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Author:

Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth A., 1954-

Title:

Waves of opposition : labor and the struggle for democratic radio / Elizabeth Fones-Wolf.

Publisher:

University of Illinois Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

viii, 307 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Labor unions and radio--United States--History--20th century.
Labor unions--History--United States--History--20th century.
Mass media and business--United States--History--20th century.
Radio broadcasting--Political aspects--United States--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-300) and index.

Contents:

Putting class on the air : initial forays into labor and business broadcasting -- Labor radio : a catalyst for social change in Depression-era America -- Codes of silence : censoring labor on the airwaves -- "The air belongs to the people" : breaking the NAB code -- Protecting listeners' rights : radio reform, 1945-48 -- Competing voices : business and labor in local postwar broadcasting -- Union voices in a "wilderness of conservatism".

Series:

The history of communication

ISBN:

9780252073649 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0252073649 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780252031199 (cloth : alk. paper)
0252031199 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)62872800
(OCoLC)70844394

LCCN:

2006000327

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)