Radio and its future

During the increase in popularity of radio, Arthur Edwin Kennelly said (1926) “through radio I look forward to a United States of the World. Radio is standardizing the peoples of the Earth, English will become the universal language because it is predominantly the language of the ether. The most important aspect of radio is its … Read more

AP U.S. History

The radio has evolved over time. The radio we listen to today has a different format, purpose, viewer reach, and clarity than it did before the 1950s. The radio has survived the threat of the television industry by changing with the times. It has been dealt with in the law through acts and the creation … Read more

Why Dirty Words are Dirty

In 1978 a radio station owned by Pacifica Foundation Broadcasting out of York City was doing a program on contemporary attitudes toward the use of language. This broadcast occurred on a mid-afternoon weekday. Immediately before the broadcast the station announced a disclaimer telling listeners that the program would include “sensitive language which might be regarded … Read more