Of all the claimants to the title of the "Father of Radio", the one most associated with it is the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.
By 1899 he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel and two years later received the letter "S", telegraphed from England to Newfoundland.
Italy has three state-controlled radio networks that broadcast day and evening hours on both AM and FM.
[2] Program content varies from popular music to lectures, panel discussions, as well as frequent newscasts and feature reports.
In addition, many private radio stations mix popular and classical music.