1915 in radio explained

The year 1915 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

• 29 September – A transcontinental radio telephone message is transmitted from the United States Navy radio station at Arlington, Virginia, to the naval radio station at Mare Island, California; then a few hours later relayed to Honolulu.^[1]

Births

• 3 January – Frank Shozo Baba, Japanese-born radio broadcaster (died 2008)
• 6 May – Orson Welles, American actor known for The War of the Worlds broadcast (died 1985)
• 25 January – Ewan MacColl, British folk singer-songwriter, actor and labour activist, co-creator of the radio ballad (died 1989)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Today in history: The first intercontinental radio transmission, 1915. 2015-09-29. People's World. 2019-10-23.