On January 23rd 1901, radio waves were transmitted from the Knowles Farm station on the Isle of Wight and travelled nearly 200 miles to be picked up by the Lizard Radio Station in Cornwall.

The message being received

The start of this brave new era co-incided with the end of another. Queen Victoria died on the Isle of Wight the day before Marconi's broadcast.

To celebrate the anniversary, using replicas of Marconi's equipment and with a few costumes to add the period touch, the Isle of Wight and Cornwall linked up once again.

The message sent from Knowles Farm station

It was a hundred years to the minute since Marconi's original achievement, a simple message that read -

Good morning to all at Lizard Wireless station from here at Knowles Farm Isle of White - Best wishes to you on this centenary

The modern age of communication started like this 100 years ago.