COMM 1100 Midterm: comm midterm 2

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Communication
• Course: COMM 1100
• Professor: emilydavidson

Document Summary

Couldn"t be mass produced, didn"t last long. How and why was radio invented as a medium. Telegraph invented in 1830s and was too difficult to send messages. 1888: heinrich hertz experimented with electric waves and proved they could be harnessed. 1894: marconi developed system to send and receive radio signals. Immediately picked up by military and used or battle. 1905: reginald fessenden first voice on radio. Songwriting and sheet music publishing companies in manhattan. Dominated pop culture in music in late 1800s and early 1900s. Military working on telegraph and needed to communicate across the ocean. Developed system to send a receive radio signals. Titanic wasn"t required to have someone at the radio at all times. Suggested that radio could be a popular mass medium. Outlined radio"s potential as a popular mass medium. Assign frequencies and power level of stations. Equal amount of time broadcasting for political viewpoints. Types of radio programming in 1930s and why.