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Out of the dark : a history of radio and rural America / Steve Craig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Craig, Steve, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in rural development--United States.
- Communication in rural development.
- Radio in rural development--United States.
- Radio in rural development.
- United States--Rural conditions.
- United States.
- Rural conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 228 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- In the 1920s, the USDA asked farmers about the impact the new medium of radio was having on their lives. One farmer summed it up: "Radio brought me out of the dark."
- Contents:
- "Out of the dark"
- "Toward a satisfactory and regular service" : the beginnings of rural radio
- "So many good programs" : rural listeners and the networks
- Clears, regionals, and locals : radio stations and rural service
- Radio in the rural home
- Connecting to the world : news, politics, and religion
- For farm and home : agricultural broadcasting
- Radio advertising and the rural consumer
- Postwar changes : rural radio in the age of television
- The legacy of rural radio.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780817316631
- 0817316639
- OCLC:
- 301705271
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