Community radio

interactions between people. Before the radio mass culture was essentially non-existent, the culture was defined to local communities through the daily interactions of people ("Mass Culture - Oxford Reference"). When radio was popularized it became the common source of media that brought communities of the United States of America together by providing it with a common culture. This paper will focus on the birth of radio in the 1920s, elucidating how advances in radio brought about a newer America through its emergence and growth. The technology behind radio actually existed prior to the 1920s. The only people to use it before the 1920s were soldiers in the military and hobbyists.Radio was popularized in the 1920s when one hobbyist, Frank Conrad, engineer for Westinghouse set up a radio station on top of his garage in a suburb of Pittsburgh. After the end of World War I,…

mortar institutions as the brains of their operations and only left these buildings to respond to emergencies. Radios were, and continue to be, the primary source of communication; relaying information from computing resources found within the office to officers in the field. However, the evolution of mobile technology has increased the autonomy of first-responders in the field, with nearly all emergency vehicles now equipped with on-board computers. Nonetheless, the capabilities of these…

The intellectual elements during The Twenties mainly revolved around the invention of the radio. The radio was able to create a “national mass culture” (Keene, 634). It was able to spread news and stories, as well as, promote the sale of certain products. People who were able to obtain these radios, which was about 60 percent of the American population, gathered around them to hear the latest in sports and elections (Keene, 634). The radio provided a quick and easy way to spread information.…

LICA 201: WORK PLACEMENT WHAT IS THE ROLE OF LOCAL RADIO? HOW DOES A LOCAL RADIO SEGMENT THEIR AUDIENCE? INTRODUCTION Until the 1970s the BBC had a legal monopoly on radio broadcasting and Independent Local Radio in the United Kingdom did not exist in any form apart from pirate radio stations. However, that changed with the election of Edward Heath’s government followed by the introduction of commercial radio (Reynolds, 2007). I had the opportunity to work in the local commercial radio station…

Headquarters Special unit was comprised of three primary denial and deception elements; Visual Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Radio; Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Sonic, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) or the beginning of the Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT). Deception can be employed to mislead an opponent about the deceivers military, primary material, capabilities, deception in this particular context is also a convenient opportunity to demonstrate some of the potential…

Many people listen to the radio that is at least half of the population listens to the entertainment, to get music, to hear to news and get information concerning travels. This company generates lots of millions of cash to the government in the form of revenues starting from the year 2004 up to date. This industry is seen to have contributed lots of employment to the residents and hence providing lots of money through the direct and indirect means. Since the amounts of revenues have reduced the…

today because they did not have the technology we have. As the wealth of the worlds economy increased, people became more dependent on the media to source their news and now it has become essential in our everyday lives. Journalism is something that held much importance then, as it still does now with all the technological improvements made. It all started out with the Government, which wanted a way to distribute information through a daily record about relevant events. The Elements of…

have a decent conversation. According to http://www.edudemic.com/the-4-negative-side-effects-of-technology/, the article says that while video games may condition the brain to pay attention to multiple stimuli, they can lead to distraction and decreased memory. Although it is a negative for communication, it can also be a positive effect, both society and organizations depend on communication to transfer information. People use technology to communicate with each other. Electronic medias…

They also met with people who worked with ESPN and made sure that the live coverage of sports events would not put us out of compliance with any contracts. The department also brainstormed possible places that Falcon Radio could be housed and met with people in charge of facilities at NDC. The Programming team brainstormed about what types of music and radio programming would be attractive for students to listen to, how we could incorporate live shows with current events, sports, and campus…

Only a few years ago, RadioShack was known as a multibillion dollar company and one of the nation’s largest retailers of electronics. The business was started by two young brothers Theodore and Milton Deutschmann from London, England in 1921. The brothers opened the initial store in downtown Boston to provide the public with radio equipment, sales and services. In addition, the company was a leading provider of “ham” radio and ship radio equipment to consumers. RadioShack would grow slightly…