{"id":2268,"date":"2017-10-12T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T20:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seatup.com\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2025-03-05T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:23:14","slug":"history-of-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seatup.com\/blog\/history-of-media\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Media in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text el_class=”.blogpostfont” max_width=”1000″ css=”.vc_custom_1741187911386{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}” text_direction=”default”]\n

We hear the term media used quite a bit in referring to the reporting of events to the public. We consume media daily from the comfort of our home media room sectional<\/a>, but what is media, and where did it start? The media has had a long and interesting history of reporting on important events, helping to inform the public.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text el_class=”.blogpostfont” max_width=”1000″ css=”.vc_custom_1741187944822{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” text_direction=”default”]\n

Where did the media begin?<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”.blogpostfont” max_width=”1000″ text_direction=”default” css=”.vc_custom_1741188022096{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”]\n

Radio – To be Listened to as You Work From Your Home Theater Loveseat<\/a><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”.blogpostfont” max_width=”1000″ text_direction=”default”]\n

In 1920, one of the earliest commercial radio stations, KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, received the first federal license to broadcast over the radio airwaves. The addition of radio to the ranks of media allowed broadcasters the ability to bring audio into the homes of listeners. This gave immediate access to the events of the day; people no longer had to wait until accounts of these events were published. Instead, families could gather on their living room couch or home theater seating<\/a> and listen to nightly news broadcasts, radio shows, and popular music.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text el_class=”.blogpostfont” max_width=”1000″ text_direction=”default” css=”.vc_custom_1741188108188{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”]\n

Television Broadcasting – A Media Revolution Brought Right to Your Leather Recliner<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”.blogpostfont” max_width=”1000″ text_direction=”default”]\n

In 1927, Philo T. Farnsworth created the first electronic television. This led to the creation of broadcast outlets that could create programming that could be sent to television sets in the home and consumed by the public in the comfort of their home as they relaxed in their leather entertainment recliner<\/a>. In the 1930s, outlets such as RCA and CBS began creating programming for the public. The advent of television became one of the best outlets to reach the public by broadcasting both sound and pictures of events. Television quickly became a media that had the most profound impact on the world.<\/p>\n