Radio Entertainment in 1920s
Radio Entertainment In 1920s
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is the debut song of The Buggles released September 7th 1979 but, did not make an impression on the general public until its release as the debut video on MTV at 12:01 August 1st 1981, almost 100 years after the invention of radio. Henirich Hertz, a German Physicist, created the foundation of radio in 1886 by proving that electric waves could be transmitted and received without the need of a physical medium (Spiker 2). Nokolai Tesla expanded on Hertz’s design and in 1893 in Saint Louis, Missouri demonstrated that signals could be transmitted wirelessly. As with any idea there is an ongoing process to improve, and in 1896, Guglielmo Marconi considered as the father of radio received an award for his contribution to radio technology. Marconi’s early radio used dot-dash telegraphy otherwise known as Morse code to transmit messages from one ship to another (Spiker 3). When a ship had trouble at sea they used radio technology and Morse code to communicate with other ships asking for assistance such as, when the Titanic struck an ice burg in 1912 and sank. During the First World War radio technology was halted in the public sector. Radio at the time was used by military officials to communicate with soldiers and those not in the war as the government felt it could be used by spies to gain an advantage. The first government owned radio in the United States was KDKA, which began by airing results for Harding-Cox presidency (Taylor 427). Thereafter, many radio stations emerged and encompassed various forms of entertainment including music, drama and news. Radios effect on the culture of the United States is perhaps the greatest technological advancement of the 20th century. Radio re-configured values, helped usher in new forms of music, played a role in the creation of the star system of the entertainment industry and played a large role in expanding and strengthening the economy.
The 1920s saw the improvements
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is the debut song of The Buggles released September 7th 1979 but, did not make an impression on the general public until its release as the debut video on MTV at 12:01 August 1st 1981, almost 100 years after the invention of radio. Henirich Hertz, a German Physicist, created the foundation of radio in 1886 by proving that electric waves could be transmitted and received without the need of a physical medium (Spiker 2). Nokolai Tesla expanded on Hertz’s design and in 1893 in Saint Louis, Missouri demonstrated that signals could be transmitted wirelessly. As with any idea there is an ongoing process to improve, and in 1896, Guglielmo Marconi considered as the father of radio received an award for his contribution to radio technology. Marconi’s early radio used dot-dash telegraphy otherwise known as Morse code to transmit messages from one ship to another (Spiker 3). When a ship had trouble at sea they used radio technology and Morse code to communicate with other ships asking for assistance such as, when the Titanic struck an ice burg in 1912 and sank. During the First World War radio technology was halted in the public sector. Radio at the time was used by military officials to communicate with soldiers and those not in the war as the government felt it could be used by spies to gain an advantage. The first government owned radio in the United States was KDKA, which began by airing results for Harding-Cox presidency (Taylor 427). Thereafter, many radio stations emerged and encompassed various forms of entertainment including music, drama and news. Radios effect on the culture of the United States is perhaps the greatest technological advancement of the 20th century. Radio re-configured values, helped usher in new forms of music, played a role in the creation of the star system of the entertainment industry and played a large role in expanding and strengthening the economy.
The 1920s saw the improvements
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