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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808006803321

Autore

Walker Jesse <1970->

Titolo

Rebels on the air : an alternative history of radio in America / / Jesse Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8147-8477-1

0-8147-9518-8

1-4294-1489-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

384.54/0973

Soggetti

Radio broadcasting - United States - History

Radio broadcasting policy - United States

Amateur radio stations - United States

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. 285-312) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""l Joe�s Garage""; ""2 The First Broadcasters""; ""3 Siberia""; ""4 The �60s""; ""5 Into the �70s""; ""6 Money from Washington""; ""7 Free Radio Abroad""; ""8 American Pirates""; ""9 Micro Radio: Every Man a DJ""; ""10 The FCC�s Wars""; ""11 CB, the Internet, and Beyond""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Sommario/riassunto

Boring DJs who never shut up, and who don't even pick their own records. The same hits, over and over. A constant stream of annoying commercials. How did radio get so dull?   Not by accident, contends journalist and historian Jesse Walker. For decades, government and big business have colluded to monopolize the airwaves, stamping out competition, reducing variety, and silencing dissident voices. And yet, in the face of such pressure, an alternative radio tradition has tenaciously survived.   Rebels on the Air explores these overlooked chapters in American radio, revealing the legal barriers e