Radio regulation in 1920's

      Although it was intentionally formed for advertising, it set the stage for one of the biggest innovations in communication. Beginning in the "roaring 20's," the invention of the radio was widely popular. With the popularity came the need for regulation for such a highly demanded product. in this blog i will analyze the effects regulation had on paving the way for radio history.
      Regulations in the radio industry help make radio easily accessible to every person that wants to enjoy it. When the radio was at its first stage of consumption, there was so much demand for it that frequencies needed to be regulated in order for the product to even work at all. Radio frequencies would interfere with other broadcasts and Herbert Hoover then was given authority in 1912 to allocate frequencies so the radio industry would be able to prosper. This helped the radio industry put a stop to stations interfering with each others broadcasts and to limit the number of stations to a small enough number to gain profit.
      The Radio Act of 1927 is an example of a government regulation that aided in solving the problem of broadcasting stations using the same frequency and the more powerful ones drowning out less powerful ones. Another example of government regulation that shaped radio was the Federal communications commission that stated anyone who wanted to broadcast on the radio would have to obtain a license from the FCC. This made a limited amount of broadcasts available instead of having everyone trying to broadcast all at the same time. Regulations helped shape the radio industry it is significant because without rules radio would not be as controlled as it is now.