ABSTRACT
From the inception of radio broadcasting, the medium has inspired aninteresting (and recently a growing, though still limited) range of studies by both scholars and journalists. Continued attention from such government agencies as the Federal Radio Commission and Federal Communication Commission make it abundantly clear that the medium has been viewed as a significant cultural part of the nation. From the earliest broadcasts, radio was expected by many to serve an egalitarian function in the world. To that end the medium was intended (by regulators if not broadcasters) to operate as a public trustee with an obligation to address the needs of its growing audience.
