1917 in radio

List of years in radio (table)
…1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927…
In music 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 In film 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +...

The year1917 in radioinvolved some significant events.

Events

• 6 April – The United States enters World War I and by presidential order all the country's radio stations are taken over for naval use.
• Edwin Howard Armstrong,working as a captain in theSignal Corps (United States Army)in Paris, perfects the eight-tubesuperheterodynecircuit.
• Radio San Paolo,theRegia Marina(Italian Navy) Radiotelegraphic Station, is established in Rome.

Births

• 20 March –Vera Lynn,English singer (d.2020)
• 15 June –Charles Chilton,English radio presenter and producer (d.2013)
• 6 September –Richard Durham,author and producer ofDestination Freedom(d.1984)