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The 13 pages that link to Radio Act of 1927, each with the reason it gives.

• Radio broadcastingRelated: The act formalized public regulation as American broadcasting rapidly expanded.

• Mass mediaRelated: It shaped the licensing system governing a rapidly growing broadcast medium.

• BroadcastingRelated: It established federal oversight as competing stations crowded the airwaves.

• Federal Communications CommissionRelated: It created the commission that immediately preceded the FCC.

• Radio advertisingRelated: Federal regulation shaped the broadcast system in which radio advertising expanded.

• FM broadcastingRelated: It created the regulatory framework under which broadcast frequencies were assigned.

• Radio in the United StatesRelated: It responded to crowded frequencies by giving the federal government authority over broadcasting.

• Radio networkRelated: The act shaped the regulatory environment in which U.S. networks and stations operated.

• Golden Age of RadioRelated: The act imposed public-interest licensing rules as stations and interference multiplied.

• PayolaRelated: Its sponsorship rules helped frame later disputes over undisclosed payments for airplay.

• Charles CoughlinRelated: The legal framework for radio licensing mattered as officials and broadcasters confronted Coughlin’s broadcasts.