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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812480903321

Titolo

The concise encyclopedia of American radio / / [edited by] Christopher H. Sterling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-17683-3

1-135-17684-1

1-282-63992-7

9786612639920

0-203-86355-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (965 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KeithMichael C. <1945->

O'DellCary

Disciplina

384.54097303

Soggetti

Radio - United States

Radio broadcasting - 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editors' Introduction; Acknowledgments to the 2003 Edition; Acknowledgments for this Volume; Reading About Radio; Advisers 2003 Edition; Contributors 2003 Edition; List of Entries; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The average American listens to the radio three hours a day. In light of recent technological developments such as internet radio, some argue that the medium is facing a crisis, while others claim we are at the dawn of a new radio revolution. The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio is an essential single-volume reference guide to this vital and evolving medium. It brings together the best and most important entries from the three-volume Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio, edited by Christopher Sterling.Comprised of more than 300 entries span