The
Radio Act of 1912 is a
United States federal law that mandated that all radio stations in the United States be licensed by the federal government, as well as mandating that seagoing vessels continuously monitor
distress frequencies. The original bill was initiated during the investigations following the
sinking of the Titanic. The act set a precedent for international and federal legislation of
wireless communications. It was followed by the
Radio Act of 1927.