AIR MAIL PILOT PAY 1920S SERIES

At a minimum, these include (1) programming intended for the general public, (2) the advertising of transmissions in advance and (3) a regular pattern of broadcasts.Įarlier “broadcasts” by Fessenden, de Forest and Herrold easily fall outside of these criteria. 2, 1920 broadcast.Īs mentioned in our earlier account of the KDKA broadcast, there seems to be some agreement on what constitutes a broadcast service. In broadcasting, there are serious contenders for the history book position of being the “world’s first radio broadcaster,” including one that aired election returns at the same time KDKA held its inaugural Nov. There are those who argue that Elisha Gray or Antonio Meucci should be given credit for inventing the telephone. In aviation, the Wright’s supremacy in making the first powered flight has been challenged by supporters of Clément Ader, Hiram Maxim, Gustave Whitehead and Richard Pearse. In any important endeavor there seems to be a certain amount of contention as to who was really “first.” See other recent articles in the Radio series.

AIR MAIL PILOT PAY 1920S SERIES

We conclude our series about the early days of broadcasting before and around the famous KDKA broadcast 100 years ago.

Air mail pilot pay 1920s