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the end of the 19th century experimenters started research into wireless communications where many different kinds of experiments led to the introduction of the Radio that we in society know of today.
James Clark Maxwell was one of the first people to develop a set of equations describing electromagnetic waves between 1861 and 1865 these became known as Maxwell’s equations. After in 1872 William Henry Ward received a US patent for radio development and in 1872 Mahlon Loomis also received a US patent for a “wireless telegraph” however both of these inventions could not yet transmit of receive radio waves.
In 1894 Oliver Lodge transmitted radio signals and this was seen as a massive breakthrough in the radio industry and since the day this happened Russia have celebrated this day as ‘Radio day’. In 1901 the very first radio broadcast was produced by Marconi and was transmitted between Cornwall England to Newfoundland Canada. Many people were amazed with the outcome of this experiment as it was the first ever-transatlantic message ever to be made however it was not a voice sent over but was Morse code.
Next in 1916, Harold Power made the first continuous broadcast with his radio company (AMRAD)- American Radio and Research Company. The company was the first to launch shows on a daily basis and produced programs such as Radio music, university professor lectures, bedtime stories and the weather forecast. In 1922 the British broadcasting company was set-up and daily broadcasts began from the London radio station 2LO. In the following year 1923 the first edition of the radio times was released of which we still know and read today.
In 1926 and 28 the British Broadcasting Company became the British broadcasting corporation (BBC) of which is very well known by everyone in the contemporary society. Also in these years Paul Galvin invented the Battery eliminator so that radios could be installed into cars therefore expanding the amount of listeners. In 1932 the first BBC broadcast was made from the Broadcasting house, with radio DJ Henry Hall. Sadly in 1940 a bomb was dropped on the broadcasting house.
In 1946 BBC’s third programme launched and the first BBC FM broadcast was made and ten years on in 1956 the first transistor radio’s were brought to the UK making it possible to listen to the radio pretty much anywhere with portable radios of which had been created however a radio license was charged at the price of £1. A further ten years later in 1967 BBC Radio one was introduced and the other existing radio stations were named radios 2,3 and 4. In 1971 the radio license was abolished meaning there was no longer a fee for listeners and in 1979 the conservative government brought the idea to expand the commercial radio.
In 1990 BBC radio 5 started and in 1994 the BBC radio 4 was renamed as Radio five live, and in 1998 the first commercially available digital radio tuner was invented and was demonstrated in Scotland. In 2002 the BBC launched five new digital radio stations of which were BBC 1xtra, five live sports, 6 music, BBC 7 and BBC Asian.
This being a year after the first digital portable radios were put on sale.
Over the years radio as grown a dramatic amount and is here in contemporary society in everyday life with it now offering many many stations catering to different interests, music genres, listening programmes and much much more.
the end of the 19th century experimenters started research into wireless communications where many different kinds of experiments led to the introduction of the Radio that we in society know of today.James Clark Maxwell was one of the first people to develop a set of equations describing electromagnetic waves between 1861 and 1865 these became known as Maxwell’s equations. After in 1872 William Henry Ward received a US patent for radio development and in 1872 Mahlon Loomis also received a US patent for a “wireless telegraph” however both of these inventions could not yet transmit of receive radio waves.
In 1894 Oliver Lodge transmitted radio signals and this was seen as a massive breakthrough in the radio industry and since the day this happened Russia have celebrated this day as ‘Radio day’. In 1901 the very first radio broadcast was produced by Marconi and was transmitted between Cornwall England to Newfoundland Canada. Many people were amazed with the outcome of this experiment as it was the first ever-transatlantic message ever to be made however it was not a voice sent over but was Morse code.
Next in 1916, Harold Power made the first continuous broadcast with his radio company (AMRAD)- American Radio and Research Company. The company was the first to launch shows on a daily basis and produced programs such as Radio music, university professor lectures, bedtime stories and the weather forecast. In 1922 the British broadcasting company was set-up and daily broadcasts began from the London radio station 2LO. In the following year 1923 the first edition of the radio times was released of which we still know and read today.
In 1926 and 28 the British Broadcasting Company became the British broadcasting corporation (BBC) of which is very well known by everyone in the contemporary society. Also in these years Paul Galvin invented the Battery eliminator so that radios could be installed into cars therefore expanding the amount of listeners. In 1932 the first BBC broadcast was made from the Broadcasting house, with radio DJ Henry Hall. Sadly in 1940 a bomb was dropped on the broadcasting house.
In 1946 BBC’s third programme launched and the first BBC FM broadcast was made and ten years on in 1956 the first transistor radio’s were brought to the UK making it possible to listen to the radio pretty much anywhere with portable radios of which had been created however a radio license was charged at the price of £1. A further ten years later in 1967 BBC Radio one was introduced and the other existing radio stations were named radios 2,3 and 4. In 1971 the radio license was abolished meaning there was no longer a fee for listeners and in 1979 the conservative government brought the idea to expand the commercial radio.
In 1990 BBC radio 5 started and in 1994 the BBC radio 4 was renamed as Radio five live, and in 1998 the first commercially available digital radio tuner was invented and was demonstrated in Scotland. In 2002 the BBC launched five new digital radio stations of which were BBC 1xtra, five live sports, 6 music, BBC 7 and BBC Asian.
This being a year after the first digital portable radios were put on sale.Over the years radio as grown a dramatic amount and is here in contemporary society in everyday life with it now offering many many stations catering to different interests, music genres, listening programmes and much much more.
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