Volksempfänger
Standardized simple radio receiver type made in Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Volksempfänger (German: [ˈfɔlks.ɛmˌpfɛŋɐ], “people’s receiver”) was a range of low-cost radio receivers produced in Nazi Germany, developed by engineer Otto Griessing at the request of Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda.
Its purpose was to make radio reception technology affordable to the general public. Goebbels realized the great propaganda potential of this relatively new medium and thus considered widespread availability of receivers highly important.