Radio after the golden age :
Cox, Jim, 1939-
Radio after the golden age : the evolution of American broadcasting since 1960 / Jim Cox. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2013. - x, 254 p. : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
9780786474349 (softcover : alk. paper)
2013034590
Radio broadcasting--History--United States--20th century.
Radio broadcasting--History--United States--21st century.
PN1991.3.U6 / C68 2013
384.540973
Radio after the golden age : the evolution of American broadcasting since 1960 / Jim Cox. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2013. - x, 254 p. : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"--
9780786474349 (softcover : alk. paper)
2013034590
Radio broadcasting--History--United States--20th century.
Radio broadcasting--History--United States--21st century.
PN1991.3.U6 / C68 2013
384.540973