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Transmitting the past : historical and cultural perspectives on broadcasting
Record details
- ISBN: 0817314539 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0817351752 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: viii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, c2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: p. [237]-243. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | From Marconi to Cop rock : an introduction to broadcasting history / Susan L. Brinson -- Radio Mars : the transformation of Marconi's popular image, 1919-1922 / Michael Brown -- The Davis Amendment and the federal Radio Act of 1927 : evaluating external pressures in policy making / Fritz Messere -- Wrestling with corporate identity : defining television programming strategy at NBC, 1945-1950 / Chad Dell -- The importance of colorization of motion pictures and syndicated television programs to broadcasting, 1985-1990 / Douglas Ferguson -- WAPI : entertainment and sports broadcasting at an educational radio station in the 1920s / Samuel J. Brumbeloe and J. Emmett Winn -- Femmes boff program toppers : women break into prime time, 1943-1948 / Michele Hilmes -- Space and the speed of sound : mobile media, 1950s broadcasting, and suburbia / Matthew A. Killmeier -- Cop rock reconsidered : formula, fragments, failure, and foreshadowing in genre evolution / George Plasketes -- Sex, society, and double standards in Cheers / Heather Hundley. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLS | 384.5409 TRA 2005 | 31291002790838 | ALACIRC | Available | - |
