AM Stereo and the FCC: Case Study of a Marketplace ShibbolethBased on firsthand interviews with directly involved sources, as well as on original research, this volume is a commentary on the personalities and the politics of a federal regulatory agency during a period of philosophical upheaval. This book carefully and authoritatively analyzes issues concerning the FCC's decision, filling a gap in the literature on deregulation's effect on federal regulatory policymaking. It will be of interest to policy analysts and government leaders inside and outside of communications. |
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Contents
Literature Review | 13 |
Organizational and DecisionMaking Literature | 23 |
Historical Context | 29 |
Copyright | |
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administrative adopted Association of Broadcasters Belar Broadcast Bureau broadcast industry broadcast regulation Broadcasting magazine C-Quam Commis decision-making process deregulation direct broadcast satellite docket file economic engineering equipment ex parte contacts favor FCC Commissioners FCC staff FCC's Federal Communications Commission five systems FM broadcast FM stereo Fogarty Further Notice Harris Harris Corporation Hazeltine HDTV issue James Quello Jones Kahn Communications Kahn's Krasnow Leonard Kahn Magnavox decision Magnavox system Mark Fowler marketplace approach marketplace decision marketplace option Memorandum Opinion Motorola NAMSRC National National Semiconductor Notice of Inquiry Notice of Proposed NSRC Opinion and Order participants personal interview petition political procedures Proposed Rulemaking radio stations Reagan receiver manufacturers regulatory reply comments Report and Order rulemaking rules selection single standard single system stereo broadcasting stereo decision stereo inquiry stereo standard stereo system stereophonic broadcasting system proponents technical standards television testing vote Washburn WFBR
Bibliographic information
| Title | AM Stereo and the FCC: Case Study of a Marketplace Shibboleth COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, AND INFORMATION STUDIES |
| Author | Mark J. Braun |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Ablex Publishing Company, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 6, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0893919667, 9780893919665 |
| Length | 206 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies Performing Arts / Television / General Technology & Engineering / Radio |
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