Radio USA network

The Radio USA network, more commonly referred to as Radio USA, was a group of nationally syndicated radio stations operating across the United States of America before the Great War.
==Background==
Beginning as a local station in Philadelphia, the original station partnered with or founded stations across the United States, and the network was formally founded in 2053 despite having unofficially existed for several years. The name Radio USA was adopted in 2057 after the network had established stations in every state, and continued to expand. While a national network, Radio USA gave its local stations plenty of freedom in their programming. This wide coverage made them a popular news and entertainment station, with Radio USA reporters covering everything from local community events such as Christmas Carols to national elections and eventually the ongoing Sino-American War. Radio USA Anchorage famously live broadcasted the Chinese invasion of the city in 2066, up until People's Liberation Army soldiers stormed the station.
Despite their wide spanning national network, Radio USA did not fully displace local stations, many of which continued to broadcast, and new ones founded, during the network's lifetime. Having enjoyed market dominance of the national radio circuit for nearly twenty years, Radio USA executives paid little attention when the Galaxy News Network, who before then had primarily been focused on television, created Galaxy News Radio in the early 2070's. 
After GNR rapidly displaced Radio USA, the companies came to an agreement. In exchange for Galaxy News halting the expansion of their radio network, Radio USA agreed to broadcast their news segments on all their stations and cease operating on the East Coast and in cities that already had Galaxy News Radio stations, such as Boston and Washington D.C. While this deal was heavily in the Galaxy News Network's favor, both networks coverage spoke positively of the deal, leading many unaffiliated outlets to speculate there was more to the agreement than either network was willing to say publicly. 
After the Great War, the Radio USA network ceased to exist, although some ghoulified staff continued operating their stations, and many wastelanders began new radio stations broadcasting from former Radio USA locations. Some of these wastelanders chose new names for their stations, while others continued to use the Radio USA name.
==Locations==
(Note: not an exhaustive list)
* Radio USA Anchorage
* Radio USA Boston (formerly - shuttered in GNN deal)
* Radio USA New York (formerly - shuttered in GNN deal)
* Radio USA Philadelphia
==See also==
* Radio USA Philadelphia, December 2076 Broadcast Schedule
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