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Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos (2013) 29 (2): 335–365.
Published: 01 August 2013
... industries. From the beginning, communications specialists used radio for state and nation building, especially in the hinterlands. The Revolution briefly shifted the focus of wireless experts away from the frontiers and toward warfare; however, the upheaval actually expanded the number of wireless devices...
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This essay explores the development of wireless communications from radiotelegraphy to broadcasting. An under analyzed and important topic, Porfirian and revolutionary wireless officials and policies laid the foundation for Mexico’s powerful broadcasting and telecommunications industries. From the beginning, communications specialists used radio for state and nation building, especially in the hinterlands. The Revolution briefly shifted the focus of wireless experts away from the frontiers and toward warfare; however, the upheaval actually expanded the number of wireless devices and technicians. These professionals subsequently became essential figures in communications projects carried out during the presidencies of Venustiano Carranza and Álvaro Obregón, as well as during the rise of broadcasting in the 1920s. El presente ensayo analiza el desarrollo de las radiocomunicaciones, desde la radiotelegrafía hasta la radiodifusión. El tema ha sido poco analizado, pero es importante: los oficiales y las políticas de radiocomunicación porfiristas y revolucionarios sentaron las bases de las poderosas industrias de la radio y la telecomunicación en México. Desde un principio, especialistas en comunicaciones utilizaron la radio para la construcción del estado y la nación, especialmente en las fronteras del país. La revolución desplazó brevemente la atención de los expertos lejos de las fronteras y hacia la guerra; sin embargo, el levantamiento no hizo sino aumentar el número de aparatos y técnicos de radiocomunicación. Más adelante, estos profesionales se convertirían en figuras esenciales en proyectos de comunicación emprendidos durante las presidencias de Venustiano Carranza y Álvaro Obregón, así como durante el florecimiento de la radiodifusión en la década de 1920.