TY - BOOK AU - Cox,Jim TI - Radio after the golden age: the evolution of American broadcasting since 1960 SN - 9780786474349 (softcover : alk. paper) AV - PN1991.3.U6 C68 2013 U1 - 384.540973 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers KW - Radio broadcasting KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - 21st century N1 - 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -