History:
Today in J1 we learned about the history of radios. Back when radios were invented they were very popular. One big reason it was popular was because listening in on the radio was a communal experience. It allowed groups of people to get together and listen to your favorite show on the radio. Also, radios reported breaking news which was new back then since they could report on something that was happening at the moment. An example of this is the Hindenburg crash in 1937. Here's a link to a video with the radio broadcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ad9tholMEM
Demassification:
After the Golden Age of radios, televisions began to emerge. At first they weren't that popular because only the rich could afford them, but as television sales began to rise, radios were on the edge of their glory because everything radios did, television did better. This led to more people watching television and less people listening to radios. Television conquered radios and radios have never again reached the top.
Today:
Well today radios are pretty much useless. By useless I don't mean completely useless. Radios are just more obscure and the purpose of them have diminished. Most people now use radios to listen to music on their way to work or to school. I don't think I've ever seen anyone sit next to a radio and wait for a certain broadcast. Sure there are some radio channels that don't play music, but most of them that I've seen are either religious channels or NPR. While I do think that radios can't compete with television, I do believe that radios are a necessity for traveling because radios are portable and most of them, if not, all of them are wireless. So overall I believe that the usefulness of radios have been reduced, but why wouldn't it? They're competing against television and the Internet.
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