When I was little I used to believe that when the NPR station said "this program is brought to you by you, our listeners," I thought that they were talking about a kind benefactor named U.R. Listeners who always sponsered public radio.
A childhood belief about radio

others believed things like this
- I used to wonder how they managed to fit the orchestra into the radio station.
— sally - I used to think that when a song finished on the radio it would play again on the next station— Maria
- I used to believe that if you spoke into the speakers that they would hear it at the radio station. — natalie
- I used to wonder what kind of insect "uncles" were named after.
I had "Ants" figured out.— Kimberly in AZ - i used to believe that public houses were just houses were the public could go and liveAnon
- when i was growing up i had two imaginary friends. One was named Jennifer, the other was named Onion.— Tessica