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Changing stations : the story of Australian commercial radio / Bridget Griffen-Foley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Griffen-Foley, Bridget, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radio--Law and legislation--Australia--History.
- Radio.
- Radio broadcasting--Social aspects--Australia.
- Radio broadcasting.
- Radio broadcasting--Social aspects.
- Radio--Law and legislation.
- Radio broadcasting policy.
- Radio programs.
- Community radio.
- History.
- Australia.
- Community radio--Australia--History.
- Radio programs--Australia.
- Radio broadcasting policy--Australia.
- Radio--Law and legislation--Australia.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 529 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney : UNSW Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- Following the development of the most pervasive medium in Australia, this is the first full-scale, national history of the country's commercial radio. From the experiments and schemes of the 1920s through the introduction of digital radio in 2009, this sweeping study moves from Sydney to Adelaide, Launceston to Cairns, Broken Hill to Albany. Exploring the varied programming genres of drama, music, quiz shows, sports, and politics, the in-depth research traces the engagement of commercial radio with various communities of Australian listeners. In addition, many of the iconic names of Australian radio are featured, including George Edwards, Grace Gibson, Jack Davey, Bob Dyer, Bob Rogers, Norman Banks, Andrea, Brian White, John Laws, and Alan Jones.
- Contents:
- The birth of a hybrid
- The wallflower years
- From scarcity to abundance
- From ʻUncle Frankʾ to ʻMamma Lenaʾ : radio and community
- Parrots and patrols : radio's social service
- Radio ministries : religious broadcasting
- The golden age of entertainment ... and beyond
- From community singing to rock ʻn roll
- Sporting chances
- First with the news : from news to talkback
- Itʾs a radio election
- Dial-in democracy : talkback, news, and politics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780868409184
- 0868409189
- OCLC:
- 405499061
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