books.google.com - From its inception in New York City, radio dramatically changed the city. The five boroughs became, in some ways, more united through the medium, as common concerns were aired and given wider attention. But as radio came to be more entertainment based, the city lost the last of its small town origins,...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Airwaves_of_New_York.html?id=0qr_W5B1SAQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Airwaves of New York