Anniversary of First Radio Broadcast

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

From https://ethw.org/Milestones:First_Wireless_Radio_Broadcast_by_Reginald_A._Fessenden,_1906

Milestones: First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden, 1906 

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1 First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden, 1906 

2 January 1906: Rotary-spark transmitter and first two-way transatlantic transmission 

3 December 21, 1906: Alternator-transmitter used for wireless telephony 

4 1906: Three days before Christmas Eve (Helen Fessenden's book, p. 153) 

5 December 24, 1906 

6 References Provided with the Nomination 

7 Map First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden, 1906 On 24 December 1906, the first radio broadcast for entertainment and music was transmitted from Brant Rock, Massachusetts to the general public. This pioneering broadcast was achieved after years of development work by Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866-1932) who built a complete system of wireless transmission and reception using amplitude modulation (AM) of continuous electro technology was a revolutionary departure from transmission of dots and dashes widespread at the tim The plaque may be viewed at the antenna base at Blackman's Point, 2 Central Street, Brant Rock, Ma property, contact Dana Blackman +1 781 834 4755 January 1906: Rotary-spark transmitter and first two-way tra transmission Using his rotary-spark transmitters, Fessenden made the first successful two-way transatlantic tran code messages between the station at Brant Rock and an identical one built at Machrihanish in Scotland only achieved one-way transmissions at this time.) However, the transmitters could not bridge this in the summer, so work was suspended until later in the year. 

Unfortunately, the Machrihanish radio ending the transatlantic work. December 21, 1906: Alternator-transmitter used for wireless Fessenden gives a major demonstration of his new high frequency alternator-transmitter at Brant R to-point wireless telephony, by interconnecting his stations (at Plymouth and Brant Rock) to the Bell experts, Elihu Thompson and Greenleaf Pickard, together with others, witnessed the event. Refer to and Results in Wireless Telephony" published in The American Telephone Journal. On January 26, 1 Results in 1906: Three days before Christmas Eve (Helen Fessenden's Reginald Fessenden plans to give two radio broadcasts, on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Stat the US Navy and of the United Fruit Company to listen. These ships had previously been fitted with December 24, 1906 Alternator-transmitter and the first radio broadcast. Landmark broadcast of transmission of ordinary speech and music from Brant Rock to ships sailing repeat broadcast performance was given on New Years Eve. Reception is confirmed by the listeners The historical site is located at Blackman's Point, Brant Rock, in the County of Plymouth Massachus miles from the center of Marshfield. The Town of Marshfield is approximately 30 miles south-east of Boston a concrete foundation built to support Fessenden's wireless tower, is in a trailer park owned by the Blackman Family of the town of Brant Rock, off of Central St.

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David Ring 

Life Member 

Radio Club of America