1910 in radio explained

The year 1910 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

• 13 January — Lee de Forest broadcast grand opera performance from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.^{[1] [2]}
• 24 June — Wireless Ship Act of 1910 passed by the United States Congress, requiring all ships of the United States traveling over 200miles off the coast and carrying over 50 passengers to be equipped with wireless radio equipment with a range of 100miles.^[3]

Births

• 16 January  - Dwight Weist, American actor and announcer (d. 1991)
• 22 March  - Elisabeth Barker, British current affairs radio administrator (d. 1986)
• 10 April  - Olive Shapley, English radio documentary producer and broadcaster (d. 1999)
• 3 May  - Norman Corwin, American writer-producer (d. 2011)
• 17 June  - Sam Costa, British crooner, voice actor and disc jockey (d. 1981)
• 21 August  - D. G. Bridson, English radio producer and author (d. 1980)
• 1 September  - Charles Maxwell, Scottish-born radio producer (d. 1998)

References

1. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2536795&seq=670 "Grand Opera by Wireless"
2. http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=46150&limit=5000&xBranch=ALL&xsdate=1/1/1910&xedate=1/31/1910&theterm=caruso&x=0&xhomepath=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/&xhome=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/bibpro.htm "Met Performance"
3. Book: Slotten, Hugh Richard. Radio and Television Regulation: Broadcast Technology in the United States 1920 - 1960. limited. 6 - 8. 2000. JHU Press. 0-8018-6450-X.