Long before television, there was radio. People depended on the radio not only for news, but also for entertainment. Families would gather around this contraption listening to their favorite programs or waiting to see who was going to be elected president that year. About 20 years later another similar invention came along; it was called the television. Although the television and radio were alike in many ways, in some ways they were very different. .
The radio was a source of news and information, as was the television. People would sit for hours and listen to their favorite shows and news programs on the radio. On Saturday mornings, kids would race to the radio to catch the early morning kids show. For some people, it was a great way to get the whole family together. Everyone would be sitting around using their imaginations, each one unique in its own way. .
When the television was invented, people could actually watch their favorite shows. This invention allowed the people to see for the first time what they had been imagining for so long. It also allowed them to have more feelings about what was going on around them in the world. Without television people could only dream of what was really taking place in the war. After people could see the real images of the war, it had a much more profound impact on them. .
The television and the radio were both used as a way for marketers to advertise their products. The television was much more effective in that aspect because the potential buyers could actually see the products they were supposed to be buying. With the radio, people could .
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only hear about the products, and didn't know what the products really looked like. It must have been hard for people to know if they really needed something, or even just wanted something, without being able to see it before they went to the store.
Televisions and radios were originally manufactured for the home.