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The Electrophone was a distributed audio system that operated in the United Kingdom, primarily in London, between 1895 and 1925. Using conventional telephone lines, it relayed live theatre performances, music hall shows, and Sunday church services to subscribers who listened over special headsets. It ultimately failed due to the rise of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s.

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  • The Electrophone was a distributed audio system that operated in the United Kingdom, primarily in London, between 1895 and 1925. Using conventional telephone lines, it relayed live theatre performances, music hall shows, and Sunday church services to subscribers who listened over special headsets. It ultimately failed due to the rise of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s. (en)
  • O Electrophone foi um sistema de distribuição de áudio que funcionou no Reino Unido, principalmente em Londres, entre 1895 e 1925. Utilizando-se das linhas telefônicas convencionais, retransmitia apresentações teatrais e musicais ao vivo, além de serviços religiosos dominicais à audiência, que se utilizava de fones de ouvido especiais. O sistema acabou quando da ascensão da radiodifusão no início da década de 1920. (pt)
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  • The Electrophone was a distributed audio system that operated in the United Kingdom, primarily in London, between 1895 and 1925. Using conventional telephone lines, it relayed live theatre performances, music hall shows, and Sunday church services to subscribers who listened over special headsets. It ultimately failed due to the rise of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s. (en)
  • O Electrophone foi um sistema de distribuição de áudio que funcionou no Reino Unido, principalmente em Londres, entre 1895 e 1925. Utilizando-se das linhas telefônicas convencionais, retransmitia apresentações teatrais e musicais ao vivo, além de serviços religiosos dominicais à audiência, que se utilizava de fones de ouvido especiais. O sistema acabou quando da ascensão da radiodifusão no início da década de 1920. (pt)
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  • Electrophone (information system) (en)
  • Electrophone (pt)
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