With the growing availability of TV and Internet, radios will soon become obsolete.

  Do you
agree or disagree?

The radio is an invention that came to popularity in the twentieth century.  Its technology
revolutionized the manner in which people communicated.  It is felt that although widespread
use of the traditional radio may diminish into the future, it is a device that will never disappear
completely.  This will be shown by looking at trends in the growing car radio market and
modern changes in the form of media that radios broadcast.

Firstly, as growing global affluence spurs demand for cars, radio use will also grow.  For
example, the booming vehicle market in China is causing an equally significant boom in radio
set use.  This is not a trend isolated to China; vehicle buyers everywhere are purchasing cars
equipped with radio sets.  Thus, this example clearly debunks the idea that radio use will be
eradicated in the coming years.

In addition to this, changes to the content found on radio shows is creating new audiences and
renewing the purpose of traditional radio sets.  For instance, most Canadian radio stations
today are live call-in shows.  These sorts of shows have developed stable audiences over the
last ten years, as this sort of entertainment is difficult to replicate using a television or the
Internet.  Thus, as this form of radio use will not shrink into the foreseeable future, it can be
concluded that radios themselves will not become obsolete.

As the above evidence makes clear, radios will continue to hold a steady share of the global
media market.  It is assumed that this will hold true in the years to come.