03542nam 22009014a 450 991078318880332120230607215022.00-8147-8477-10-8147-9518-81-4294-1489-810.18574/nyu/9780814795187(CKB)1000000000006673(EBL)2081704(OCoLC)913695147(SSID)ssj0000233643(PQKBManifestationID)11202641(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233643(PQKBWorkID)10234817(PQKB)10544076(MiAaPQ)EBC2081704(Au-PeEL)EBL2081704(CaPaEBR)ebr10032567(MiAaPQ)EBC3025568(Au-PeEL)EBL3025568(OCoLC)928197658(DE-B1597)548489(DE-B1597)9780814795187(EXLCZ)99100000000000667320010521d2001 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRebels on the air[electronic resource] an alternative history of radio in America /Jesse WalkerNew York New York University Pressc20011 online resource (326 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-9382-7 0-8147-9381-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-312) and index.""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"" 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 eRadio broadcastingUnited StatesHistoryRadio broadcasting policyUnited StatesAmateur radio stationsUnited States1960s.From.Jesse.Walker.alternative.amateurs.bare.broadcasting.community.exemplified.hidden.history.invented.lays.micro.movement.radio.stations.today.unlicensed.Radio broadcastingHistory.Radio broadcasting policyAmateur radio stations384.54/0973Walker Jesse1970-1570949MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783188803321Rebels on the air3844938UNINA