(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 02/13 - Happy World Radio Day [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-13 Radio Telefunken Radio, a five letter word for a ton of things. Radio is, among other things, a chunk of the electromagnetic spectrum Not light, nor microwave radiation nor gamma rays, but related to them all. In fact, application of the Heisenberg wave equation can give the electron a place on the electromagnetic spectrum even though the acceleration of electric charges radiate radio, and changes of motion of electrons in a conductor is the manner by which we normally create radio waves. Heinrich Hertz proved they exist in 1886. Guglielmo Marconi developed and demonstrated the first device for using Radio for communication over distance in 1895 and sent the first known transatlantic signal in 1901. The first commercial broadcast, however, wasn't until 1920. THAT, in essence, is what radio is and is for, the communication of information over distances without the need for wires or physical contact. While seeking illustrations for this I found tons of pictures and portrayals of military persons and equipment and, of course, such communication is of great importance to the conduct of warfare, which, let's face it, is what the US is mostly all about, but that is a topic for another time. It is also of important in the realms or communication with ships and aircraft, and, in this day and age, quarterback and such as well. Radio, the word, can also designate equipment for sending and receiving said communications, and much more. There was am, fm, amateur (ham), shortwave, multiband and more.The communications themselves were radio and radio was both the medium and the message and, in its heyday, significantly shaped a culture and was in turn shaped by it. /Geezer mode on: Nobody could confuse news with entertainment there was Amos and Andy, Our Miss Brooks, The Breakfast Club and such, and then there was the news. Newscasters, unless working for straight up propaganda outlets such as Radio Marti, Voice of America, and the like, made a serious effort to get the facts right, though they might also spin it a bit. Sportscasters did not work to create controversy, but gave the warm up statistical overview, narrated the play by play, and then gave a factual and statistical wrap. Vin Scully and Jerry Dogget did not solicit or even accept calls. Sportstalk radio, like political talk shows did not exist. And then, there was music, and it was Radio Music and for many, that was mostly what radio was about: x YouTube Video So what was this radio music of which I spoke. Any kind or genre, classical, jazz, western swing, blues, honky tonk, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, mariachi, whatever, the genre didn't matter. What it was was a product of the medium. I, to this day, still prefer Radio music over the rest of the stuff out there. I mentioned this in an open thred years back generating this, truncated and edited exchange with a reader who goes by the name Shahryar: Moi: To me, a major test of a song, performer or genre is "Is it radio music?". Would you listen to it over and over and over if there were no visuals, no costumes, routines, choreography, bootie shaking, etc.? A lot of modern stuff fails. [Edit: - I forgot to mention true-tone] Shahryar: recently we listened to whatever they call "top 40" radio these days. After about 20 minutes I still hadn't heard a song. Your comment woke me up! Today's young listeners must all see the videos so when they hear a song on the radio they're picturing the dance steps, the cameo appearances, all of that...which I'm unaware of. So when I hear the songs I'm hearing them differently from those who listen regularly. Moi: how else to explain the popularity of some of this stuff. Some of it is definitely "no lyrics + no melody + can't sing anyway + hot chick/dude cavorting in sexy outfit". Radio Music, on the Radio, or on Vinyl, had credits for writers, composers, band members, and vocalists, but never for choreographers, costume designers, make-up artists and all that. It was just music, the beat, melody, bass line, hooks, lyrics, vocals, or harmonies grabbed and entertained you without any visual input needed. It's still, far and away, my music of choice, no specific genre, just radio music. /Geezer mode off: x YouTube Video - [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/13/2151723/-02-13-Happy-World-Radio-Day Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/