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Article: Radio
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- Dictionary of American History
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RADIO
RADIO.
The Information Age began with the invention of the telegraph and telephone. These innovations led directly to the next important technological break-through
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the arrival of commercial radio. Almost immediately, radio focused on listeners as consumers and the developing consumer culture, which would be replicated later with television, motion pictures, and most recently, the Internet. Radio transformed people's lives, changing the way living space was arranged, shaping family dynamics and leisure time, and reinforcing the ideals of the growing consumer culture.
Throughout its history, radio has not only been a driving force in American popular culture, but has ...