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Radio, Broadcast

By: Morgan Jaffe
In: The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society
Edited by: Debra L. Merskin
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies, Media & Society, Mass Communication
Keywords:broadcasting; radio

Broadcast radio was one of the first mass mediums when it emerged in the early 20th century. It enabled immediate access to news and entertainment and encouraged a sense of community through programs such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats. This entry discusses the history of broadcast radio and its current challenges.

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The first voice and music radio signals were transmitted in December 1906 by Reginald Fessenden from Brant Rock, just south of Boston, MA. The broadcast was only about an hour, and although many others experimented with radio broadcasts over the next couple of years, none of these experiments led to any continuing or scheduled services. It was not until 1908 that Charles “Doc” Herrold provided regularly scheduled voice and music programs to a ...

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  Jaffe, M. (2020). Radio, broadcast. In D. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE international encyclopedia of mass media and society (Vol. 1, pp. 1445-1446). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n554
  
  Jaffe, Morgan. "Radio, Broadcast." In The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, edited by Merskin, Debra L., 1445-46. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n554.
  
  Jaffe, M. 2020. Radio, Broadcast. In: Debra L. Merskin Editor, 2020. The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1445-1446 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n554> [Accessed 26 Jan 2022].
  
  Jaffe, Morgan. "Radio, Broadcast." The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. Edited by Debra L. Merskin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020, pp. 1445-46. SAGE Knowledge. 26 Jan 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n554.
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