the night in which radio led a revolution

The secret signals and the statements. The night of 25th April, 1974, Radio was in command. This and a lot of other sounds of the history of Radio in Portugal in a room that replicates a broadcast booth of the 70s. Special collaboration: Joaquim Furtado. Curator: Paula Cordeiro

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25th April: Radio in Command

The Radio broadcasts the secret signals. First, João Paulo Diniz (EAL), then Leite de Vasconcelos (RR). Halfway through dawn, Joaquim Furtado (RCP) becomes the voice of Movimento das Forças Armadas (Armed Forces Movement)

The global waves of Radio

The English scientist James Clerk Maxwell presented the theory of the existence of electromagnetic waves in 1863. Italian Guglielmo Marconi, in 1894, sent the first radio signals across a room. From the on, this Communication medium causes waves all over the world

Sounds and Moments of Portuguese Radio

Portuguese radio is the accomplice of very relevant moments of the 20th century. We look back at news stories that made history. From General Carmona's funeral to the interview of Salazar's gravedigger, including the popular "folhetins" and the Portuguese version of "War of the Worlds."

History of Radio in Portugal

In Portugal, the first radio broadcast experiences were prompted by the events of the 1st World War and by the unprecedent broadcasts from a transmitter installed at the Eiffel Tower in Paris