Radio HIstory

By Assneck
  • Macaroni invents radio

    Macaroni invents radio
    An Italian inventor is said to be the first to send and recieve radio signals.
  • Macaroni broadcasts

    Macaroni broadcasts
    Macaroni for the first time aires the morse code on radio.
  • Lee de Forest creates Audion Tube

    Lee de Forest creates Audion Tube
    The Audion Tube is a vaccum tube that amplified signals.
  • The First Radio broadcast

    The First Radio broadcast
    Reginald Fessenden made the first radio broadcastm he aired recorded, and live music, as well as voice.
  • The Sinking of the Titanic

    The Sinking of the Titanic
    Because of the radio, many people that were on the Titanic were saved since they were able to get ahold of people and alert them of the situation.
  • First Radio Station

    First Radio Station
    8XK, later was renamed to KDKA, originating in Pensylvania.
  • First Commercial Aired

    First Commercial Aired
    WEAF aried a 10 minuted commercial for an apartment complex.
  • FRC was created

    FRC was created
    Once Uncle Charlies became too popular, the FRC was created and radio stations were forced to get documents and paperwork done to have a radio station.
  • The Golden Era

    The Golden Era
    Because of the Great Depression, people would buy radios as a way to cope with the situation,
  • 'The War of the Worlds'

    'The War of the Worlds'
    The War of the Worlds, a story time radio broadcast, makes it's first appearence on the radio.
  • Radio Fights Jim Croa

    Radio Fights Jim Croa
    During WWII, many popular radio stations tried to mend the racial issue that was in America.
  • The fall of radio

    The fall of radio
    The TV was first introduced in the late 30's and early 40's. Many radio stations could not transition to television because of actor/voice matchup.
  • Radio??

    Radio??
    All of the musicians that would preform for the radio stations, walked away once the TV was invented.
  • Rock and Roll

    Rock and Roll
    Arists who imitated R&B muscians where starting to make appearances.
  • Martin Luther King

    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King's speech was on broadcast live for the whole world to hear.