DESERET NEWS, May 6, 1922: A flash of electrical fireworks, followed by a dull hum of generating energy and mysterious messages took flight for 1,000 miles in every direction from the top of the Deseret News Building promptly at 3 o'clock this afternoon. High above the drone of Salt Lake street traffic, the News radio operator, H. Carter Wilson, set his wonderful scientific radio apparatus in operation.
The dedication of the great scientific triumph was indeed simple compared to the vast significance of the innovation . . ."Hello. Hello. Hello. This is KZN, KZN, the Deseret News, Salt Lake City, calling: KZN calling. Greetings! The Deseret News sends its greeting to all of you, far and wide."
With the introduction of radio to the Salt Lake area, a new entertainment medium took off. Daily schedules of programs, including "Mammy" and musical offerings held audiences glued to their "receivers." At the same time, a new genre of advertising grew up for "radiophone receiving sets."