Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set

A.C.Nielsen Company

Active Rock Format

Adult Contemporary Format

Adventures in Good Music

Advertising

Advertising Agencies

Affirmative Action

Africa

Africa No. I

African-Americans in Radio

Agricultural Radio.

Album-Oriented Rock Format

The Aldrich Family

Alexanderson, E.F.W. 1878–1975

All India Radio

All News Format

All Night Radio

All Talk Format.

All Things Considered

Allen, Fred 1894–1956

Allen, Mel 1913–1996

Alternative Format

Amalgamated Broadcasting System

Ameche, Don 1908–1993

American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Station in Europe

American Family Robinson

American Federation of Musicians

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

American School of the Air

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

American Telephone and Telegraph

American Top 40

American Women in Radio and Television

America's Town Meeting of the Air

Amos 'n' Andy

Am Radio

Antenna

Arab World Radio

Arbitron

The Archers

Archives.

Armed Forces Radio Service

Armstrong, Edwin Howard 1890–1954

Asia

Association for Women in Communications

Audience

Audience Participation Programs.

Audience Research Methods

Audimeter

Audio Mixer.

Audio Processing

Audio Streaming

Audiotape

Auditorium Testing

Australia

Australian Aboriginal Radio

Automation

Automobile Radios

Autry, Gene 1907–1998

Awards and Prizes

Axis Sally (Mildred Gillars) 1900–1988

Barber, Red 1908–1992

Barnouw, Erik 1908–2001

Beautiful Music Format.

Bell Telephone Laboratories

Benny, Jack 1894–1974

The Beulah Show

Beville, Hugh Malcolm 1908–1988

Big D Jamboree

Biondi, Dick 1933–

Birch Scarborough Research

Blacklisting

Black-Oriented Radio

Black Radio Networks

Block, Martin 1903–1967

Blore, Chuck 1930–

Blue Book

Blue Network

Blues Format

Board for International Broadcasting

Bob and Ray

Border Radio

Bose, Amar G. 1929–

Bowman, Robert.

Brazil

Brice, Fanny 1891–1951

Brinkley, John R. 1885–1942

British Broadcasting Corporation

British Broadcasting Corporation: Broadcasting House

British Broadcasting Corporation: BBC Local Radio

British Broadcasting Corporation: BBC Monitoring Service

British Broadcasting Corporation: BBC Orchestras

British Broadcasting Corporation: BBC Radio Programming

British Broadcasting Corporation: BBC World Service

British Commercial Radio

British Disk Jockeys

British Forces Broadcasting Service

British Pirate Radio

British Radio Journalism

Broadcast Education Association

Broadcast Music Incorporated

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Broadcasting House.

Broadcasting Rating Council.

Brokerage in Radio

Brown, Himan 1910–

Cable Radio

Call Letters

Can You Top This?

Canada

Canadian Radio Archives

Canadian Radio Policy

Canadian Radio Programming

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Radio and Multiculturalism

Canadian Radio and the Music Industry

Canadian Radio Drama

Canadian Radio Satire

Canadian News and Sports Broadcasting

Canadian Talk Radio

Cantor, Eddie 1892–1964

Capehart Corporation

Capital Radio

Captain Midnight

Car Radio.

Car Talk

Cavalcade of America

Censorship

Cfcf

Chain Broadcasting.

Ched

Chenault, Gene 1919–

Children's Novels and Radio

Children's Programs

Chum

Churchill, Winston Spencer 1874–1965

Citizens Band Radio

Ckac

Cklw

Clandestine Radio

Clark, Dick 1929

Classical Music Format

Classic Rock Format

Clear Channel Communications Inc.

Clear Channel Stations

Cold War Radio

College Radio

Collingwood, Charles 1917–1985

Columbia Broadcasting System

Columnists

Combo

Comedy

Commentators

Commercial Load

Commercials. See Advertising

Commercial Tests

Communications Act of 1934

Community Radio

Conelrad

Conrad, Frank 1874–1941

Conrad, William 1920–1994

Consultants

Contemporary Christian Music Format

Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40 Format

Control Board/Audio Mixer

Controversial Issues, Broadcasting of

Cooke, Alistair 1908–

Cooper, Giles 1918–1966

Cooper, Jack L. 1888–1970

Cooperative Analysis of Broadcasting

Copyright

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Corwin, Norman 1910–

Coughlin, Father Charles 1891–1979

Country Music Format

Cowan, Louis 1909–1976

Critics

Crosby, Bing 1903–1977

Crosley, Powel 1886–1961

Cross, Milton J. 1897–1975

Crutchfield, Charles H. 1912–1998

Crystal Receivers

Cuba

Daly, John Charles 1914–1991

Davis, Elmer 1890–1958

Dees, Rick 1951–

De Forest, Lee 1873–1961

Delmar, Kenneth 1910–1984

Demento.

