Which model of the radio? Controversies of 30's on US broadcasting system

Bartłomiej Golka

The first atlempls to regulate radio broadcasting in the USA are deseribed in this article. In the USA radio broadcast became a mass communication medium already in the Thirties. Initially it served, in large measure, for implementation of educational programs, then most radio stations commercialised. The commercialisation process gave rise to numerous controversies and affected the relevant legislation.

KEYWORDS

radio broadcasting, the USA mass communication media system, history of mass communication media