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'''Radios''' are simple devices used to relay or receive sound over a short distance using radio waves. They are useful for communicating on a planetary level but not on a solar scale because the time delay becomes greater the further a target is removed. Most civilizations stop using radios when they move into [[space]]. Some never develop radios because there [[planet]] does not support the right conditions for them to be used.
'''Radios''' are communication devices that transmit or receive sound over a short distance using radio waves.


Alternatively; the name ''radio'' can also be used to describe any device that is capable of transmitting or receiving sound.
In [[1938]], [[Orson Welles]] broadcast a [[radio]] play adaptation of ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Invaders from Mars]]'')
 
Circa [[1969]], radios manufactured by [[International Electromatics]] played a part in the [[Mondasian Cyberman|Cybermen]]'s plans to invade [[Earth]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion]]'')
 
A few years later, the [[Nestene]] attempted to use radio waves to materialise on Earth, but were defeated by [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Master]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'')
 
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Radios are communication devices that transmit or receive sound over a short distance using radio waves.

In 1938, Orson Welles broadcast a radio play adaptation of The War of the Worlds. (BFA: Invaders from Mars)

Circa 1969, radios manufactured by International Electromatics played a part in the Cybermen's plans to invade Earth. (DW: The Invasion)

A few years later, the Nestene attempted to use radio waves to materialise on Earth, but were defeated by Third Doctor and the Master. (DW: Terror of the Autons)

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