talk radio

got big and saved AM

tin pin alley

music publishers and songwriters created and sold popular songs. the sound of multiple pianos playing, sounding like tin pans clinging together

scarcity of airwaves

radio frequency are limited and you can’t broadcast on any frequency. Government regulates to prevent interference (radio license and gov regulations necessary)

titanic

had radio and could have been saved but other ships turn there’s off at night

fireside chats

serious of radio broadcast carried out by Roosevelt to communicate directly with American people during Great Depression and world war 2. gave president connection to public, hid his disability and showed power of radio for political communication

Hindenburg disaster

blimp crash showed emotion caused by radio vs newspaper

golden age of radio

1920-1940’s radio was primary form of home entertainment and news

KDKA

first commercially licensed radio station in Pittsburg operated by Westinghouse

marconi

developing a system for transmitting messages wirelessly over distances. Fired his first wireless telegraphy patent in Great Britain in 1896 after being denied by Italian government

Hertz

Heinrich Rudolf hurtz Geren physcist best know for experimenting proving the existence of electromagnetic waves, which includes radio waves. wave frequencies are measured in Hurtz

fessenden

first radio transmission of the human voice, also discussed AM radio

de forest

first experimental radio station (Audion radio)

frank Conrad

Westinghouse engineer whose broadcast helped lead to KDKA

stortz

top 40 format repeatedly playing a limited list of popular songs

Sarnoff

recognized the commercial potential of radio, promoted radio as a household entertainment device, helped develop NBC and expand broadcasting, worked for RCA

gramophone

disc based sound recording the playback system

phonograph

disc based sound recording and playback system

sun records

an independent label associated with growth of rock and roll. Elvis Presley, Johnny cash, jerry lee

airwaves as a public resource

broadcast frequencies are limited and being to the public spectrum. broadcasters receive licensing with the expectation that the broadcasting serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity

Napster

a peer to peer file sharing service created by Shawn fanning. it made unauthorized music sharing widespread and prompted major copyright disputes

MP3

portable devices that store and play compressed digital audio files, allowing listeners to carry large music libraries without carrying physical CDs

CDs

compact discs use digital audio and became a major music format in 1880’s. they gradually replaced cassettes tapes and vinyls

iTunes

Apple’s digital music store, which helped make legal sound downloads widely available 

Ipod

apples portable digital music player associated with MP3 files and digital music library

Amos and Andy

hugely popular radio comedy that later went on to play ad theaters based on black stereotypes played by white people

burns and Allen

popular comedy duo who’s radio show was part of the family entertainment during golden age of radio

RM radio

frequency modulation, higher quality sound and less static than AM making it more useful for music

rock and role

closely associated with youth culture and changing social attitudes

radio act of 1912

passed after titanic disaster. established federal licensing and radio operation requirements especially for ships and help coordinate radial used

radio act of 1927

Passed as radio stations outgrew available frequencies. It created the FRC (Federal Radio Commission) which regulated the airways. 40 high powered clear channels and the concentration of broadcasting power 

British Broadcasting Corporation

BBC

NPR

public radio

NBC

launched by RCA

RCA

radio corporation of American ; developed manufactured radio equipment

ABC

emegered after NBC was required to sell blue network