On March 4, 2024, Hilversum turned 600 years old. From March 2 to 4, 2024, this was celebrated with as many Hilversummers as possible during the Jubilee Weekend. This also marked the start of a year-long celebration. The...
Today, January 11, is International Morse Code Day. January 11 is the day in 1835 when Morse code was first demonstrated to the public. The inventor of this code is Samuel Morse. Morse code is used in telegraphy....
On May 13, 1970, two special stamps were issued in the German Democratic Republic (DDR) for the 25th anniversary of broadcasting in the GDR. The two stamps were printed as a pair. The 10 Pfg. has shortwave antennae in front...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Hanzo Idzerda (1885-1944) conducting the first radio broadcast in our country on November 6, 1919. It is time to commemorate the radio with a number of highlights. Who is the inventor of the radio? Why...
To ensure the continued operation of telecommunications traffic to and from London, a tower was built in central London, in the Fitzrovia district on Cleveland Mews, a narrow one-way street, on the orders of the General Post Office (GPO). It would...
The German poet Friedrich (von) Schiller recently received a reminder to pay television and radio license fees. Quite remarkable, considering he passed away as early as 1805. And even stranger when you consider that the radio wasn't invented until around 1900....
"*" indicates required fields