Demographics

Deregulation of Radio

Desert Island Discs

Developing Nations

Diary

Digital Audio Broadcasting

Digital Recording

Digital Satellite Radio

Dill, Clarence Cleveland 1884–1978

Disc Jockeys (DJs or Deejays)

Disney.

Documentary Programs on U.S. Radio

Dolby Noise Reduction

Donahue, Tom 1928–1975

Don Lee Broadcasting System

Dr. Demento 1941–

Drake, Bill 1938–

Drake, Galen 1907–1989

Drama on U.S. Radio

Drama Worldwide

Drew, Paul 1935

Duffy's Tavern

Duhamel, Helen 1904–1991

Dunbar, Jim 1932–

Dunlap, Orrin E. 1896–1970

Durante, Jimmy 1893–1980

Durham, Richard 1917–1984

Dxers/DXing

Early Wireless

Earplay

The Easy Aces

Easy Listening/Beautiful Music Format

The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show

Editorializing

Education about Radio

Educational Radio to 1967

Edwards, Bob 1947–

Edwards, Ralph 1913–

Election Coverage

Electronic Media Rating Council.

Elliott, Bob.

Ellis, Elmo 1918–

Emergencies, Radio's Role in

Emergency Broadcast System

Emerson Radio

“Equal Time” Rule

European Broadcasting Union

Evangelists/Evangelical Radio

Everett, Kenny 1944–1995

Fadiman, Clifton 1904–1999 U.S. Writer, Editor, and Radio Emcee

Fairness Doctrine Controversial Issue Broadcasting Policy

Family Theater Radio Drama

Fan Magazines

Far East Broadcasting Company U.S.-Based Religious Broadcaster

Farm/Agricultural Radio

Faulk, John Henry 1913–1990 U.S. Radio Humorist

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Radio Commission Predecessor to the Federal Communications Commission

Female Radio Personalities and Disk Jockeys

Fessenden, Reginald 1866–1932 Canadian Electrical Engineer and Wireless Inventor

Fibber McGee and Molly Radio Comedy Series

Film Depictions of Radio

Fireside Chats President Franklin D.Roosevelt's Use of Radio

First Amendment and Radio

Fleming, Sir John Ambrose 1849–1945 British Electrical Engineer; Inventor of the Vacuum Tube

Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel Radio Comedy Program

FM Radio

FM Trade Associations Promoting Radio's Second Service

Foreign Broadcast Information Service Monitoring International Radio Broadcasts

Formats Defining Radio Programming

France

Freberg, Stan 1926– U.S. Radio Satirist, Voice Actor, and Recording Artist

Frederick, Pauline 1908–1990 U.S. Radio Network Journalist

Freed, Alan 1921–1965 U.S. Disc Jockey

Freed, Paul 1918–1996 U.S. Religious Broadcaster

Free Form Format

Frequency Allocation Providing Spectrum for Broadcasting

Fresh Air Public Radio Arts and Issues Program

Friendly, Fred 1915–1998 U.S. Broadcast Journalist

Fritzsche, Hans 1900–1953 German Radio Official and Commentator

Gabel, Martin 1911–1986 U.S. Radio Actor and Narrator

Gambling, John B. (1897–1974); John A. (1930–); and John R. (1950-) U.S. Radio Show Hosts

Gangbusters Detective Drama Series

Gay and Lesbian Radio

General Electric Manufacturer of Consumer Electronics

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Comedy Series

German Wireless Pioneers Arco, Braun, Slaby, and Telefunken

Germany

Gillard, Frank 1908–1998 British Correspondent and Executive

Godfrey, Arthur 1903–1983 U.S. Radio Personality

The Goldbergs Comedy Serial Program

Goldsmith, Alfred Norton 1888–1974 U.S. Radio Engineer and Inventor

The Goon Show BBC Comedy Program

Gordon, Gale 1905–1995 U.S. Radio, Film, and Television Actor

Gospel Music Format

Goulding, Ray.

