Class Response #4 (Radio)

   Am I really the only person that still listens to the actual radio? Now that there's youtube, pandora, iTunes radio, 8tracks, and probably a lot more resources that I don't know about, most people don't listen to the radio. But, back in the day, it was a huge hit.

an early radio (wow amazing)

   Nikola Tesla invented the radio in 1892, but it first became extremely popular around 1924-1930. 1930 to 1939 was even considered the "golden era" of radios. Radios revolutionized live media, which was something people had never had before. Instead of going to get a newspaper, they could just flip on the news on the radio. It was better for people who couldn't read, and children too, because all you had to do was sit and listen.
   Radio was also the main source of entertainment during this time, with shows like The Lone Ranger and Popeye, and families would gather around their radio to watch their favorites together. But, it didn't last forever, and soon TV was going to take over.
  TV demassified radio not by taking their advertisers, like it did to magazines and newspaper, but by taking their talent. They offered the radio show people spots on TV, where they could not only be heard, but seen too.
  Now, Radio is basically only targeted at
niche audiences, and that's why the commercials are usually specified to whoever is guessed to be listening to that station