In 2001, 96.7% of Ohio's occupied housing units had telephones.
Many of the state's radio stations were established in the early 1920s, when the growth of radio broadcasting was fostered by the availability of low-priced sets manufactured by Crosley Radio of Cincinnati. In 2003 there were 44 major AM stations, 158 major FM stations, and 42 commercial and 12 noncommercial television stations. The Cleveland area had 1,479,020 television households, 72% of which received cable. The Cincinnati area had 820,000 television households, 64% receiving cable. Finally, of the Columbus area's 757,860 television-viewing families, 66% watched cable. A total of 168,083 Internet domain names were registered in Ohio in 2000.