Government Regulation in the Radio Age

One of the most important forces influencing the formation of the radio industry would be government regulation and intervention in radio matters, because the government's control over the industry and the passage of several major acts concerning the radio would shape the radio to be what it is in our world today. Government regulation acts as a major force because given the government's power, they can have a lot control over an industry (like radio). If the government does not like the way things are happening, they have the power to step in and make changes. They can do this by passing laws which regulate what happens and how. The government had a major influence over the evolution of the radio system with their passing of the Radio Act of 1912 which required licensing to operate a radio station. This set up the radio system that would be in place in the 1920s. The government continued to pass regulations in the 20s, like the Radio Act of 1927, which established standard broadcast bands, that essentially formed the radio system that would last in our country to for decades to come.