1907 in radio
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The year 1907 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
[edit]- 17 October – Guglielmo Marconi initiates commercial transatlantic radio communications between his high power longwave wireless telegraphy stations in Clifden, Ireland and Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.[1][2]
Births
[edit]- 27 February – Kenneth Horne, English radio comedy performer (died 1969)
- 6 April – Richard Murdoch, English radio comedy actor (died 1990)
- 29 August – Lurene Tuttle, American radio actress (died 1986)
- 15 September – Jimmy Wallington, American radio personality (died 1972)
- 25 September – Raymond Glendenning, Welsh-born radio sports commentator (died 1974)
- 6 December – Helli Stehle, Swiss actress and radio presenter (died 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Clifden Station of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph System". Scientific American. 1907-11-23.
- ^ "Second Test of the Marconi Over-Ocean Wireless System Proved Entirely Successful". Sydney Daily Post. 1907-10-24. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-15.