American Decades

Important Events in the Media, 1940–1949

On January 5, Edwin H. Armstrong demonstrates high-fidelity radio, broadcast in frequency modulation (FM), over station WIMOJ in Worcester, Massachusetts.
In February, Whiz Comics, introducing C.C. Beck's Captain Marvel, is published.
On February 12, the radio show Superman begins, providing the source for such lines as "Up, up, and away!" and "This looks like a job for Superman!"
In spring, the first issue of Batman is published.
On March 20, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) begins a publicity campaign for broadcasts of the visual technology, television, which it hopes to begin September 1, 1940.
On April 8, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins hearings to determine whether RCA has a monopoly on television technology and manufacturing. On May 28, it condemns RCA's monopolistic practices.
On May 20, the FCC authorizes commercial FM...

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