Grand Ole Opry Country Music Variety Program

The Great Gildersleeve Situation Comedy

Greece

The Green Hornet Juvenile Drama Series

Greenwald, James L. 1927– U.S. Radio Marketing Executive

Ground Wave

Group W Westinghouse Radio Stations

Gunsmoke Western Series

Ham Radio Hobbyist or Amateur Radio Operators

Harvey, Paul 1918– U.S. Radio Personality

Hate Radio Extremist Views on the Air

Hear It Now CBS Documentary Program

Heavy Metal/Active Rock Format

Herrold, Charles D. 1875–1948 U.S. Broadcasting Pioneer

Hertz, Heinrich 1857–1894 German Physicist

Hicks, Tom 1946– U.S. Broadcast Executive

High Fidelity

Hill, George Washington 1884–1946 U.S. Innovator in Radio Advertising

Hill, Lewis 1919–1957 U.S. Founder of KPFA-FM and Pacifica Foundation

Hindenburg Disaster

Hispanic Radio U.S. Spanish-Language Broadcasting

Hoaxes Pranks, Policies, and FCC Rulings

Hogan, John V.L. “Jack” 1890–1960 U.S. Radio Inventor and Engineer

Hollywood and Radio

Hooperatings Radio Ratings Service

Hoover, Herbert 1874–1964 United States Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928) and President (1929–1933)

Hope, Bob 1903–2003 U.S. Comedian and Actor

Horror Programs

Hottelet, Richard C. 1917– U.S. News Correspondent

Howe, Quincy 1900–1977 U.S. Radio Commentator

Hulbert, Maurice “Hot Rod” Jr. 1916–1996 U.S. Disc Jockey

Hummert, Anne 1905–1996

I Love a Mystery Adventure/Mystery Thriller Series

Imus, Don 1940– U.S. Radio Disc Jockey and Host

Indecency.

India.

Infinity Broadcasting Corporation

Inner Sanctum Mysteries Horror Series

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System

International Radio Broadcasting

International Telecommunication Union

Internet Radio Delivering Radio Programs Online

Ireland

Isay, David 1965– U.S. Radio Producer

Israel

Italy

Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy Children's Adventure Series

Jamming

Japan

Jazz Format

Jehovah's Witnesses and Radio

Jepko, Herb 1931–1995 U.S. Radio Talk Show Host

Jewish Radio Programs in the United States

Jingles

Joyce, William.

Joyner, Tom 1942– U.S. Radio Disc Jockey

Judis, Bernice 1900–1983 U.S. Station Manager

Kaltenborn, H.V. (Hans von) 1878–1965 U.S. Radio Commentator

Karmazin, Mel 1943– U.S. Radio Executive

Kasem, Casey 1932– U.S. Radio Personality

KCBS/KQW San Jose, California (Later San Francisco) Station

KCMO Kansas City, Missouri Station

Kdka Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Station

Keillor, Garrison 1942– U.S. Radio Humorist

Kent, A.Atwater 1873–1949 U.S. Radio Inventor and Manufacturer

Kesten, Paul 1898–1956 U.S. Radio Network Executive

KFFA Helena, Arkansas Station

KFI Los Angeles, California Station

KGO San Francisco, California Station

KHJ Los Angeles, California Station

King Biscuit Flower Hour Syndicated Showcase for Rock Artists

King, Larry 1933– U.S. Radio and Television Talk Show Host

King, Nelson 1914–1974 U.S. Country Music Disc Jockey

Kirby, Edward M. 1906–1974 U.S. Broadcast and Advertising Executive

Klauber, Edward A. 1887–1954 U.S. Radio Network Executive

Kling, William 1942,– U.S. Public Radio Executive and Entrepreneur

KMOX St. Louis, Missouri Station

KNX Los Angeles, California Station

KOA Denver, Colorado Station

KOB Las Cruces/Albuquerque, New Mexico Station

KPFA Berkeley, California Station

KQW.

Krla Los Angeles, California Station

KSL Salt Lake City, Utah Station

KTRH Houston, Texas Station

Kuralt, Charles 1934–1997 U.S. Broadcast Journalist

KWKH Shreveport, Louisiana Station

Kyser, Kay 1905–1985 U.S. Big Band Leader and Radio Host

KYW Chicago, Cleveland, and Philadelphia Station

Landell de Moura, Father Roberto 1861–1928 Brazilian Wireless Pioneer

Lazarsfeld, Paul F. 1901–1976 U.S. (Austrian-Born) Sociologist and Radio Research Innovator

Lesbian Radio.

