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levels." As of 1929, NBC announced its pride and superiority among radio program companies stating that live broadcast was superior to recorded programs. Live broadcast brought about a sense of spontaneity and immediacy, and in cases of live music intimacy as you hear the artist as you would live in concert. NBC asserted that the imperfections of live radio added to its authenticity and the pleasure of listening.
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until March 1939 more than 400 radio stations broadcast the 150th anniversary of the first session of
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In the heyday of radio, NBC and CBS built their empire using the mass media and emphasising the value of liveness. These companies and supporters of the "American system of broadcasting" defined radio as "commercial, national, live, and network on economic, technological, aesthetic and legislative
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is live radio where people can speak (anonymously) about their opinions and lives. Live radio is sound transmitted by radio waves, as the sound happens. Modern live radio is probably most used to broadcast sports but it is also used to transmit local news and traffic updates. Most radio that we
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which used a tiny piece of galena (lead sulfide) called a “cat's whisker” to detect signals. The challenge with these sets were tuning into specific stations, though they were inexpensive and easy to make. These devices would have more than likely became more widespread, but in 1917 federal
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estimated that 75 per cent of radio stations used transcriptions. RCA was a major player in manufacturing transcriptions as live radio eventually dissipated, as even NBC who took pride in their live aesthetic caved to broadcasting sound from transcriptions.
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produced approximately an hour of talk and music that was heard by radio amateurs before radio's popularity exploded. Other experiments in radio before it became part of widespread culture were transmitted including those by
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