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Radio 2018
Types of Radios
100
with this equation I predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves.
Who is James Clerk Maxwell?
100
Has the longest wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum.
What are radio waves?
100
This radio skit first aired in 1929 on NBC radio. The main characters were a comedian and dummy.
What is the Chase and Sanborn hour?
100
He is the CEO of Southern Cross Austereo, the country's largest radio network.
Who is Rhys Holleran?
100
In 1922, David Sarnoff introduced radio into homes for entertainment.
What is the Radiola?
200
By using to zinc balls and copper wires, he proved Maxwell's theory.
Who is Heinrich Rudolf Hertz?
200
These wavelengths focus on the "amplitude."
What is AM radio?
200
This radio skit's opening line is "the coffee thats good till the last.......... drop."
What is the Maxwell House Coffee Time?
200
The co-owner of Macquarie Radio 2GB , he is one of the most highly paid and influential radio personalities.
Who is Alan Jones?
200
In 1979, Sony corp released a new radio model that included a casette player and a earphone jack.
What is a walkman?
300
When the Italian Government was uninterested in his radio waves, he took his discoveries to England.
Who is Guglielmo Marconi?
300
These waves focus on the transmission or frequency of radio.
What is FM radio?
300
This character got his name because he has the tendency to stretch the truth.
Who is Fibber Mcgee?
300
This person admitted to masturbating and driving while on air saying "It's possible!"
Who is Kyle Sandilands?
300
This brand was the largest producers of tube radios.
What is Zenith Stratosphere?
400
He didn't leave the station for three days during the sinking of the Titanic.
Who is David Sarnoff?
400
This radio uses frequencies 100kHz to 300GHz.
What is XM radio?
400
This dummy was created by a carpenter inspired by a kid he knew named Bergen.
Who is Edgar Bergen?
400
He is the owner of Super Radio Network (a privately held radio network).
Who is Bill Caralis?
400
Paul and Joseph Galvin and William Lear created the first automobile dashboard radio and named it this.
What is the Motorola or motorized victrola?
500
He gave radio a voice by creating the first alternator to make transmission of speech.
Who is Ernst Alexanderson?
500
These wavelengths are used to transmit satellite televisions and mobile phones.
What are microwaves?
500
This radio drama was founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman.
What is the Mercury Theatre on the Air?
500
The longest serving and most successful CEO of any metro radio group.
Who is Cath O'Connor?
500
This was created for its portable cassette player and loud speakers?
What is a boombox?