January 19
On this day in 1903, the first Transatlantic Radio broadcast took place. King Edward VII and President Theodore Roosevelt spoke with one another in a coded radio transmission between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Cornwall, England.
On this day in 1905, Radio pioneer, Anne Schumacher Hummert, was born.
On this day in 1923, WMC-AM in Memphis, Tennessee began broadcasting.
On this day in 1943, the FCC endorsed Restricted Radio Operator Permits.
On this day in 2005, Clear Channel Radio began its rollout of HD Digital Radio Multicasts in 28 Markets.
