LEADER 02959nam 22006374a 450 001 9910449695603321 005 20211005080747.0 010 $a0-8147-8477-1 010 $a0-8147-9518-8 010 $a1-4294-1489-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000006673 035 $a(EBL)2081704 035 $a(OCoLC)913695147 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000233643 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202641 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233643 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10234817 035 $a(PQKB)10544076 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2081704 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2081704 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032567 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3025568 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3025568 035 $a(OCoLC)928197658 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000006673 100 $a20010521d2001 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRebels on the air$b[electronic resource] $ean alternative history of radio in America /$fJesse Walker 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (326 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-9382-7 311 $a0-8147-9381-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 285-312) and index. 327 $a""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""l Joea???s Garage""; ""2 The First Broadcasters""; ""3 Siberia""; ""4 The a???60s""; ""5 Into the a???70s""; ""6 Money from Washington""; ""7 Free Radio Abroad""; ""8 American Pirates""; ""9 Micro Radio: Every Man a DJ""; ""10 The FCCa???s Wars""; ""11 CB, the Internet, and Beyond""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" 330 $a 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 606 $aRadio broadcasting$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aRadio broadcasting policy$zUnited States 606 $aAmateur radio stations$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRadio broadcasting$xHistory. 615 0$aRadio broadcasting policy 615 0$aAmateur radio stations 676 $a384.54/0973 700 $aWalker$b Jesse$f1970-$01042939 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449695603321 996 $aRebels on the air$92467580 997 $aUNINA