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9780868409184

Changing Stations The Story of Australian Commercial Radio

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  • ISBN13:

    9780868409184

  • ISBN10:

    0868409189

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-11-01
  • Publisher: NewSouth

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Summary

Radio is the most pervasive medium in Australia, being immediate, intimate and inexpensive. This sweeping national study covers the history of Australian commercial radio, from its beginnings to the introduction of digital radio.

Author Biography

Bridget Griffen-Foley is an associate professor, an Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, and the director of the Center for Media History at Macquarie University. Widely recognized as Australia’s leading media historian, she is the author of The House of Packer, Party Games, and Sir Frank Packer.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vi
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Abbreviationsp. xii
The Industry
The birth of a hybridp. 2
The wallflower yearsp. 43
From scarcity to abundancep. 83
The Programs
From 'Uncle Frank' to 'Mamma Lena': Radio and communityp. 118
Parrots and patrols: Radio's social servicep. 149
Radio ministries: Religious broadcastingp. 172
The golden age of entertainment … and beyondp. 206
From community singing to rock 'n' rollp. 245
Sporting chancesp. 283
'First with the news': From news to talkbackp. 318
'It's a radio election'p. 354
'Dial-in democracy': Talkback, news and politicsp. 383
Postscriptp. 418
Regulatory timelinep. 421
Commercial radio licencesp. 423
Sydney program guides, 1938-2008p. 433
Notesp. 437
Bibliographyp. 507
Indexp. 511
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