U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Jan. 13: First Radio Broadcast
Posted on: Thursday, 12 January 2006, 09:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature for Jan. 13 from the U.S. Census Bureau:
FRIDAY, JAN. 13: FIRST RADIO BROADCAST
Profile America - Friday, Jan. 13. It's said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Take the word "wireless," for example. On this day in 1910, a small handful of New Yorkers were thrilled to hear the sound of opera star Enrico Caruso on the earphones of their homemade radio receivers -- coming not over a wire, but through the air. This first radio broadcast to the public was the work of a young genius named Lee DeForest. Today, "wireless" is again a buzzword, with wireless connection to the Internet and the rapidly growing popularity of cell phones, now carried by nearly 160 million Americans -- about 55 percent of the population. And more and more of the nation's nearly 11,000 radio stations send their programs over the Internet. Find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http:/ /www.census.gov.
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Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at 301-763-2812, fax at 301- 457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.
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