![October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio. Following their development in 1954, made possible by the invention of the transistor in 1947, they became the most popular electronic communication October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio. Following their development in 1954, made possible by the invention of the transistor in 1947, they became the most popular electronic communication](https://i.redd.it/97api0uxyys11.jpg)
October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio. Following their development in 1954, made possible by the invention of the transistor in 1947, they became the most popular electronic communication
![It's Sixty Years Since the First Portable Transistor Radio Went on the Market and Started a Revolution It's Sixty Years Since the First Portable Transistor Radio Went on the Market and Started a Revolution](https://www.treehugger.com/thmb/3q2HTFdOSeuvwLtW8kcdBlzwdiA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__treehugger__images__2014__10__allradios-724a4358638b42e39475c4912c23d309.jpg)
It's Sixty Years Since the First Portable Transistor Radio Went on the Market and Started a Revolution
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It's Sixty Years Since the First Portable Transistor Radio Went on the Market and Started a Revolution
Dr. Innov8tion - The Regency TR-1 was the first commercially manufactured transistor radio which was released in 1954. It allowed listeners to take music with them, as the radio was now small
![Regency TR-1 - World's first transistor radio, with case, early example 1954 - collectornet.net - YouTube Regency TR-1 - World's first transistor radio, with case, early example 1954 - collectornet.net - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kHNawLLoyWk/maxresdefault.jpg)
Regency TR-1 - World's first transistor radio, with case, early example 1954 - collectornet.net - YouTube
![Newspaper Advertising For The Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio, The San Bernardino County Sun, December 19, 1954 (14650638539 Stock Photo - Alamy Newspaper Advertising For The Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio, The San Bernardino County Sun, December 19, 1954 (14650638539 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KKHRRB/newspaper-advertising-for-the-regency-tr-1-transistor-radio-the-san-KKHRRB.jpg)