The Evolution Of Radio

The Evolution Of Radio =LATE 1890s TO EARLY 1900s= Marconi achieves First Radio Station first successful radio transmission and is awarded UK and US patent for the invention of radio. =EARLY 1900s= "Spark-gap" technology and the first audio broadcasts. =1916-1919- 9XX in Wisconsin begins to 21930sz broadcast weather in Morse THE AIR Code. By 1919 it broadcasts the first clear transmissions of Frequency Modulation (FM) invented by amateur radio operators. By human speech, voice and music. 1940 FM becomes the established commercial mode for audio broadcasting. The Soap Opera is inuented. HULEW T932W US =1940s= Audio Broadcasts via shorter waves and FM take over completely spreading globally. 1948 a new wavelength plan is set up for Europe following =1954= World War |I. Regency TR-1 pocket 'transistor' radio introduced, powered by a standard 22.5V battery. 000 =1960s= Transistors begin to replace tubes in radio completely. 22.5v Amateur radio experiments with PCs and audio cards to process 21960sz radio signals digitally. US long-distance telephone network begins to convert to digital radios. =1990s= =1995- DAB Digital Radio launches publicly =LATE 1990s= NGITAL RADIO.. Digital transmissions begin to be applied to mainstream broadcasting. -2000s= =2005% Most stations begin to broadcast digitally as well as via analogue. Massive growth in Internet Radio Stations. Pandora launches in the States, an automated music recommendation service with two subscription plans: 1 free with ads, and 1 paid without. Spotify endorsed by Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal. By September 2010 the service has estimated 10 =2008- Spotify launches. Uses similar “Freemium" subscription model to Pandora, but allows users to stream any DRM-protected song they like from a range of major and independent Record Labels. Features 'radio-style' ads million users worldwide. =2008-2010- between tracks and allows users to build their tailor-made own playlists. =2009- First talk of “Analogue switch-off" by UK Government. Total suwitch from FM to DAB to begin when "Digital radio listening figures hit at least 50%." Deadline for digital migration set as 2015. =2010-2011= One In 3 Adults in the UK admit to being "addicted" to their smartphones. Increase in smartphones and Wi-Fi sees more and more radio streamed to mobile devices. =2012- BBC announces plans Time listening to radio to launch their own on apps or smartphones in the second quarter of the year up nearly 40% from the previous. BBC iPlayer Radio. =2012- =2012- More than half a Nows Sport Woather million neuw cars fitted WHAT'S NEW? (-) Stations E Categories with digital radio. 1 1 ON AIR Greg James O LIVE Feed DJs & Shows Q Search Rado 1 Music Newsbeat Chart BLACKOUT + 9 MINS AGO SWEDISH HOUSE PAYPHONE MAFIA Key Paye Vs TINIE TEMPAH FIREWORK "MIAMI 2 IBIZA" 13 MINS AGO It's Feet Up Friday Contact us on Twitter @bbr Billboard and The Official Spotify is announced as being MIlls Dally Greg James Reglster here Ge Charts Company agree Sara Cox 6 hours ago Newsbeat 3 hours ago the number 2 source of revenue to take streamed musiC Highlights Video Audio Most Lovod for major labels worldwide. The data in to account when Number 1 is iTunes. forming their charts. =2012- -2012- =2012= Digital Radio Conference 2012 names smartphones as 2nd most important space for digital radio in the UK for 2012 (just after the Olympics). =2012-2013- UTuneMe launches in the UK. 12.59 Radio Alpha ACEBOO NOW PLAYING PROGRAM Allowing you to access and favourite all of your top stations uwith just a single touch, UTuneMe makes Radio personal -letting you browse and interact with digital radio on your smartphone and through facebook, and bringing the capability to personalise content, including Ads. RIHANNA TAKE A BOW Rihanna Teke a bou ANDROID APP ON www.UTuneMe.com | Now available to download on Android Google play wireless/Spark-Gap Audio Broadcasting Internet-Radio