1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455077903321

Autore

Sterling Christopher H. <1943-, >

Titolo

Stay tuned : a history of American broadcasting / / Christopher H. Sterling, John Michael Kittross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2002

ISBN

1-135-68511-8

1-282-32629-5

1-4106-0406-3

9786612326295

0-585-39926-3

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1006 p.)

Collana

LEA's communication series

Altri autori (Persone)

KittrossJohn M. <1929->

Disciplina

384.54/0973

Soggetti

Broadcasting - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 877-929) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS (CHRONOLOGICAL); ALTERNATE CONTENTS (TOPICAL); LIST OF BOXED FEATURES, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND TABLES; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION (2002); PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION (1990); PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION (1978); ABOUT THE AUTHORS; CHAPTER 1 THE CONTEXT OF BROADCASTING; CHAPTER 2 THE PREHISTORY OF BROADCASTING (TO 1919); CHAPTER 3 THE BEGINNINGS OF BROADCASTING (1920-1926); CHAPTER 4 THE COMING OF COMMERCIALISM (1926-1933); CHAPTER 5 RADIO'S GOLDEN AGE (1934-1941); CHAPTER 6 RADIO GOES TO WAR (1941-1945); CHAPTER 7 ERAOF GREAT CHANGE (1945-1952)

CHAPTER 8 THE AGE OF TELEVISION (1952-1960)CHAPTER 9 ACCOMMODATION AND ADJUSTMENT (1961-1976); CHAPTER 10 CHALLENGE AND COMPETITION (1977-1988); CHAPTER 11 A NEW MARKETPLACE (1988-2001); CHAPTER 12 LESSONS FROM THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE; APPENDIX A: A SHORT CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING; APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY; APPENDIX C: HISTORICAL STATISTICS ON ELECTRONIC MEDIA; APPENDIX D: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

Since its initial publication in 1978, Stay Tuned has been recognized as the most comprehensive and useful single-volume history of American broadcasting and electronic media available. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring the story of American broadcasting forward to the 21st century, affording readers not only the history of the most important and pervasive institution affecting our society, but also providing a contextual transition to the Internet and other modern media.   The enthusiasm of authors Christopher H. Sterling and John Michael Kittr

2.

Record Nr.

UNICASLO10346839

Titolo

2: D-H / Frederic G. Cassidy, chief editor ; Joan Houston Hall, associate editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, : The Belknap press of Harvard University press, 1991

ISBN

067420512X

Descrizione fisica

XV, 1175 p. : c. geogr. ; 29 cm.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia