[Margaret Pilkington]

I can't really answer your question other than to say that when I was growing up i didn't know anyone.....friend, family or neighbours who did not have a wireless.
Many people had a Relay set. These were one and threepence a week (although I remember it going up to one and sixpence) and had four stations on them.....light program, home service and third program(which was highbrow stuff) and I think the last program was the world service.

I remember going to the Relay shop on a Saturday morning with the money and the payment card.....I also used to take Mrs Calverts money too(I got threepence for doing this errand for her).
This thread has taken me back to a gentler time.....thank you for that.