Guglielmo Marconi created a “wireless telegraph” that may be traced back to the first form of radio. Marconi was forced to sell his American assets to General Electrics. Broadcasting then began. “Frank Conrad, Westinghouse engineer, began the first regularly scheduled radio broadcasts in the United States in the 1920s, attracting interest and newspaper coverage” (161). In reference to modern day commercial forms “AT&T become the first broadcast network, as it used its phone lines to link several of its station” (163). 
As television’s polarity began to rise, radio’s began to fall. This greatly affected advertising. Radio stations shifted from a national format to a more local one.
Politically, “the Radio Act of 1927 created the Federal Radio Commission (FRC). It defined the broadcast band, standardized frequency designation, limited the number of stations operating at night, when AM signals carry farther during the day and are more likely to interfere with other stations” (163). FM radio took off in the 1960s.
“Early network radio programming in the late 1920s and 1930s was focused on music, but also included news, comedy, variety shows, soap operas, detective dramas, sports, suspense, and action. Thus, many kinds of programming that we now see on television were developed on radio” (163).
Broadcast radio is taking off as well. “Both broadcasters and industry observers fear that satellite radio could lead to a decline in both number and variety of locals radio stations, plus a concentration of programming decisions in the hands of fewer companies, as wekk as few jobs in the radio industry” (168).
Internet radio began to take off in 1995. “Full-time stations started in 1995 when hobbyists, and agencies, and regular broadcast radio stations began to create Internet radio stations. Near-CD-quality stereo can be had if you have fast enough network connection” (173). I know that I personally listen to internet radio, because it is a live broadcast and rich in quality. It does not sometimes lose signals like a regular radio. “Podcasting goes even further by letting almost any individual create audio programs that can be downloaded into computers or ever directly onto iPods” (170). I, personally have never listened to a podcast, but they are very popular on my favorite website.
As television’s polarity began to rise, radio’s began to fall. This greatly affected advertising. Radio stations shifted from a national format to a more local one.Politically, “the Radio Act of 1927 created the Federal Radio Commission (FRC). It defined the broadcast band, standardized frequency designation, limited the number of stations operating at night, when AM signals carry farther during the day and are more likely to interfere with other stations” (163). FM radio took off in the 1960s.
“Early network radio programming in the late 1920s and 1930s was focused on music, but also included news, comedy, variety shows, soap operas, detective dramas, sports, suspense, and action. Thus, many kinds of programming that we now see on television were developed on radio” (163).
Broadcast radio is taking off as well. “Both broadcasters and industry observers fear that satellite radio could lead to a decline in both number and variety of locals radio stations, plus a concentration of programming decisions in the hands of fewer companies, as wekk as few jobs in the radio industry” (168).
Internet radio began to take off in 1995. “Full-time stations started in 1995 when hobbyists, and agencies, and regular broadcast radio stations began to create Internet radio stations. Near-CD-quality stereo can be had if you have fast enough network connection” (173). I know that I personally listen to internet radio, because it is a live broadcast and rich in quality. It does not sometimes lose signals like a regular radio. “Podcasting goes even further by letting almost any individual create audio programs that can be downloaded into computers or ever directly onto iPods” (170). I, personally have never listened to a podcast, but they are very popular on my favorite website.
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