The Past, Present and Future of Broadcasting Presented By: LeAnne Agne

The Technology Explosion u 1910 u 1910 First radio signal broadcast to the public u 1916 u 1916 Phonograph concert service offered three times a week u Nov. 7, 1916 u Nov. 7, 1916 First broadcast election coverage in the U.S.

The Technology Explosion u u Department of Commerce suspends amateur licenses; takes over wireless land stations u Fall of 1919 u Fall of 1919 Wartime ban is lifted; the Radio Corporation of America is formed

Growing Competition u Nov u Nov First broadcast of a football game u Sept. 6, 1920 u Sept. 6, 1920 WWJ becomes the first to broadcast a prize fight u Fall of 1920 u Fall of 1920 First college station started

Growing Competition u 1921 u 1921 Warren G. Harding becomes first president to speak over the airwaves; first baseball game with a play-by-play airs u Jan u Jan AT&T announces plans to enter broadcasting

Networking Power u Feb. 12, 1924 u Feb. 12, 1924 First network sponsored show u Feb. 22, 1924 u Feb. 22, 1924 President Calvin Coolidge broadcasts from the white house u July 1925 u July 1925 First station to operate a 50-kilowatt transmitter

Networking Power u April 1926 u April 1926 Frequency choice ruling u July 1926 u July 1926 Radio jurisdiction ruling u Nov u Nov NBC debuts with 24 stations u March 1927 u March 1927 First FRC meeting

 1925  1925 Synchronized transmission of pictures and sound  1926  1926 New York Times editor dismisses TV as a passing fancy  April 1927  April 1927 First successful long distance TV demonstration

 Sept  Sept First electronic TV transmission demonstration  Feb  Feb FRC grants first TV license to Jenkins Laboratories  May 1928  May 1928 General Electric starts regularly scheduled programming

s s Oct NBC puts a Television transmitter atop the Empire State Building s s 1932 RCA demonstrates 120 line all-electronic television system s s Nov. 8, 1932 CBS TV transmits coverage of the presidential election to estimated 7,500 sets Battle of the Giants

s s Stations begin switching from mechanical to electronic systems s s Summer of line TV signal transmitted from the Empire State Building s s Apr. 1, 1937 CBS applies for an experimental video station with a transmitter in the Chrysler building tower. Battle of the Giants

Signal Heard ‘Round the World Oct First international broadcasting license issued Dec NBC sets up permanent coast-to- coast network 1935 FCC allows stations to re-broadcast June 1936 First 500,000-watt radio station

Signal Heard ‘Round the World May 6, 1937 Hindenburg disaster Oct. 30, 1938 “War of the Worlds” broadcast Oct Stations begin using FM system Oct Blue Network changes to ABC

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