Radio’s Impact during the 1920’s

After the First World War, many people are looking forward to a pleasant time. In the 1920s people showed the fast pleasure and adventure of the tempo. Entertainment is the most important part of everyday life in the 1920s. Radio introduced a new way of entertainment for people's daily lives. Likewise, by using the radio, people can experience new media to entertain themselves. In addition, broadcasting has changed the aspect of social culture through its widespread use.

In the 1920s, it was also known as "Roaring 20's", but the radio has become one of the most popular entertainment sources in the United States. Meanwhile, since television has not yet been invented, most televisions rely on the radio as the source of those communications. The invention of the radio had a big impact on Americans. The radio station spreads various programs and welcomes people across the country. "In the 1920s, Westinghouse engineer Frank Conrad was licensed to be considered the first real television station, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 20 million broadcast viewers." (American Academic Encyclopedia) Two years later in 1922, AT & T opened the first radio station WEAF in New York.

None of the new devices that entered the American family in the 1920s had a revolutionary influence over the radio. Radio sales soared from $ 60 million in 1922 to $ 426 million in 1929. The first commercial radio station began broadcasting in 1919, and in the 1920 's, the national television broadcast was full of music variety shows and comedy. By 1929, the radio fascinated the people throughout the country by providing news, entertainment and advertisements to over 10 million families. Radio stations weakened regional differences, and imposed similar hobbies and lifestyles. Other media can not make heroes and bad guys so soon. When Charles Lindbergh became the first uninterrupted flight from New York to the Atlantic in 1928, the radio brought this wonderful feat to American families and changed him overnight. Become a celebrity

The radio became popular in most American homes in the 1920s and 1930s, but the radio began to spread in education. Many people believe that the radio has the power to lead the world to the classroom, and the radio program can be presented as a textbook in the air (Lindgren, 2004). Today textbooks are the most common place to gain understanding and information, but if used properly, you will soon see that other media is also beneficial. Normally, the broadcast program created is consistent with the general classroom curriculum. Studies have shown, however, that there is an important contrast between textbook contents and radio content (Lindgren, 2004). The radio program opened a stage to discuss contemporary progressive ideas and political ideas. These progressive ideas are not easy for classroom students.