Rebel in Radio - The Story of the New York Times ''Commercial'' Radio Station

Rebel in Radio (1973) looks at the story of WQXR, the New York commercial radio station. It examines its place in broadcasting history, and how it showed that a radio station could be competitive and still maintain high programme and advertising standards.

List of contents

1. The Scene 2. Program Policy 3. Advertising Policy 4. Sponsors 5. High-Fidelity 6. Records 7. WQXR’s Spot in the New York Picture 8. New Paths in Radio 9. News and Public Affairs 10. The Sale to the Times 11. ‘The Radio Station of the New York Times’ 12. ‘America’s No. 1 Fine Music Station’ 13. Basic Programming 14. Inside WQXR 15. Special WQXR Policies 16. The WQXR Network 17. TV and the Future of WQXR

About the author

Elliott M. Sanger

Summary

Rebel in Radio (1973) looks at the story of WQXR, the New York commercial radio station. It examines its place in broadcasting history, and how it showed that a radio station could be competitive and still maintain high programme and advertising standards.

Product details

• Authors: Elliott M. Sanger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032594484
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3259448-4
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Broadcasting
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; New York, New York City, Media Studies, SCIENCE / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment, History of Science, Social and cultural history, Film, TV and Radio industries, Media, Information & Communication Industries