Description |
xvi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297) and index. |
Contents |
Foreword / Lynn Christian, Bill Siemering -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. FM in radio's history -- 1. Creating a new system (before 1941) -- 2. War and evolution (1941-1945) -- 3. The dismal years (1945-1957) -- 4. Turnaround (1958-1965) -- 5. A sound alternative (1966-1980) -- 6. Dominance : FM is radio (1980-1995) -- 7. Clouds in the air (since 1995) -- Epilogue. Defining the context of FM -- Appendix A. AM, FM, and HD radio technology -- Appendix B. FM historical statistics, 1945-2002 -- Appendix C. Changing FM national coverage, 1949-2005 -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index. |
Subject |
Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History.
|
|
Radio broadcasting. |
|
United States. |
|
History. |
|
FM broadcasting -- United States -- History.
|
|
FM broadcasting. |
|
United States.
|
Added Author |
Keith, Michael C., 1945-
|
Other Form: |
Online version: Sterling, Christopher H., 1943- Sounds of change. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008 (OCoLC)651928792 |
ISBN |
9780807858882 paperback alkaline paper |
|
9780807832158 cloth alkaline paper |
|
0807832154 cloth alkaline paper |
|
0807858889 paperback alkaline paper |
|