In the 1800s inventors were interested in capturing sounds and sending them across space without wires .While others wanted to capture sound others wanted to sell it to other places.
The growth and development of radio has been gradual over the decades . Radio developed out of pre-existing technologies that is ;telephone and telegraph .It was believed to have originated in 1873 when James Clerk Maxwell wrote his electromagnetic theory which predicted the existence of radio waves; Maxwell’s theory which stated that an electromagnetic signal could be sent through space without using wires .Heinrich Hertz after many experiments generated the radio energy …show more content…
Lee De Forest invented the vacuum tube which made it much easier to receive voice and music transmission. In 1908 De Forest broadcast a classical phonograph concert from the Eiffel tower. Two years later, he broadcast the voice of Caruso at the New York metropolitan opera. This disputes were iong and expasive and contributed to the commercial failures of both De Forest and Fessenden. During the First World War the American navy saw the advantages of of the radio to the Army and they arranged for a stoppage on the patent suits. The navy was able to pull all the available technical skillsand knowledge which led to the improvement of the radio technology by the end of the war. It also meant that the navy would be a powerful force in determining the future of the radio. By 1890 three machines that recorded and played backsound were in the …show more content…
Marcini started a wireless telegeaphy company known as the Marconi company which established the first wireless news service in 1904. It was based in England but soon established an American arm.
During the First World War all radio operations were taken over by the US government. The Generic Eelectric(G.E) and Westinghouse were ushered in by world war 1. The G.E led to the development of an alternator used to improve long distance wireless communication. Many amateur radio enthusiasts begun undertaking experiments leading to further development in radio industries.
In 1920 there was introduction of regular broadcasting as opposed to point to point communication. During this time most programs were commercial free. Its growth was supported by the good economic conditions.
In early 1922 American telephone and telegraphs gained monopoly power over radio adverts and started using advertising a source of finance for programing. By 1923, industrt settlement paved way for other radio stations to begin to time. Eventually advertising supported private stations became the