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History of the radio

Few of us are actually familiar with where the radio comes from and we listen to it every single day. The radio used the technology of the telephone and the telegraph at the same time. You will see that the history of the radio is really interesting. You will learn in the following paragraphs about its evolution, internet radio, the first radio signal, disc jockeys and much more.

James Maxwell predicted the existence of the radio waves in the 1860s. The first radio signal was transmitted by Marconi in 1895. This action opened the door for the development of radio communications. The first transatlantic radiotelegraph happened in 1899 when the first wireless signal crossed the English Channel. The first radio transmitted signals of dashes and dots like the Morse code.

In 1915 happened the first true broadcasting. It was transmitted from New York to California. The first radio program was broadcasted in 1920. Commercial radiotelephony started in Europe and North America and seven years later in South America. The radio is really a commonplace form of technology today that we hardly even realize it. The forefathers of the radio might be surprised today with the extent of their creation. We can even listen to a radio through the Internet.

Throughout the history of radio more and more distances between sparsely populated regions have been reduced. The people working on the radio were named Disc Jockeys. They will decide the music that the listeners should hear and when. Now this has evolved to an industry and we like to see the Billboard list of the top singles. Today the radio has evolved a lot and its presence in the Internet is here to stay. Radio stations can make their offers worldwide with the use of the information super highway. With the Internet radio you will enjoy more variety, greater choice, digital sound quality, less ads and much more. Now the one-size-fits-all radio station is disappearing from the media scene due to the diversity of the musical tastes of the listeners. The radio has evolved and is here to stay for a long time.

The radio was invented in the 1860s and it has evolved to be one of the most used electronic devices in the world. Thanks to the efforts of the pioneers in this industry now we can enjoy listening to our favorite music using the Internet. The Internet radio is here to stay and now we can enjoy more music and fewer ads. The distance of the cities was reduced by the radio because this device can broadcast the information quickly and easily. In 1915 the radio industry started off for the good of humanity.