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The first radios were bulky, noisy, and had poor reception unlike the ones that we use today which are small, even portable, emit no noise and get pretty good reception. Once radio signals could be transmitted with improved clarity around 1920, the idea of public radio began to take hold in America. It was an instant success; from 1923 up to 1930 almost 60 percent of American families owned or had purchased a radio. As more people purchased radios, new radio stations were made. Listeners would sit around the radio listening to everything that was broadcasted. The radio proved to be a convenient and cheap way of conveying information and ideas. The radio was certainly one of the most important invention of the 1920s because it not only brought the nation together, but it also brought a whole new way for communication and interaction with one another. Because the television wasn't invented yet, the radio was their tv. The radio was everything a normal tv was. If you tuned it at the right time, you could catch comedy shows, news, live events, jazz music, drama, opera, you name it, the radio had it. Some radio stations also enhanced a sense of community as different races listened to a program that they liked. This was huge because now the people could get information about the word instantly in their homes just by turning on their radio and hearing what was being said. E.B. White was quoted to say that the radio became a "godlike presence". For the first time one person could influence others or change people's lives. In the beginning people who listened with awe at hearing something coming through the air would most likely hear everything. By the end of the decade, it was clear to all that the radio was changing the interior life of the country.

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