Chuck

It was a social activity, listening to all the stuff that was on the radio, which is really important because—

I mean, that's definitely become fragmented and fractured today as it, you know, personal media has become like more and more available.

But that was like whatever was on the radio right then, probably whatever your parents wanted to listen to.

That's what the family was listening to.

Yeah.

Yeah, for better or worse.

I think by 1930, there were 40 percent of U.S.

homes had AM receivers.

Hopefully most of them had speakers.

Otherwise, they just sit there and look at it.

There were more than 600 radio stations in 1930.

Obviously, all of them AM.

But like we mentioned, FM came along pretty quickly in the 1930s and had a better sound.

But, you know, it just didn't take over until 1978.

I think by 1940, even 83 percent of the households in America.

I mean, that's really massive coverage had AM radio signals like, you know, being broadcast through their homes.

Yeah.

And you said, I mean, like FM was around, but people said, no, we're sticking with the AM.

One of the big reasons is because the FM receiver needs more power because of the way FM radio is pumped out.

And that was a big thing for a long time.