Behind the Tube: A History of Broadcasting Technology and BusinessTells the story of the unseen foundation of modern radio, television, and cable - the technology that enables programming to reach an audience. |
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Page 189
... cost of a television station was many times more that of a radio station . For example , the cost of a single image orthicon camera system , or " chain , " was about $ 15,000 . This sum was sufficient to buy the equipment complement for ...
... cost of a television station was many times more that of a radio station . For example , the cost of a single image orthicon camera system , or " chain , " was about $ 15,000 . This sum was sufficient to buy the equipment complement for ...
Page 398
... cost of the failed launches could be spread over the cost of the successful ones by insurance and would increase their cost by 4 percent . For flights manned by professional test pilots who have knowingly accepted the high risks of ...
... cost of the failed launches could be spread over the cost of the successful ones by insurance and would increase their cost by 4 percent . For flights manned by professional test pilots who have knowingly accepted the high risks of ...
Page 445
... cost of video programs . Because of the higher cost of video programming , the replication cost is a smaller fraction of the total ( programming plus replication ) , and it is not as signifi- cant in determining the selling price . The high ...
... cost of video programs . Because of the higher cost of video programming , the replication cost is a smaller fraction of the total ( programming plus replication ) , and it is not as signifi- cant in determining the selling price . The high ...
Contents
THE ORIGINS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
AM RADIO BROADCASTING | 57 |
FM RADIO BROADCASTING | 113 |
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