... .On Jan 13 1910 the first broadcast took place from the Metropolitan Opera house in New York city was heard 20 km away on a ship at sea. This was the birthplace of radio, as we know it. From 1911-1930 radio popularity began to grow at a breakneck speed. Within this time radio broadcasting was born in America with every day a new radio was born. From then onwards battery powered receivers with valves were beginning to become ready available in France. The next 20 years played a important part in the growth of radio. On June the 19th 1934 the first censorship were brought into play governing the use of offensive material available on the radio waves. This was later followed by the BBC first radio news story regarding the great fire which has taken hold of the crystal palace in London this included a on the spot commentary. By ...

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