Anniversary of the Radio Act of 1927, The Beginning of Broadcast Regulation
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
As new technologies emerge, the federal government works to ratchet up its regulations. If the technology is sufficiently pervasive, the government creates regulatory arms for it. Radio is one of the earlier examples of this cycle of technological innovation and its regulation. Before 1927, the Commerce Department regulated radio, but the department’s control over the …
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