George H. Douglas

The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Precisely how and why radio developed as it did is a fascinating story, told with authority in this book. Of interest to both the specialist and the general reader, this history concentrates on the years between 1920 and 1930 in the United States when radio was rapidly growing and changing. It covers all important areas in the development of the radio industry: business, programming, regulation, finance, the manufacturing of radio sets and equipment, the development of technology, the rise of networks, and the flowering of radio as a medium of entertainment and news.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9780786411993
• ISBN-10: 0786411996
• Artikelnr.: 22146197

Autorenporträt

George H. Douglas, a retired English professor, has written a number of books about American people and places. He lives in Champaign, Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
KDKA
2.
The Radio Rage
3.
Up from the Crystal Set
4.
The Rise of the Radio Announcer
5.
A Million Sets Are Sold
6.
The Beckoning Hand of Advertising
7.
The Wavelength Wars
8.
The Birth of Radio News
9.
Sportscasting in the Twenties 10.
Networks 11.
The Educational Stations 12.
Classical Radio Music: The Cultural Windfall 13.
The Sounds of Popular Music
14.
The Expanding Broadcast Day 15.
"Amos 'n' Andy" 16.
Radio Reprise Notes Bibliography Index