History Of Radio - Kc

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History of Radio Radio goes clear back to the invention of the telegraph in the 1840s. The telegraph used series of dots and dashes that stood for letters in the alphabet. It used telegraph lines, though, so communication was still limited because there were not telegraph lines everywhere. From there, came the wireless telegraph that was invented by Guglielmo Marconi. The next big thing was the first voice transmitted through the air, Reginald Fessenden. Once it was discovered that voice could transmit through the air, Lee DeForest invented a machine called the audion, which amplified radio waves. His idea for the invention eventually lead to the development of long-distance radio and eventually television. Once voices could be transmitted through the air, Americans realized how power this tool of broadcasting was. It wouldn’t be long before the government was controlling the air waves. It was decided that the radio waves could not be owned, but they could be regulated. The government passed laws regulating how the airwaves could be used and in what manner private businesses could take part in the industry. Basically, the government was censoring radio broadcast to the American public. Radio was used for national security and public safety, but also for entertainment. Radios started out in the elite stage, but soon enough almost every household in America had a radio set. People were amazed at the fact that they could hear someone hundreds of miles away from them through this little box sitting in front of them. To them, it was the dawn of a new age...the age of radio. Radio started out by narrowcasting, but as it moved to broadcasting, there was a need for variety. In order to broadcast, the station has to have a license, and everyone that works has to conduct themselves a certain way to serve the public interest. Radio started out as all AM
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