In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a
A modern communications receiver, used in two-way radio communication stations to talk with remote locations by shortwave radio.
A clock radio, a bedside broadcast AM and FM radio receiver combined with an alarm clock. The clock can be set to turn on the radio in the morning, to wake the owner with audio from a broadcast radio station.
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a
Radio receiver
…receivers are essential components of all systems based on radio technology. The information produced by the receiver may be in the form of sound, video (television), or digital data. A radio receiver may be a separate piece of electronic equipment, or an electronic circuit within another device. The most familiar…
Flat-screen television receivers on display for sale at a consumer electronics store in May 2008
Vladimir Zworykin demonstrates electronic television (1929).
Manfred von Ardenne in 1933