on Long Island. The American Radio League establishes contact via a shortwave radio with Paul Godley in Scotland, proving that shortwave radio can be used for long distance communication.

juilliards

1924

the juilliards college opened in 1924

a new guitar

1936

Electric guitar makes its debut.

WCBN

1956

WCBN hosts the first National Association of College Broadcasters.

top 100

1958

Billboard debuts its Hot 100 chart.

a new beginning in radio

1962

United States radio stations begin broadcasting in stereophonic sound.

radio enters the education world

1978

U-M President Robben Fleming urges that WCBN should be used only for educational purposes and restricted to students only.

thanks FM radio

1993

In the US, FM radio stations begin to use the RDS already in place in Europe.