Radio Origins in the US
 

Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Benji Mallicoat

Hi Benji

"Broadcast entertainment really began in the USA in 1920. There, many
hundreds of stations were soon in operation, swamping the airwaves. In
Britain, the approach was more cautious. Experimental stations were tried at
the Marconi site at Chelmsford, Essex, in 1920 and in 1922 at Writtle, a
village nearby. This is the Writtle transmitter, callsign 2MT (see
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/2lo/111.asp ) "

Good luck with your research paper (any chance of a copy?) and let me know
if you need more help.

Mike
(UK)

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Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Benji Mallicoat

wrote:

Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Start using Google... a place to begin will be 'early radio'.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

You have one of the best resources available in your backyard.
Check out http://www.californiahistoricalradio.com. for just about
everything you need.
73,
Chuck
wrote:
Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Benji Mallicoat

I'd head for a good library & do some basic research ;

I shudder at the idea of a Journalist using the internet for
" Basic research ";

- Maybe the instructor is look ing to weed out the truly uninspired and
lazy


http://www.raven1.net/patents.htm

http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...ions&spell =1

Benji Mallicoat wrote:

Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.


Perhaps you are already aware of Charles Herrold, who operated one
of the first radio stations (at the corner of First and San Fernando
Streets -- just a few blocks away from San Jose State University) in
the very early 1900s.

http://www.charlesherrold.org/

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Mark Gingrich San Leandro, California

Hello Benji
My wife graduated from San Jose State
Fine University

AC6V has collected the links to Broadcast Radio History - about 15 or more.

See URL:
http://ac6v.com/antique.htm#BC

Particulary see the one by Thomas H. White

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C. L. - Reader Beware
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I doubt, therefore I might be !




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Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Benji Mallicoat

Mark Gingrich wrote:

Benji Mallicoat wrote:

Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.


Perhaps you are already aware of Charles Herrold, who operated one
of the first radio stations (at the corner of First and San Fernando
Streets -- just a few blocks away from San Jose State University) in
the very early 1900s.

http://www.charlesherrold.org/



There's a sign on that street corner commemorating Herrold, but it
doesn't give much info. Fry's in Sunnyvale has on display pictures
chronicling electronics history, including one of Herrold's radio
equipment and one of his house, which was a small bungalow with a
massive telescope-complete with retractable dome-on the roof. Very funny
looking.


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"Dan" wrote:

I'd head for a good library & do some basic research ;

I shudder at the idea of a Journalist using the internet for
" Basic research ";

- Maybe the instructor is look ing to weed out the truly uninspired and
lazy


http://www.raven1.net/patents.htm

http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...ent=fi refox-
a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official_s&q=%22+Flying+saucer+abductions&spell =1

Nothing wrong with using the Internet to get leads. This is no different
than any other source of information.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

wrote:
Hello, My name is Benji Mallicoat, I am a journalism student at San
Jose State University. I am writing a research paper on the origins of
radio in the United States. The focus of the paper is specifically
regarding the locations of the first radio stations. Any information
you can give me will be extremely helpful, and greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/engrser.html#EARLY
The older annual reports often include lists of stations licensed as of
that date. However, the FCC's predecessor agency FRC didn't exist until
1927 - before that date, radio was regulated by the Department of
Commerce - so FCC/FRC records don't go back to the first days of
broadcasting.

http://earlyradiohistory.us/

Look for a copy of the "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" in the
University library. This book has a list of radio stations with the
date they first signed on the air. (however, that list is missing many
stations that have gone off the air before the date of publication. If
the library has more than one copy you may want the *oldest* copy
available.)

But I think you'll find there's considerable disagreement as to which
radio stations were first.

- Do you mean only broadcasting stations? (hams and ship-to-shore
transmissions came first)

- Do you mean the first station licensed with the specific intent of
broadcasting? (some stations were licensed for other services but also
engaged in broadcasting, or later transferred into the broadcasting
service)

It's generally accepted that KDKA in East Pittsburgh was the first
station authorized in the U.S. specifically for the purpose of
broadcasting. WWJ (Detroit), WHA (Madison, Wis.), and KCBS (San
Francisco, originally in San Jose) claim to have been on the air first
but not with broadcasting licenses.
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com