Does radio have a future?
Trends in North American radio
Barry KieflCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Radio and the telephone are the oldest of the electronic communications media. These two media first made their appearance in a large number of North American homes during the 1920s. While the telephone is fast evolving from a wired device to a wireless one, radio has always been a wireless medium and therein lies its most important asset for consumers.
Radio is a portable, useanywhere information appliance. Attempts have been made to turn radio into a wired, fixedplace medium, e.g., Muzac, cable audio and,...