Follow the pioneers of radio whose genius and rivalry wove unexpected and tragic stories.
For fifty years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” Empire of the Air examines the lives of three remarkable men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity combined in unexpected and often tragic ways.
For fifty years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” Empire of the Air examines the lives of three remarkable men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity combined in unexpected and often tragic ways.
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Against the backdrop of radio’s “Golden Age,” Empire of the Air tells the history of radio
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
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Edwin Howard Armstrong was best known for developing FM Radio.
Developing FM Radio
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Radio educated, angered, and delighted Americans of every kind, age, and class.
A Land of Listeners
