FLM&MDA 85B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Federal Communications Commission, Heinrich Hertz, Federal Radio Commission

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List ve different contributors to the invention and growth of radio. Heinrich rudolph hertz was a german physicist that demonstrated rapid. Lee deforest invented the am radio that allowed for a multitude of radio stations. Edwin howard armstrong invented the fm radio that improved the audio signal of radio. He was involved in legal disputes with rca, which viewed fm radio as a threat to its am radio business. was rca"s commercial manager in 1919 and led the rca in 1930. David sarnoff was the pioneer of american radio and television broadcasting. Broadcasting is the act of transmitting from one transmission point to multiple: broadcasting receiving points. Broadcasting is characterized by increased centralization and increased mobility. Radio broadcasting began in 1919-1926, and the radio corporation of america (rca) was established. After the communications act of 1934, a founding paradox of us broadcasting emerged.