Day of Broadcasting pt 2

During the time I was talking to my friends through a cup and a string in 1975, my mind could never wrap around holding a transmitter in my hand in 2019 called an iPhone creating this blog post. Above is a picture of  a French ship to shore radio station circa 1904. Although Guglielmo Marconi was credited with the first radio communication in the 1890’s, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz was credited with the first electro magnetic waves or radio waves.
Every year August 20th National Radio Day recognizes the marvelous invention of radio. Lee De Forest transmitted the first public broadcast on January 13, 1910. It should be no surprise that transmission was the harmonic sound of music. The voices of Enrico Caruso and the Metropolitan Opera singers were listened to by the public and press from several locations with earphones. Below is a photo of the advertisement and first ever equipment set.

For the next week journey with me through broadcasting history. I’m not sure why radio talk shows have always kept my attention but I’m sure it has something to do with that radio my grandfather kept on throughout the night in his room. Or walking through my neighborhood as a teen late nights looking up at that radio in the window upstairs in that house L.M. Duck lived in. It’s not only the melodies and singing voices that mesmerized me on this box with sound, but the great stories I’ve heard and vast amount of information I’ve received over the years through radio. 

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