Radio Act of 1912
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The Radio Act of 1912 is a United States federal law that required all seafaring vessels to maintain 24-hour radio watch and keep in contact with nearby ships and coastal radio stations. Part of the impetus for the act's passage was the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
The act set a precedent for international and federal legislation of wireless communications. It was followed by the Radio Act of 1927.
The act also required all amateur radio operators to be licensed and prevented them from transmitting over the main commercial and military wavelengths.
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- Text of 1912 Act, "An Act to regulate radio communication", approved August 13, 1912, Early Radio History.
- One-page historical document giving overview of passage of bill through congress
- Federal Radio Commission Archives
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