Government and Radio

I believe that government regulation had the greatest effect on shaping 1920’s radio since government regulation made radio, as an entertainment device, possible in the first place. American government regulation describes the government’s hand in influencing and changing an aspect of American life. This is usually through legal means. Not necessarily ‘legal’ as some people think of the word, but it is done through laws for the most part.

During World War I, the government took over the radio for the Navy to use. This action forced companies to have to be innovated in improving radio technology. Later, the government decided to regulate by selling radio to private hands. If it was not for this, radio could still be an only government enterprise.