Radio History

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Johann Gutenberg

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Invented the printing press (1456)

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Ben Franklin

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Conducts positive and negative electrical charge experiments in Massachusetts (1752)

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Samuel morse

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Parents the telegraph (1840)

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When does morse code become common language?

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1844 "what Hath God wrought?"

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James clerk maxwell

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Introduced the concept of the electromagnetic spectrum and predicted the existence of radio waves (1864)

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Alexander graham bell

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Parents the telephone (1864)

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Heinrich hertz

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Demonstrated that rapid changes of electric current could project radio waves into space (1886)

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Nicolai tesla

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Introduced alternating current and the induction motor (1888)

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John Ambrose Fleming

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Invented the vacuum tube (1904)

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Le de forest

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Invents the audion tube, the basic component of a radio receiver (1906)

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Guillemo Marconi

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Father of radio is successful in applying commercial applications to technology

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1896?

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Transmits and receives signal over two miles on father's estate near Bologna

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1899?

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Successfully sends signal across the English Channel

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1901?

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Arrives in America transmit across the Atlantic

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Reginald Fessenden

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Transmits "programming" on Christmas Eve from Brant Rock, MA. He had alerted ships he was going to be broadcasting, but still some shipboard operators reported hearing angel's voices.

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First year that radio as an industry records a profit?

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1929

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Edwin Armstrong

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Files for FM patent

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David Sarnoff

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A Russian immigrant becomes an industry leader of radio and television. He received the radio signals about the sinking Titanic in NY. Was instrumental in founding RCA and NBC

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What brought in new radio regulations and opened the door to new applications for radio signals?

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The sinking of the Titanic

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First radio commercial radio station?

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KDKA Pittsburgh

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General Electric splits into what?

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RCA

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First radio conference

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Imposing limitations on stations operating hours and power; 1922-25

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First major broadcast network?

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Radio Corporation of America (RCA) put on NBC with 24 channels

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Two of NBCs early radio networks?

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Red (premier main) and Blue (6 stations)

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Amos and Andy

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Airs on NBC Red in 1927 sponsored by pepsodent

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William s. Paley

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Buys CBS was 16 stations (called CEO)

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Communications Act Of 1934

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Establishes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate radio, telephone, and TV

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Quality network

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Changes its name to the Mutual Broadcasting Network, the Lone Ranger

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The Wheeler Lea Act

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Passed in 1938, charged the Federal Trade Commission with the regulation of false advertising

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WW II

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Radio thrives, Edward R. Murrow broadcasts Battle of Britain

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Edward Nobel

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Manufacturer of Lifesaver Candies, purchases the Blue Network for 8 million and in 1945 if becomes ABC

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Bell laboratories developed what?

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The transistor, which replaced the old vacuum tubes. Led to portable radios

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Todd Storz

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Omaha station owner invents "Top 40", saves the radio industry

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Gordon Mclendon

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First to introduce Top 40 radio to a major market

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Alan Freed

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A DJ in Cleveland coins the phrase "Rock n Roll"

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Television dominates by?

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Stealing successful radio programs and programs and putting them on air