D Gomery
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2008
9781405122818
History of Broadcasting in the United States – Captivating Channels
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Gebonden, 380 blz.
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John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9781405122818
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This powerful history of broadcasting in the United States goes beyond traditional accounts to explore the field s important social, political, and cultural ramifications. It examines how broadcasting has been organized as a business throughout much of the 20th century, and focuses on the aesthetics of programming over the years.
Surveys four key broadcasting periods from 1921 to 1996, drawing on a range of new sources to examine recent changes in the field, including coverage of the recent impact of cable TV and home video
Includes new data from collections at the Library of Congress and the Library of American Broadcasting
Ideal for anyone seeking a readable history of the field, offering the most current coverage available
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Inhoudsopgave
List of Illustrations vi
<p>Preface: Why a History of Broadcasting in the USA? ix</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xvii</p>
<p>Introduction: Broadcasting s Beginning: The Big Bang 1</p>
<p>Part I: The Network Radio Era, 1921 1950 1</p>
<p>1. Industrial Innovation and Diffusion: The Radio Networks 13</p>
<p>2. Radio s Social, Cultural, and Political Impact: The First Mass Medium 38</p>
<p>3. The Development of a New Aesthetic: Sounds 71</p>
<p>Part II: Transition, 1945 1957 105</p>
<p>4. TV Replaces Radio in the Living Room 107</p>
<p>5. Radio Reinvents Itself: Top 40 and Beyond 142</p>
<p>Part III: Network Television Dominates, 1958 1982 165</p>
<p>6. CBS, NBC, and ABC Covering the USA 167</p>
<p>7. Network TV s Social, Cultural, and Political Impact 197</p>
<p>8. The Genre Machine: From Maverick to M∗A∗S∗H 231</p>
<p>Part IV: Contemporary History, 1982 1996 279</p>
<p>9. Radio: The FM Era 281</p>
<p>10. Television: Remote Control Paradise 299</p>
<p>Epilogue: Still a Broadcasting Nation: 1996 and into the Future 338</p>
<p>Appendix: Sorry, Wrong Number 346</p>
<p>Index 353</p>
<p>Preface: Why a History of Broadcasting in the USA? ix</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xvii</p>
<p>Introduction: Broadcasting s Beginning: The Big Bang 1</p>
<p>Part I: The Network Radio Era, 1921 1950 1</p>
<p>1. Industrial Innovation and Diffusion: The Radio Networks 13</p>
<p>2. Radio s Social, Cultural, and Political Impact: The First Mass Medium 38</p>
<p>3. The Development of a New Aesthetic: Sounds 71</p>
<p>Part II: Transition, 1945 1957 105</p>
<p>4. TV Replaces Radio in the Living Room 107</p>
<p>5. Radio Reinvents Itself: Top 40 and Beyond 142</p>
<p>Part III: Network Television Dominates, 1958 1982 165</p>
<p>6. CBS, NBC, and ABC Covering the USA 167</p>
<p>7. Network TV s Social, Cultural, and Political Impact 197</p>
<p>8. The Genre Machine: From Maverick to M∗A∗S∗H 231</p>
<p>Part IV: Contemporary History, 1982 1996 279</p>
<p>9. Radio: The FM Era 281</p>
<p>10. Television: Remote Control Paradise 299</p>
<p>Epilogue: Still a Broadcasting Nation: 1996 and into the Future 338</p>
<p>Appendix: Sorry, Wrong Number 346</p>
<p>Index 353</p>
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