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Stay tuned : a concise history of American broadcasting

Title
Stay tuned : a concise history of American broadcasting / Christopher H. Sterling and John M. Kittross.
Author
Sterling, Christopher H., 1943-
Publication
Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., [1978], ©1978.

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Additional Authors
Kittross, John M., 1929-
Description
xiv, 562 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Broadcasting > United States > History
  • Radiodiffusion > États-Unis > Histoire
  • Broadcasting
  • Geschichte
  • Rundfunk
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-550) and index.
Contents
The Context of broadcasting -- The prehistory of broadcasting -- The beginning of broadcasting -- The coming of commercialism -- Radio's golden age (1934-1941) -- Radio goes to war (1941-1945) -- Era of great change (1945-1952) -- The age of television (1952-1960) -- Accommodation and adjustment (1961-1977) -- Lessons from the past for the future -- Appendix A: A short chronology of American broadcasting -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Appendix C: Historical statistics on broadcasting -- Appendix D: Selected bibliography.
ISBN
  • 0534005144
  • 9780534005146
LCCN
77010628
OCLC
  • ocm03204399
  • 3204399
  • SCSB-9215857
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries