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Radio after the golden age : the evolution of American broadcasting since 1960
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"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...
"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"--
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- Creator
- Jim Cox
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
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- x, 254 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780786474349, 0786474343
- OCLC
- ocn830367188
- 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