Technological Innovations Of Radio

Technological Innovations

Radio. The late 1900’s included technological innovations such as television, Internet, radio, and telecommunications that changed media forever. Radio gained popularity in the early to mid-1900’s. Radios were first obtained by the public through kits that used razor blades and crystals as main components. Information such as weather and farm reports was first transmitted through the radio (Golda, 2014). Up until the 1960’s, along with print media, it was the mainstream source of information until television was invented.

Television. In between the1960’s to the 1970’s, television was broadcasted through a three major commercial networks: ABC, CBS, and NBC. These commercial networks targeted middle class families. Television was affordable for only the middle and upper class, but still, not every middle and upper class family owned one. Now, televisions can be found in any social class, many families own one or more television, and there are television programs for all age groups.

Cellular phones. In 1983 the cell phones became public and years after that its use became more Pennsylvania State University popular as smart phones were developed and phones became more convenient. Today, approximately three quarters of the world's inhabitants have access to cellphones (Canton, 2012). Cellphones serve multiple purposes, as they allow us to communicate with peers, family, and the world.

Internet. The breakthrough of 1992 was Internet for the public. Research students of the University of Illinois developed the first user-friendly Internet browser, Mosaic that allowed users to search the World Wide Web, also known as, the Internet. It’s amazing that today, almost one-third of the world’s 6.8 billion people us...

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...what we like, do what we like, and make our own decisions.

To Mr. Postman and those who are skeptical about media. The media is not dangerous to the public. It is, in fact, a strong component in our society today. The uses of media through multiple platforms allow us to be informed of news that is local, national, and worldwide. The internet allows us to communicate with those in foreign land that many of us will never have the opportunity to set foot in. The people of 2014 have become a part on an intangible world. At school a child uses a computer to do research online, at home a mother watches her favorite cooking show, and on the way to work a business man checks his email on his phone. Now, like Mc Luhan predicted, there is “an existence of a bodiless global village, that is, in fact, an extension our own bodies.” Whether we like it or not, it is here to stay.