By. Sara Henry

 On December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi (the inventor of the radio) received the first radio signal across the Atlantic. (from Newfoundland to England)  Shortly after noon he got a signal from his friend Cornwall, England. He got the letter S in Morse code.  Radio was called the wireless in those days  1902 Marconi sent larger messages back and forth to England  Marconi used kites to carry the antenna into the sky  Marconi’s radio used an antenna almost fifty meters long  rue&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active rue&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

 The first radio program in North America was a broadcast in 1920 from station XWA in Montreal  There were very few radio programs in Canada  Thousands of Canadians were buying radios for their homes  Most Canadians listened to America’s radio programs

 In the 1930’s the government of Canada created a nationwide network of radio stations; it was named the ‘’Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’’.  One of the most popular programs in Canadian history got started in November 1931  Canadians gathered around their radio’s on Saturday night, to watch ‘’Hockey Night In Canada.’’ The shows speaker was ‘’Foster Hewitt.’’  Foster Hewitt became famous for his phrase ‘’ he shoots, he scores.’’  By the end of 1930, ¾ of Canadians has radio’s in their home

 "The Invention of Radio." Inventors. Web. 22 Nov  "Invention of Radio." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 22 Nov  Canada, A Country of Change 1867 to Present (Text Book)