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Radio after the golden age : the evolution of American broadcasting since 1960 / Jim Cox.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013Description: x, 254 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780786474349 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 384.540973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1991.3.U6 C68 2013
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.
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.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 384.540973 CO RA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0049336

"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.

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.

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