Charles Herrold
Charles David Herrold (also "Doc Herrold"; born November 16, 1875 in Fulton (Illinois) , † July 1, 1948 in Hayward (California) ) was an American radio pioneer. In 1909 he set up the world's first radio station with regular news broadcasts.
Calling San Jose
In 1909, Charles Herrold regularly broadcast a news program with a 14-watt transmitter in San José , California , and from 1912 also mixed it with music. He called the station that he operated with the students of his "College of Wireless and Engineering" simply "Calling San Jose". The world's first radio station fell victim to the First World War after eight years . This fate befell many radio pioneers because during this war the civil use of radio systems was prohibited in many states.
After the war, Charles Herrold applied for a license in the USA in 1921, and his new station was given the identification "KQW". However, due to financial reasons, he was not able to carry out the operation for long. The station changed hands several times before it acquired CBS in 1934 and continues to broadcast its program with the identifier "KCBS" to this day.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Publications by CBS San Francisco CBS ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Carl Nolte: A forgotten genius on your radio dial . In: San Francisco Chronicle , April 5, 2009. (Online version on SFGate .)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herrold, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herrold, Charles David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American broadcasting pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fulton (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1948 |
| Place of death | Hayward (California) |