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Radio after the golden age : the evolution of American broadcasting since 1960 / Jim Cox.
Van Pelt Library PN1991.3.U6 C68 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cox, Jim, 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radio broadcasting--United States--History--20th century.
- Radio broadcasting.
- Radio broadcasting--United States--History--21st century.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 254 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
- Summary:
- "What became of radio after its Golden Age ended about 1960? Much has transpired.Disc jockeys, narrowcasting, the FM band, satellites, automation, talk, ethnicity, media empires, Internet streaming, and gadgets galore. Deregulation, payola, HD radio, pirate radio, fall of transcontinental networks, the rise of local stations, conglomerate ownership, and radio's future landscape are examined in detail"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The best of times
- The goose, the egg and the evil eye
- At last, wireless for real
- From Victrola to payola
- Power shift fuels fine-tuning
- Escalating the continuum
- Narrowcasting: a captive audience
- Talk is cheap
- Theater of the mind deja vu
- Satellites and automated dialing
- Pillaging the public airwaves
- Multicolored radio
- An acoustical smorgasbord
- Tune in again tomorrow.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786474349
- 0786474343
- OCLC:
- 830367188
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