This Day in History

Radio Forms A New Mass Communication Tool

The Birth of Radio in America

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On this day in history, in 1924, radio sales went from about 5,000 units to 2,500,000 units. This ushered in, not only the days of radio, but a whole new world of communication. Prior to the invention of radio, communication had been restricted to telegraph, mail and community information sharing.