RTA 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cnr Radio, Edward John Noble, Podcast
9 Sep 2018
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July 1921: rca broadcasts a famous boxing match. Newspapers become paranoid because of the broadcast"s success. Until the mid 20"s, stations didn"t pay composers or artists for the use of their music. The association of broadcasting argued that it was a form of free broadcasting and radio shouldn"t have to pay. As a counter, ascap goes on strike in 1940 until an agreement is reached. Canada revises copyright legislation cost based on stations ratings. In order to do this, a station must reach more people, which lead to the idea of a network. Canadian railway, at this time, had radios aboard trains for riders to listen to. Owner of the railway, thornton, creates simultaneous broadcasting stations in different areas. This is cnr, the first networked radio. Broadcast had a wide variety of content. The station shut down during the depression. July 1st, 1927 saw canada"s 60th birthday. 24 different stations broadcast the event, including cnr.
