We know that Marconi was the first person to build a machine that could produce radio waves by making a powerful electric spark. His radio
set could send messages, but the first radio broadcast occurred on Christmas Eve in 1906, and was made by Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian engineer, from Massachusetts in US. Wireless operators on ships at sea were the first people to hear this broadcast. They were amazed to hear a human voice coming from their instruments as someone spoke. Then a women’s voice rose in song! Many of them called their officers to come and listen, and soon, the wireless rooms were crowded. Next, someone was heard reading a poem. Then there was a violin solo… and then a man made a speech In this first broadcast, Fessenden himself played ‘Holy Night, Silent Night’ on the violin. He also read Christmas story from the Bible (Book of Luke) and played a phonograph recording of Handle’s ‘Largo’. It was truly a Christmas Eve to remember!