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Course Winter 09 Radio
1. Radio broadcasting grew rapidly in the US from the 1920s through the 1950s, starting as an experimental technology and becoming a mass entertainment medium and major industry. 2. In the 1930s-1940s, radio reached its "Golden Age" with the rise of national radio networks providing constant programming and news that dominated entertainment and informed Americans. 3. The growth of television in the 1950s significantly cut into radio's audience and revenue as Americans turned to TV for entertainment, leading to the decline of radio's Golden Age.
