While writing my next book… Yes, there is life after MadScam! I’ve been doing some research on when commercial radio first reared its ugly head. I remember reading somewhere a few years ago that the first commercial radio station actually went on air in New Zealand in the early twenties, at a time when the population was outnumbered ten to one by sheep. I haven’t been able to corroborate that. But I know for a fact that the first paid for commercial in the US aired on WEAF New York in August of 1922. But what’s really interesting is that apparently in 1893, the Hungarian telephone "broadcast" service reportedly sold a series of 12 second spots between the news and musical segments for the equivalent of (US) $0.50. But as that was via the telephone… i.e. wires, rather than wireless, does that count? I guess it does if you consider that all we’re talking about here is the media, rather than the message. Kinda like the Internet today.
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You can buy 100 radio spots for $50. But they're all in Hungarian!
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