ABSTRACT

This text explores the industry of low-power television (LPTV) in America. It covers what LPTV is and how it got started, who the broadcasters are and their viewers, LPTV's significance in contemporary society and culture, and the challenges it faces in the late 1990s and the millennium.

chapter 1|30 pages

A New Medium

The Nature and Purpose of Low-Power Television

chapter 2|14 pages

The Screen Over the Fence

The Evolution of Neighborhood Television in America

chapter 3|20 pages

See LPTV Run

Its Organization and Structure

chapter 4|30 pages

And Now the News

Programming for the Hood

chapter 5|16 pages

The Bottoming Line

Subsidizing the Hidden Screen

chapter 6|23 pages

Maintaining the Image

Technical Considerations, Other Micros, and the Future

chapter 7|26 pages

Studies and Briefs

A Comparative Assessment and Civil Action on Behalf of LPTV

chapter 8|33 pages

The Alaska LPTV Network