Let's Pretend Children's Program

Lewis, William B. 1904–1975 U.S. Network Executive

Liberty Broadcasting System

Licensing Authorizing U.S. Stations to Broadcast

Lights Out Horror Series

Limbaugh, Rush 1951– U.S. Talk Show Host

Little Orphan Annie Children's Serial Drama

Localism in Radio U.S. Regulatory Approach

Local Marketing Agreements Brokered Agreements among Stations

Lodge, Oliver J. 1851–1940 British Wireless Pioneer

London Broadcasting Company First British Commercial Radio Station

The Lone Ranger Western Adventure Program

Long, Huey 1893–1935 U.S. Senator and Radio Speaker

Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) 1906–1946 World War II Propaganda Broadcaster

Lord, Phillips H. 1902–1975 U.S. Radio Actor, Writer, Producer

Low-Power Radio/Microradio Small Community Radio Stations

Lum 'n' Abner Comedy Show

Lux Radio Theater Anthology Drama

Magazines.

Make Believe Ballroom.

Mankiewicz, Frank 1924– U.S. Broadcast Executive, President of National Public Radio

Ma Perkins Serial Drama/Soap Opera

The March of Time Network Docudrama Series

Marconi, Guglielmo 1874–1937 Italian Wireless Inventor

Market

Marketplace U.S. Public Radio Program

Markle, Fletcher 1921–1991 Canadian Writer, Producer, and Director

Maxwell, James Clerk 1831–1879 Scottish Physicist and Theorizer of Radio Waves

Mayflower Decision FCC Radio License Renewal Decision, 1941

McBride, Mary Margaret 1899–1976 U.S. Radio Journalist and Program Host

McDonald, Eugene F., Jr. 1886–1958 U.S. Radio Manufacturer and Broadcaster

McGannon, Don 1921–1984 U.S. Broadcasting Executive

McLaughlin, Edward F. 1926 U.S. Radio Network and Station Executive

McLendon, Gordon 1921–1986 U.S. Radio Programming Innovator

McNamee, Graham 1888–1942. U.S. Announcer and Sportscaster

McNeill, Don 1907–1996 U.S. Radio Morning Show Host

McPherson, Aimee Semple 1890–1944 U.S. (Canadian Born) Radio Evangelist

Media Rating Council Industry Self-Regulatory Group

Mergers.

Mercury Theater of the Air Anthology Radio Drama Series

Metromedia Group Owner of Radio Stations

Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts Bringing Opera into the Home

Mexico

Microradio.

Middle East.

Middle East Radio Network.

Middle of the Road Format

Milam, Lorenzo 1933 U.S. Community Radio Activist

Minnesota Public Radio

Monitor News and Features Program

Morgan, Henry 1915–1994 U.S. Radio Humorist

Morgan, Robert W. 1937–1998 U.S. Disc Jockey

Mormon Tabernacle Choir U.S. Choral Group Featured in Radio Broadcasts

Morning Edition U.S. Newsmagazine Program

Morning Programs

Morrow, Bruce “Cousin Brucie” 1937– U.S. Radio Personality

Motorola Radio Manufacturer

Movies.

Murray, Lyn 1909–1989 U.S. (British-Born) Radio Composer and Conductor

Murray the K (Murray Kaufman) 1922– 1982 U.S. Radio Personality

Murrow, Edward R. 1908–1965 U.S. Radio Journalist

Museums and Archives of Radio Repositories of Radio History

Music on Radio

Music Testing Determining Radio Audience Preferences

Mutual Broadcasting System U.S. National Radio Network

Narrowcasting

National Association of Broadcasters U.S. Broadcast Trade Organization

National Association of Educational Broadcasters

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Tape Network Early Program Exchange for Educational Broadcasters

National Barn Dance Country Music Variety Program

National Broadcasting Company

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Member Organization of Community Radio Stations and Producers

National Public Radio U.S. Noncommercial Radio Network

National Radio Systems Committee Recommending New Technical Standards for Radio

National Religious Broadcasters Trade Association

National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Telecommunications Policy Agency

Native American Radio Native Owned and Operated Stations

Netherlands Birthplace of Broadcasting in Europe

Network Monopoly Probe Landmark Policy Decision

New Zealand

News

News Agencies

Nielsen.

