This book is a history of commercial broadcast radio networks in the United States 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, 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.
This book is a history of commercial broadcast radio networks in the United States 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, 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.
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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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
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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