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North Carolina and the Birth of Radio Broadcasting

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8304
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Abstract:
In December 2006, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of radio broadcasting. Inventor Reginald Fessenden, a radio pioneer, made the first broadcast. In 1900, he was hired by the U.S. Weather Bureau to solve one of its most serious problems - instant communication with remote observation stations on islands and ships. Frost describes how Fessenden and his team, working at Manteo, solved the problem.
Source:
Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 46 Issue 1, Fall 2006, p36-37, il, por