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marconi
italian inventor
sent/recieved first radio signal in 1895 -
audio tube
created by lee de forest, it wwas a vaccum that amplified signals
widely believed canadian reginald fessenden actually came up with the idea. -
ice berg straight a head
sold radio to marine industry for better communication. impacted the finding and rescuing of titanic passengers. -
radio stations
first radio station named KDKA, after the original name of 8XK. still broad casting out of pittsburg, pennsylvania. inventor of the station was frank conrad. -
uncle charlie
term used for personal radio station. -
dawn of advertising
how radios make money. first was on WEAF, which was ten minuetes long which ended up costing the company $50 -
am and fm waves
changing waves am would be hight wise. 535 - 1605 KHz
fm 88-108 MHz -
FRC
ESTABLISHED TO ORGANIZE RADIO. this was because uncle charlies were to popular. need to have licese for equipment. -
call letters
established by the FCA to distiguish certain radio stations -
golden era
everyone listed to the radio but people hurt for money
middle of the depression and radio would provide a escape much as tv would today -
family medium
radio known as family friendly, dramas comedy etc. -
famous shows
amos n andy
gunsmoke
the shadow
our miss brook
superman
dick tracy
little orphan annie
$64 dollar question -
radio to tv
the voicers weren't actually the same age as they were as they seemed in the radio.
didnt really work -
radios demise
popularity grew to tv and advertisers the ones who they got income from. so they made the switch to music -
why change to music for radio
ony lisnted to on jukeboxes, record, or live concerts. -
am to fm
hgher quality,
talk on am
music on fm
but were forced to buy new radios
