American Radio Networks: A History
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.

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American Radio Networks: A History
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.

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American Radio Networks: A History

American Radio Networks: A History

by Jim Cox
American Radio Networks: A History

American Radio Networks: A History

by Jim Cox

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786441921
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 07/15/2009
Pages: 236
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

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.

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     
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