https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v 1920's vs. Now - Music en-us 2017-04-26 15:21:47 UTC 2025-12-28 20:41:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTb5jwMuoRqDmP0f9zAHcfNZHPHTiYIzSJ6N6LI0QhMKNAsCrJx 20annstr https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609218 One reason the radio became popular was the advertisements for it. These appealed to different groups of people and convinced them to purchase a radio.  Listening to the radio was a popular afternoon family activity in which families would listen to music, news, or other broadcasts. Radio eventually became a way of communication between people and is still used today.]]> 2017-04-27 12:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609218 20annstr https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609429 Other than broadcasting music and  other programs, the radio also formed another type of advertisement.  Commercials range from food, to clothes, and from job openings, to new technology.   By the 1930's 12 million households had at least one radio. Original radios were crystal radios, but then as radios became more 'developed' more people bought vacuum radios. Radios helped to break down provincialism, or the narrow-mindedness of Americans. The radio opened up opportunities for new methods of communication, new styles of music, and new mass culture.]]> 2017-04-27 12:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609429 20annstr https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609490 Advertisement helped to make people aware of radios and convince them to purchase radios.  Improvements of technology allowed the radio to become smaller and higher quality. As they became more popular the price dropped significantly and more Americans could afford them. In 1920 a radio would cost $75 and $47 thirteen years later.]]> 2017-04-27 12:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609490 20annstr https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609597 The radio is still important to life today. Radios have become easier to access with the use if the internet. There are also downloadable apps that allow you to listen to the radio from anywhere around the world whether you are traveling, or you just moved. Over 90% of Americans listen to the radio for over two hours everyday. The main location people listen to the radio is in cars rather than in their houses.]]> 2017-04-27 12:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20annstr/rftatmcl523v/wish/168609597