This comprehensive study examines the case of AM stereo and subsequent technologies to demonstrate the FCC's evolution from stern to reluctant regulator. It also discusses emerging technologies, such as digital audio broadcasting, and their impact on the evolution of broadcast regulation. In the 1980s the FCC deregulated TV and radio, electing to set only technical operating parameters and allowing legal operation of any system that meets those minimal standards. Huff argues that this approach is likely to influence regulatory approaches to other new developments in broadcast technologies.
Examines the case of AM stereo and subsequent technologies to demonstrate the FCC's evolution from stern to reluctant regulator.| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Introduction |
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Learning from Broadcasting's Past |
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AM Stereo and the Marketplace |
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AM Stereo: The Wrath of Kahn |
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Digital Audio Broadcasting: A New Kind of Radio |
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Advanced Television from HDTV to DTV |
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The Grand Alliance and the Introduction of DTV |
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The FCC's Changing Regulatory Role |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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