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By the year 1920 AM "commercial" Broadcasting debuted and was created by XWA in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Amos and Andy was one of the most popular shows on AM radio. This comedy played nightly for 50 minutes. This one show completely changed the radio as we know it. The show featured Amos in Andy who were black in Harlem New York yet the actors on the show were two white men painted with black faces.
Schindler, Harold. “The Golden Age of Radio Listening.” In Another Time, University Press of Colorado, 1998, pp. 187–89. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt46nsdj.57. Accessed 17 June 2023. -
RCA had been one of the biggest companies popularizing radio at the time. Television has been in the works since the 1920's and RCA wanted in. RCA poured millions of dollars into the development of television after seeing the great success of radio. By 1939 RCA was televising the New York Worlds Fair, President Roosevelt"s speeches, and baseball.
“Golden Age of Radio in the US.” Golden Age of Radio in the US | DPLA, dp.la/exhibitions/radio-golden-age. Accessed 17 June 2023. -
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The Lone Ranger was a TV series that aired from 1949-1957. This show dominated prime time and is one of the most iconic western shows of all time. The Lone Ranger started as a radio show until it finally reached the television screen.
“The Lone Ranger” (Episode: “The Osage Bank ... - Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/LoneRanger.pdf. Accessed 17 June 2023. -
The show I Love Lucy is another great example of televisions Golden Age. The show was one of the most humours shows during the 1950's giving it major traction. The show was the most popular show on television at the time 4 out of the 6 years it was aired.
Kirschen, Bryan. “Multilingual Manipulation and Humor in ‘I Love Lucy.’” Hispania, vol. 96, no. 4, 2013, pp. 735–47. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23608523. Accessed 17 June 2023.