1917 in radio
The year 1917 in radio involved 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 the Signal Corps (United States Army) in Paris, perfects the eight-tube superheterodyne circuit.
- Radio San Paolo, the Regia Marina Radiotelegraphic Station, is established in Rome.
Births
- 20 March - Vera Lynn, English singer
- 15 June - Charles Chilton, English radio presenter and producer
- 6 September – Richard Durham, author and producer of ''Destination Freedom''