| Main Title: |
Changing stations : the story of Australian commercial radio / Bridget Griffen-Foley. |
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| Author: |
Griffen-Foley, Bridget, 1970-
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| Imprint: |
University of New South Wales Press, 2009. |
| Collation: |
xiv, 529 p. : ill., portraits, pbk ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
Contents: Part 1: The industry. 1. The birth of a hybrid -- 2. The wallflower years -- 3. From scarcity to abundance. Part 2: The programs. 4. From ?Uncle Frank? to ?Mamma Lena?: Radio and community -- 5. Parrots and patrols: Radio and social service -- 6. Radio ministries: Religious broadcasting -- 7. The ?golden age? of entertainment ! = and beyond -- 8. From community singing to rock ?n roll -- 9. Sporting chances -- 10. ?First with the news?: From news to talkback -- 11. ?It?s a radio election? -- 12. ?Dial-in democracy?: Talkback, news and politics. Postscript. Appendices: A. Regulatory timeline -- B. Commercial radio licences -- C. Sydney program guides, 1938-2008. |
| Subject: |
Radio
Broadcasting and broadcasters
Australia
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| ISBN: |
9780868409184 (pbk.) |
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