<P> Until early 1922 , there were fewer than forty commercial stations broadcasting . But in mid-1922 , the so - called `` radio craze '' began , when several hundred new stations took to the airwaves , and thousands of people wanted to buy their own radio set . Even President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House . </P>
<P> Until early 1922 , there were fewer than forty commercial stations broadcasting . But in mid-1922 , the so - called `` radio craze '' began , when several hundred new stations took to the airwaves , and thousands of people wanted to buy their own radio set . Even President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House . </P>
when did the radio became a household item
when did the radio became a household item
mid-1922
mid-1922