alleryStart learning →Marconi's early radio systems sent telegraph signals. What was radio first called?
ACable broadcasting
BOptical signalling
CWired telephony
DWireless telegraphy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Wireless telegraphy
Because the first practical systems carried telegraph signals without wires, radio was first called wireless telegraphy.
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