What did the Radio Act of 1927 establish?

• A. Federal Radio Commission
• B. Federal Communications Commission
• C. National Public Radio
• D. Radio Licensing Board

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that the Radio Act of 1927 created a federal regulator to manage the growing radio spectrum. Because airwaves were scarce and interfering signals were causing chaos, the act established the Federal Radio Commission to license stations, assign frequencies, and set rules so stations could operate without stepping on each other. This laid the groundwork for orderly broadcasting and the idea that stations must serve the public interest. The Federal Radio Commission later evolved into the Federal Communications Commission with the 1934 act, expanding regulation to all communications. National Public Radio is a public-radio network formed much later, not a regulatory body; there’s no separate “Radio Licensing Board” tied to this act; and the FCC itself was not created by this act but by the later law that restructured regulation.