1916 in radio

The year 1916 in radio involved some significant events.

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Events

• February 22 – Ernst Alexanderson is issued a United States patent for a tuned radio frequency receiver.[1]
• November 7 – Radio station 2XG, located in the Highbridge section of New York City, makes the first audio broadcast of United Station presidential election returns.[2]
• December 4 – First regular broadcasts on 9XM – Wisconsin state weather, delivered in Morse code.[3]

Births

• January 5 – Alfred Ryder, American actor (died 1995)
• March 6 – Virginia Gregg, American broadcast actress (died 1986)
• July 4 – Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Japanese American broadcaster (died 2006)

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.