Today in 1927, President Calvin Coolidge signed the 1927 Radio Act, creating the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission (established in 1934). The airwaves by 1927 were an open forum for anyone with the expertise and equipment to reach an audience of 25 million listeners.
The technology and growth of radio had outpa…
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