Radios Changed the World

November 20, 2024  •  EPISODE 240

What’s the difference between AM and FM? Who invented the first radio, and what was featured on the very first radio broadcast? Join Roger Billings on Science LIVE as he delves into the fascinating history of radio and uncovers the science behind frequencies and radio waves.

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245 Comments

  1. Brooklyn

    Radios are so cool!

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  2. Kali

    my grandma still uses radios

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  3. Isabella

    I love radios i want one and they are so cool and the evolution of radios are so cool.

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  4. Kira

    My grandpa has so many old radios!

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  5. Lourdes

    Amazing! I have an old radio at my house! Love old radios and r – 51.

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  6. Zoey

    I love radios.

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  7. Claire

    Thank you for the videos!

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  8. Deion

    Radios are awesome

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  9. Autumn

    The evolution of radios is so interesting!

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  10. Daylani

    never stopped listening to the radio!

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  11. Joshua

    Whenever my dad and I venture out for a hike in the hills, we always bring along a radio in case of an emergency.

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  12. Mina

    this is so cool!

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  13. Leah

    love old radios!

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  14. Samantha

    i like listening to the radio

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  15. Memory

    Loved learning about radios and that magnet was cool!

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  16. Asher

    i use a radio in the car.

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  17. Rebecca

    I like radios especially older models.

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  18. Kayla💤

    I love R-51!
    ❤🫰🏼🌹

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  19. Mira

    Human discoveries about sound waves and how to make radio happen are amazing!

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  20. Deanna

    I use my radio so much every day! This was such a cool episode!!

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  21. Uzair

    It’s crazy how one invention can change the world

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  22. Jazelyn

    Radios have so many different uses!

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  23. Nevaeh

    I didn’t know radios where so awesome.

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  24. Jayden

    Radios are and were always so helpful.

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  25. Laci

    i love radios because they play music haha! 😀

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  26. Jade

    It’s crazy to see how much the world has evolved!

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  27. Niki

    The difference of AM and FM now makes sense !

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  28. Spencer

    I didn’t know how cool radios were.

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  29. Kierra

    Radios are so cool

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  30. Lloyd

    I didn’t realize how important radios were in the past.
    The razor radio is cool.

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  31. Jameson

    was Thomas Edisson only known from the lightbulb?

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  32. Autumn

    i love radios!!

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  33. Kevin

    I never knew how we made radio waves it was pretty cool learning how that works.

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  34. Brilee

    Wow I really loved learning about the process of the radio turning into what it is now,

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  35. Jaylen

    I now know why we have AM and FM

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  36. Josie

    Radios are cool

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  37. Sophie

    I never knew what FM and AM was and the difference, now I do!! Thank you!

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  38. Yocabed

    I had no idea radios are this importent. I just thought it was just an old thing at my grandmas house.

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  39. Mackenzie

    now I understand why there is a FM and an AM

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  40. Deion

    I love music!

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  41. Bailey

    I learned that a voice broadcast over the radio travels at 700 miles per hour.

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  42. Tyler

    radios are so cool

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  43. Vivienna

    It was so interesting to learn how the frequency works for the radio.

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  44. Lavienna

    We didn’t know what AM and FM are before. We were only used to the streaming concept. This was very helpful.

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  45. Simone

    R51💕

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  46. Skylar

    i’ve always been interested in radios and how they work.

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  47. Eduardo

    I love r51 and science live

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  48. Alivia

    This episode was really cool, I learned a lot about radios. I never knew the difference between AM and FM before.

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  49. Ruqaia

    I never knew radios had so many uses!

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  50. Elias

    Radios were the only thing that could let people learn the news in 1960

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  51. Benaiah

    I didn’t know radios had this much of an impact.

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  52. Edan

    My daddy does HAM radio and I talk with him on it

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  53. Jonathan

    I love to use radio to listen to music

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  54. Renee

    Omg that’s so cool

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  55. Logan

    We listen to the radio in our car every day and I never thought about how it was created until now.

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  56. Mana

    I didn’t know that radios have waves like light. It’s so cool to know how they work.

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  57. Campbell

    When was the very first radio made.

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  58. Rho

    Radio’s are so 😎 🤟📻

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  59. Lillian

    Radios are in like every car but they are so technical to make the story behind the radio crazy I can’t even begin to say how much of a journey the radio has and how much the radio has evolved there are so many jobs because of the radio that was made.

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  60. Jackson

    It is crazy how much of a change the radio has brought to the world.

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  61. Teagan

    So crazy we don’t use radios as much as we used to!

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  62. Caiden

    I had no clue radios can do that much.

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  63. Madisyn

    Radios are so important and amazing

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  64. Calogero

    Who knew radios had so many uses!

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  65. James

    Cool to see how frequency works with radios.

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  66. Julian

    Radios are cool, I didn’t know you could even be on the radio, I thought it was music only!

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  67. Harleigh

    radios are so interesting!

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  68. Julius

    how did he know changing the length of the sound waves would make the sound

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  69. Jade

    Radios are so cool

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  70. Abigail

    Being on a radio is really cool, I’m glad it helped your speech impediment and I’m glad your here speaking today.

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