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Top 40 Radio
- How Top 40 Radio Works
From the folks at How Stuff Works. - Maybe Commercial Radio Didn't Know JACK All These Years
Corey Deitz at About.com outlines the development of the Jack, Joe, Jack, Bob, Hank, Ben and/or Big Earl format (watch out for those pesky ads). - What Does Top 40 Mean?
Bill Lamb at About.com details the origin of the term (watch out for those pesky ads).
Concentrated Ownership
- How Come One Company Owns All The Radio Stations?
Corey Deitz at About.com provides a simple explanation as to what happened to local radio ownership (again, watch out for those pesky ads). - Radio Consolidation
How has the consolidation of radio ownership affected the ability of new artists to break through? The PBS program Frontline investigates. - Truth or Fiction: Myths Uncovered About Radio and Clear Channel
Corey Deitz at About.com looks the impact of concentrated media ownership (pesky ad warning still in effect).
Freedom Of Expression
- Howard Stern & The Radio Indecency Issue
A controversial exchange has erupted between on-air performers, the F.C.C., broadcasting companies and the public at-large. - Is There A Bush Conspiracy To Force Howard Stern Off Radio?
Conspiracy (noun) kun'spirusee: 1. A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act. - Radio In Persecution
A chronology of major events in the U.S. indecency issue, from About.com.
Related Pages
- satellite radio
Radio from space.