Overview

This history of commercial radio networks in the United States provides a wealth of information on broadcasting from the 1920s to the present. It covers the four transcontinental webs that operated during the pre-television Golden Age, plus local and regional hookups, and the developments that have occurred in the decades since, including the impact of television, the rise of the disc jockey, the rise of talk radio and other specialized formats, implications of satellite technology and consolidation of networks and local stations.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jim Cox
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.422kg
ISBN:  

9780786441921

ISBN 10:   0786441925
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   15 July 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface: Fascination      1. The Net Rewards of Radioland: With the Twist of a Wrist      2. The Proceeds of Experimentation: Getting Ready to Play for Real      3. National Broadcasting Company: The House That Sarnoff Built      4. Columbia Broadcasting System: The House That Paley Built      5. Mutual Broadcasting System: The Network for All America      6. American Broadcasting Company: A Nobleman’s Dream      7. The Regional Hookups: Local Radio Gone Wide      8. Washington Watchdogs: Safeguarding the Airwaves      9. Remuneration: The Hardest Nut to Crack      10. Czar Wars: The Empire-Builders Fight Back      11. Halcyon Days: A Showtime Sampler      12. Sight Radio: No Renaissance for Imagination      13. The Spinmeisters: Rancor Among the Ranks      14. Raconteurial Resurgence: The Spielers Have Their Say      Epilogue: When You Wish Upon a Star      Appendix. Ex Chains: Webs of Extinction      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

an entertaining, informative history of the major radio networks and their programming. Recommended --<i>Choice</i>; Begun with 2002's <i>Say Goodnight Gracie</i>, and continue with 2008's <i>Sold on Radio</i>, the medium's best modern historian has capped the most well-written and informative history of radio in recent memory with this tome. This triumvirate of books should stand for some time as the definitive history of classic radio's beginning, maturation, and demise --<i>Old Time Radio Digest.</i>

"""an entertaining, informative history of the major radio networks and their programming. Recommended""--Choice; ""Begun with 2002's Say Goodnight Gracie, and continue with 2008's Sold on Radio, the medium's best modern historian has capped the most well-written and informative history of radio in recent memory with this tome. This triumvirate of books should stand for some time as the definitive history of classic radio's beginning, maturation, and demise""--Old Time Radio Digest."

Author Information

Jim Cox, a leading radio historian, is an award-winning author of numerous books on the subject. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

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