4. US Households With Radio By Region (1930-1950) (* Cost in 2004 dollars) Source: http://www.cas.unt.edu/~rscraig/pdfs/how%20america.pdf Year US Urban Rural Receiver $ 1930 40.3 50.0 26.9 $78 ($845*) 1940 82.8 91.7 69.6 $38 ($506*) 1950 95.7 97.2 92.7 $26 ($205*)
13. TV Set Sales (estimated) Source: http://www.tvhistory.tv/Annual_TV_Sales_39-59.JPG Year Total Cumulative 1939-1941 7,000 1950 6.1 million 9.7 million 1955 7.4 million 42.9 million 1959 5.8 million 67.1 million