History Brief: Radio in the 1920s

This video gives a brief history of the emergence and impact of radio in the 1920s.

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[stevencoffeen]

An 80 year old here. I remember listening to radio programs in the early 1950's before my family had TV and found it most enjoyable as you could let your mind imagine the images as the stories were told.

[josephconsoli]

Good concise documentary. Being a radio collector and historian all my life, I find it interesting the slow evolution of today's daily routine due to radio entering the home. In the 1920's and '30's people still did not live by the concept of coming home at the end of the day and plopping down to an entertainment source. That idea and possibility of having "leisure time" did not really begin until the era of suburbia in the post-WWII years. It was the being of society more or less isolating themselves and sitting in front of the TV in their spare time. That has continued today in a most severe way with the Net and Smartphones.

[bensonwu]

This is exactly helping me for my history project.

[jimcatanzaro]

The vacuum tube was probably the biggest discovery of communication to this day it changed our world forever

[erin]

I am just finished restoring my 1924 Atwater Kent Model C TRF radio. It beats anything made in Japan or Korea

[maryrafuse]

KDKA has competition in their claim for the first public broadcast. CFCF Montreal, Canada was broadcasting from May 20th & 21st 1920. Among those who know CFCF was first to broadcast to a public audience. This is months before November 2nd 1920.

[timothyroberts]

My father was a Radio Repairman, when he got drafted into the navy, in WW2. After WW2, he became a Radio and TV Repairman. In 1963, he became an Insterment and Control Technician, at Inland Steel. Now, the electronics field is drying up. Still demand for Electricians though.

[robertortiz-wilson]

Honestly… some very on point accurate criticisms…

[ConceptuallyYour]

Nothing is better than It's even better to listen to these songs in a quiet and nostalgic space. 🕰

[marjoryrainey]

Radio is here to stay! Thanks for the interesting video.

[MultiRabe]

Radio was the start of all broadcast mediums we know today

[nachodaddy]

So weird to think how radio was all people had for entertainment until the 1950s, and now look at all the entertainment we have.

[maryrafuse]

Don't forget about CFCF Montreal. In Canada we also had Canadian National Railway Radio Stations before the advent of the other private stations and the CBC. Radio evolved in so many interesting ways across North America and it is important to contrast both differences and similarities.

[HarborGuy]

I miss Radio " Gun Smoke" was one of the first to was on TV too...

[ShelbyFarrow]

One question I would have is what about households that didn't yet have electricity in the 20's? Some places in the southern U.S. didn't have electricity until the late 30's. So they wouldn't be able to listen to radio? I suppose it could possibly have run on batteries but let's face it, how long would batteries last?

[erin]

There is no greater stage of drama than one’s mind.

[glennso]

Was WOC Davenport Iowa the 2nd radio station?

[Cat-jex]

The crazy thing is. the critics were right in a way lol

[CapeCrusader]

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[johnrigler]

My mother told that in the 30s people watched radio!