1917 in radio

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The year 1917 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

6 April – The United States enters World War I and by presidential order all the country's radio stations are taken over for naval use.^[1]
Edwin Howard Armstrong, working as a captain in the Signal Corps (United States Army) in Paris, perfects the eight-tube superheterodyne circuit.^[2]
Radio San Paolo, the Regia Marina (Italian Navy) Radiotelegraphic Station, is established in Rome.^{[citation needed]}

Births

20 March – Vera Lynn, English singer (d. 2020)
15 June – Charles Chilton, English radio presenter and producer (d. 2013)
6 September – Richard Durham, author and producer of Destination Freedom (d. 1984)

References

^ "The Day Radio Died". Consumer Technology Association. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
^ "Radio & Television Timeline". Retrieved 2019-10-23.

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[1] "The Day Radio Died". Consumer Technology Association. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2019-10-23.

[2] "Radio & Television Timeline". Retrieved 2019-10-23.

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