The Educational Roots of Broadcasting in the U.S.

Abstract

This paper illustrates the conception of educational broadcasting in the U.S. and its implication for the Internet age today. Around 1910 to 1920, the term “educational broadcasting” was coined by a land-grant university experimenting with wireless-communication in the U.S. Educational broadcasting further shaped the public broadcasting system in the U.S. A university involvement with broadcasting development also led to create an ordinary yet underrated concept, “broadcasting media = a great way to disseminate ideas and knowledge.” This conept has been inherited to U.S. non-profit media and still relevant to internet age today.