Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio Contributor(s): Foege, Alec (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865479968 ISBN-13: 9780865479968 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Media & Communications - Performing Arts | Radio - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 384.540 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.95 lbs) 322 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: In Right of the Dial, Alec Foege explores how the mammoth media conglomerate Clear Channel Communications evolved from a local radio broadcasting operation, founded in 1972, into one of the biggest, most profitable, and most polarizing corporations in the country. During its heyday, critics accused Clear Channel, the fourth-largest media company in the United States and the nation's largest owner of radio stations, of ruining American pop culture and cited it as a symbol of the evils of media monopolization, while fans hailed it as a business dynamo, a beacon of unfettered capitalism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foege, Alec: - Alec Foege has written for The New York Times, New York, Spin, Playboy, Details, Vogue, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. His previous books are Confusion Is Next and The Empire God Built. |
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