Nightingale, Earl 1921–1989 U.S. Radio Commentator and Actor

Non-English-Language Radio in the United States

North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement Sharing Frequencies among the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean

Nostalgia Radio

Oboler, Arch 1909–1987

Obscenity and Indecency on Radio

Office of Radio Research

Office of War Information

Oldies Format

Old-Time Radio.

One Man's Family

Osgood, Charles 1933–

Our Miss Brooks

Owens, Gary 1936–

Ownership, Mergers, and Acquisitions

Pacifica Foundation

Paley, William S. 1901–1990

Payola

Pay Radio

Peabody Awards and Archive

Perryman, Tom 1927–

Philco Radio

Phillips, Irna 1901–1973

Playwrights on Radio

Poetry on Radio

Politics and Radio

Polk, George 1913–1948

Popov, Alexander 1859–1906

Portable Radio Stations

A Prairie Home Companion

Premiums

Press-Radio War

Prizes.

Production for Radio

Programming Research

Programming Strategies and Processes

Progressive Rock Format

Promax

Promenade Concerts

Promotion on Radio

Propaganda by Radio

Psychographics

Public Affairs Programming

Public Broadcasting Act of 1967

“Public Interest, Convenience or Necessity”

Public Radio International

Public Radio Since 1967

Public Service Radio

Pulse, Inc., The

Pyne, Joe 1925–1970

Quaal, Ward L. 1919–

Quiz and Audience Participation Programs

Radar

Radio Academy

Radio Acts.

Radio Advertising Bureau

Radio in the American Sector (Berlin)

Radio Authority

Radio City

Radio Corporation of America

Radio Data System

Radio Disney

Radio Free Asia

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Hall of Fame

Radio Liberty.

Radio Luxembourg

Radio Martí

Radio Monte Carlo

Radio Moscow

Radio Sawa/Middle East Radio Network

Receivers

Recording and Studio Equipment

Recordings and the Radio Industry

Re-Creations of Events

Red Channels

Red Lion Case

Regulation

Reith, John C.W. 1889–1971

Religion on Radio

Renfro Valley Barn Dance

Retro Formats

Rock and Roll Format

Rogers, Will 1879–1935

Rome, Jim

Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884–1962

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Russia and Soviet Union

Sarnoff, David 1891–1971

Satellite Radio.

Scandinavia

Schechter, A.A. 1907–1989

Schulke, James 1922–1999

Science Fiction Programs

Sevareid, Eric 1912–1992

“Seven Dirty Words” Case

The Shadow

Shaw, Allen 1943–

Shepard, John 1886–1950

Shepherd, Jean 1921–1999

Shirer, William L. 1904–1993

Shock Jocks

Shortwave Radio

Siemering, William 1934–

Siepmann, Charles A. 1899–1985

Silent Nights

Simon, Scott 1952–

Simulcasting

Singers on Radio

Situation Comedy

Skelton, Red 1913–1997

Sklar, Rick 1930–1992

Smith, Kate 1907–1986

Smulyan, Jeffrey H. 1947–

Soap Opera

Social Class and Radio

Social and Political Movements

Soft Rock Format

Sound Effects

Soundprint

South America

South Pacific Islands

Soviet Union.

Sportscasters

Sports on Radio

Stamberg, Susan 1938–

Stanton, Frank N. 1908–

Star Wars

Station Rep Firms

Stereo

Stereotypes on Radio

Radio Stereotypes since the Advent of Television

Stern, Howard 1954–

Storer, George 1899–1975

Storz, Todd 1924–1964

Striker, Fran 1903–1962

Studio Equipment.

Subsidiary Communications Authorization

Suspense

Sustaining Programs

Swing, Raymond Gram 1887–1968

Syndication

Taishoff, Sol 1904–1982

Talent Raids

Talent Shows

Talk of the Nation

Talk Radio

Taylor, Deems 1885–1966

Taylor, Marlin R. 1935–

Technical Organizations

Telecommunications Act of 1996

Television Depictions of Radio

Ten-Watt Stations

Terkel, Louis “Studs” 1912

Tesla, Nikola 1856–1943

Theater Guild on the Air

This American Life

Thomas, Lowell 1892–1981

Thomas, Rufus 1917–2001

“Tokyo Rose” (Ikuku Toguri D'Aquino) 1916

Top 40.

Topless Radio

Totenberg, Nina 1944–

Tracht, Doug “Greaseman” 1950–

Trade Associations

Trade Press

Transistor Radios

Tremayne, Les 1913–

Trout, Robert 1908–2000

Underground Radio

United Fruit Company

United Nations Radio