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College Station, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas A&M University Press, 1998. M5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book has some wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. This interesting, well-written book has more than nostalgia value; it offers understanding of the amateur efforts, entrepreneurial innovations, and government regulation that have marked the development of the Texas airwaves.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Texas Signs on: The Early Days of Radio and Television Hardcover - 1998
by Richard Schroeder
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- Title Texas Signs on: The Early Days of Radio and Television
- Author Richard Schroeder
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-05
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780890968130 / 0890968136
- Weight 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 9.51 x 6.35 x 1.01 in (24.16 x 16.13 x 2.57 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Texas
- Library of Congress subjects Broadcasting - Texas - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-46657
- Dewey Decimal Code 384.540
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Hardback. New. For some eighty years the airwaves of Texas have buzzed. Richard Schroeder traces the first fifty years of the development of broadcasting in the state from its inception through the formation of commercial stations, to the regulation of the airwaves by the federal government beginning in 1928, and beyond. He describes programming, financing, network development, and anti-regulation protest broadcasts. Throughout, the story is spiced with anecdotes and the colorful personalities that have filled the state's airwaves (and business boardrooms) for seven decades: Dizzy Dean, Cactus Pryor, Amon Carter, Harold Hough's inception of ringing a cowbell on WBAP, sportscaster Bud Sherman, Gordon McLendon, Bob Wills, the Light Crust Doughboys, pirate radio stations, and many others. Schroeder even explains the absence of channel 1 from the old rotary VHF dials. In his engaging narrative, Schroeder offers an insight into the challenges both radio and television faced along the way and how…
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