1916 in radio

The year 1916 in radio involved some significant events.

List of years in radio (table)
In music
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
In film
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
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Events
  • 22 February – Ernst Alexanderson is issued a United States patent for a tuned radio frequency receiver.[1]
  • 7 November – Radio station 2XG, located in the Highbridge section of New York City, makes the first audio broadcast of United Station presidential election returns.[2]
  • 4 December – First regular broadcasts on 9XM – Wisconsin state weather, delivered in Morse code.[3]

Births

References
  1. U.S. Patent 1,173,079.
  2. "Election Returns Flashed by Radio to 7,000 Amateurs". Electrical Experimenter: 650. January 1917. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. Magnus, Amanda (2016-12-05). "The 100th Anniversary Of The First Broadcast From 9XM-WHA". Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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