ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses a particular view of radio in Weimar Germany as it was expressed by The New York Times. A cultural inquiry into the rise of radio in Germany suggests a re-examination of the dominant historical discourse by shifting attention to the existence of broadcasting as a social process in the narrative of a foreign culture. The increased coverage of German broadcasting by The New York Times coincides with the popularity of radio among Germans, which was well established by the end of 1924. The Times addresses the problems of applying free-market standards to the sale of radio sets in Germany in a report about press reactions to imports from the United States. The strategies of German theater management for increasing attendance are more innovative than those of their American counterparts, and the Times report the effort to boost attendance in Germany.
