Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSeveral inventors had a part in the invention of the radio\nin the late 1800s. Amazingly, not just one person can be credited with its\nbeginning. Each component developed through invention and discovery. As these\ntechnologies converged, the radio came to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the paragraphs that follow, a noted international effort\ncontributed to the conception of the radio. In Germany, the research of\nHeinrich Hertz proved electricity could be transmitted wirelessly. Elsewhere,\nthe multiple patents of the prolific inventor Nikola Tesla provided the radio\nwith the Tesla coil. Born in Croatia, Tesla also contributed many patents\ninvolving alternating current advancing the science and production of numerous\ninventions. When it comes to the first commercially available wireless,\nItalian, Guglielmo Marconi receives the honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While entertainment and music fill the airwaves today, they\nwere not the radio\u2019s first functions. First, the wireless radio served the\nmilitary. It also provided a regular public service role. Much like the dits\nand dots of a telegram, the wireless transmitted information. On board the\nTitanic at the time of its sinking, a Marconi wireless broadcast the ship\u2019s\ndistress signal. However, in 1906, the first radio broadcast of voice and music\npurely for entertainment purposes aired. Reginald Fessenden transmitted the\nprogram from Brant Rock, Massachusetts for the general public to hear. The\nCanadian born scientist would go on to many more successes in his lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An American contributor to the radio, Lee de Forest invented\nthe Audion vacuum. This invention made live broadcasting possible. Born in Iowa\nin 1873, de Forest would become the chief scientist for the first U.S. radio\nfirm, American Wireless Telephone, and Telegraph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As wireless came alive, the first broadcast stations began\nairing programs in the 1920s. News and world events were the first items over\nthe airwaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Radio ownership grew.\nIn 1931, two out of five homes owned a radio. By 1938, four out of five owned a\nradio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to FCC\nstatistics, at the end of 2012, there were more than 15,000 licensed broadcast\nradio stations in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On October 1, 1999,\nthe first satellite radio broadcast occurred. Worldspace aired the broadcast in\nAfrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To celebrate National Radio Day, listen to your favorite\nradio station. Give special recognition to the station, radio personalities and\nthe programs that make your days better. Use #NationalRadioDay to post on\nsocial media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Educators, join the National Day Calendar Classroom to get\nyour students involved in National Radio Day with crosswords puzzles, a podcast\nand more! Every week the classroom offers a variety of lessons and projects to\nkeep children engaged and learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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