Th.C3.A9.C3.A2trophone .28Paris.2C France.29 Telephone newspaper



le théatrophone (1896)



the first organized telephone-based entertainment service appears théâtrophone, went operation in paris, france in 1890. system evolved clément ader s demonstration @ 1881 paris electrical exhibition compagnie du théâtrophone of mm. marinovitch , szarvady. although service received of programming lines run local theaters, included regular five-minute news summaries. home listeners connect service, 1893 report stating system had grown on 1,300 subscribers. company established coin-operated receivers, in locations such hotels, charging 50 centimes 5 minutes of listening, , 1 franc twice long.


by 1925, system had adopted vacuum tube amplification, allowed listeners hear on loudspeakers instead of headphones. service continued in operation until 1932, when found no longer compete radio broadcasting.








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