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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... profitability of stations during the war , there was a rash of applications for licenses immediately following it ... profitable . Affiliation with a major network was an eagerly sought after prize . Net- works had a near monopoly on ...
... profitability of stations during the war , there was a rash of applications for licenses immediately following it ... profitable . Affiliation with a major network was an eagerly sought after prize . Net- works had a near monopoly on ...
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... profitable . The number of commercial stations increased rather rapidly from 1965 to 1970 , when it reached another plateau of about two hundred . The industry finally became profitable in 1976 , although the profitability $ Billions ...
... profitable . The number of commercial stations increased rather rapidly from 1965 to 1970 , when it reached another plateau of about two hundred . The industry finally became profitable in 1976 , although the profitability $ Billions ...
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... profitable business from the subscriber fees . Cable systems were able to add an additional service to their systems ... profitable , and Turner bought out the operation . He went on to build a subscriber base of more than forty million ...
... profitable business from the subscriber fees . Cable systems were able to add an additional service to their systems ... profitable , and Turner bought out the operation . He went on to build a subscriber base of more than forty million ...
Contents
THE ORIGINS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
AM RADIO BROADCASTING | 57 |
FM RADIO BROADCASTING | 113 |
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