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Developing FM Radio
Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Edwin Howard Armstrong was best known for developing FM Radio.
Edwin Howard Armstrong was best known for developing FM Radio — for the first time in history, one person with a microphone could speak to many, influence them, and perhaps change their lives.
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![Empire of the Air](https://image.pbs.org/contentchannels/DoAIiQd-white-logo-41-KvWLXsM.png?format=webp&resize=200x)
Developing FM Radio
Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Edwin Howard Armstrong was best known for developing FM Radio — for the first time in history, one person with a microphone could speak to many, influence them, and perhaps change their lives.
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