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Radio

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Broadcasting started in 1920
Radio became a craze, and a mass market
product
Demand increased and people stood in line to
complete order forms for dealers after they ran
out
By 1922 there was 200 radio stations in the
USA
Radio created a sense of community as people
were brought together to listen specific
broadcasts
Magazines provided step by step instructions
on how to make your own Crystal radios
Early radios needed antennas as they were
very static
In 1922, a San Francisco newspaper reported,
"There is radio music in the air, every night,
everywhere. Anybody can hear it at home on a
receiving set, which any boy can put up in an
hour.
Radio programs ranged from live theater to
sporting events, and from symphony concerts
and jazz to religious sermons and broadcasts
of important events.

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