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The Timid Soul was a 1941–1942 comedy based on cartoonist H. T. Webster's famed Caspar Milquetoast character, and Robert L. Ripley's Believe It or Not! was adapted to several different radio formats during the 1930s and 1940s. Conversely, some radio shows gave rise to spinoff comic strips, such as My Friend Irma starring Marie Wilson. [19]
Sounds of change: A history of FM broadcasting in America (Univ of North Carolina Press, 2008) Terrace, Vincent. Radio's golden years: The encyclopedia of radio programs, 1930–1960 (1981) White, Llewellyn. The American Radio (University of Chicago Press, 1947)
Homemade two tube radio from 1958 1930s style homemade one-tube regenerative radio. The idea of radio as entertainment took off in 1920, with the opening of the first stations established specifically for broadcast to the public such as KDKA in Pittsburgh and WWJ in Detroit. More stations opened in cities across North America in the following ...
In the 1930s investigations were begun into establishing radio stations transmitting on "Very High Frequency" (VHF) assignments above 30 MHz. In October 1937, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced new frequency allocations, which included a band of experimental and educational " Apex " stations, that consisted of 75 channels ...
Detrola Silvertone 6402 (1937) radio, made of Bakelite. The Detrola Radio & Television Corporation was an American manufacturer of radios. [1] Founded in Detroit in 1931 by John J. Ross, Detrola became a brand of affordable radios in the midst of the Great Depression. [2]
1 April – The 1930 United States Census is the first in that country's history to require households to report the ownership of a radio-receiving set. 18 April – BBC radio listeners uniquely hear the announcement "Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news." [1]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio series) Against the Storm (radio program) The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen; The Aldrich Family; The All-Negro Hour; America Dances; America's Town Meeting of the Air; The American Album of Familiar Music; The American Forum of the Air; American Portraits; The American School of the Air; Amos 'n' Andy ...
1920s: Radio was first used to transmit pictures visible as television. 1926: Official Egyptian decree to regulate radio transmission stations and radio receivers. [40] Early 1930s: Single sideband (SSB) and frequency modulation (FM) were invented by amateur radio operators. By 1940, they were established commercial modes.