Radio Broadcast (May-Oct 1925)

Record Details:

Title:
Radio Broadcast
Date:
May-Oct 1925
Publisher:
Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company [etc.]
Volume:
Radio broadcast ..
Leaf #:
00044
Language:
English
Subjects:
radio periodical, Radio -- Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Radio Broadcast supported home listeners of the new technology of radio – for building or buying a receiving set to explaining the technology used by the new radio stations. Throughout the magazine shows the cultural influence of radio as it evolved from hobbyist to mainstream. -- David Pierce, 2011
Date Added:
September 29, 2022
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