Public Radio and Television in America A Political History

Name: Public Radio and Television in America A Political History
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ISBN: 9780803954076

ISBN-10: 0803954077

ISBN-13: 9780803954076

Edition: 1996

Authors: Ralph Engelman

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Engelman examines the origins, evolution and politics behind the development of the major noncommercial radio and television institutions in the United States - National Public Radio, Radio Pacifica and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Book details

List price: $151.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/22/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.06" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Introduction


The Politics of Public Radio and Television



Prologue, 1914-1945


The Public Origins of American Broadcasting


The Defeat of the Broadcast Reform Movement of the 1930s



Public Radio


Pacifica Radio


The Vision of Lewis K Hill


The Spread of Community Radio and Pacifica's Institutional Crisis


National Public Radio


The Vision of William H Siemering


Public Radio


From Supplemental to Primary Service



Public Television


The Foundation Years


The Government Years


The Corporate Years



Community Television


Public Access


The Vision of George Stoney


The Struggle over the Future of Community TV



Conclusion


The Mystification of the Public Sphere in the History of American Broadcasting


The Attack of the Right and the Future of Public Radio and Television