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S1 Ep1 |Against the backdrop of radio’s Golden Age, Empire of the Air tells the history of radio.
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SCETV Passport
This video is only available in SCETV Passport, a member benefit that provides on-demand access to a rich library of PBS programs.
Log in to Watch OnlineEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Against the backdrop of radio’s “Golden Age,” Empire of the Air tells the history of radio
About Empire of the Air
For fifty years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” Empire of the Air examines the lives of three remarkable men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity combined in unexpected and often tragic ways.
Extras
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A Land of Listeners
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Developing FM Radio
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The Titanic Disaster
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Power of Sound