Today we view the radio as a common item we listen to for news, sport, weather and of course music, we listen to on various media such as phones and other modern devices, but let's travel back in time to the 1920's were the radio or wireless as it was affectionately known was first created. Families would congregate around the wireless for entertainment. Once a popular program was scheduled, they would turn on the radio, as the valves inside would glow, crackle and slowly come to life. The program would start as the news could be heard by all present, following with a concert recital. In later years the radio became portable with the advent of batteries, making it possible to hear music on the move, radio was transmitted on the Broadcast Band later known as AM. The 1960s changed radio as it was slowly replaced by Television, it was later formatted for Top 40 music as 45rpm records were promoted and sold to the youth of the time, radio evolved into FM Stereo in the 1970's and by then radio we once loved was changed forever.

Author: John Ginesi
Written: 21st October 2018