Regular radio broadcasting in the USSR marks the centennial anniversary. On November 23, 1924, the first Soviet radio newspaper went on air.
In the Central Museum of Communications named after. A.S. Popova toldWhat was the first issue like? It lasted 45 minutes and contained 11 sections. The hosts introduced listeners to the latest news, talked about theater premieres and films, and introduced famous singer-songwriters on air.
Of course, there were some direct discussions with famous government figures. People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs Georgy Chicherin and People’s Commissar for Education Anatoly Lunacharsky congratulated listeners live on the release of the first “newspaper without paper”. They promised that soon a radio would appear in every settlement of the Soviet Union.
And by the beginning of the 1930s, the radio newspaper, which initially appeared four times a week, switched to twice-daily issues. Various topics also appeared – for workers, collective farmers, athletes, pioneers. Already from those early times, the programs were lively, an interesting news series was selected, listeners were invited into the conversation, they asked questions and answered them.
Since the summer of 1924, when it was published decree about private receiving radio stations, it was possible to listen to the news not only from street loudspeakers, but also without leaving home. With the advent of radio newspapers, people began to learn about new events even faster. As soon as a telegram with reports from abroad reached the editorial office, it was immediately read on the air.
You can learn about all this at the exhibition that was opened in the museum. Here are the first loudspeakers and home receivers, documents, and photographs.
And, by the way, in the hall of the history of postal communication of the museum, startups of Russian companies were presented – a dancing robot and augmented reality glasses, 3D printers and a digital darkroom, new developments and an anatomical atlas with high detail. In the Antechamber you can see an exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Smolny automatic telephone exchange – telephone sets, operational communication panels, headphones and shorthand shields. So the Central Museum named after. A.S. Popov’s century-old technology met with projects that are yet to firmly enter the life of Russia.
Source: rodina-history.ru