Craig, Steve, 1947-

Out of the dark : a history of radio and rural America / Steve Craig. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2009. - xxvi, 228 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Out of the dark" -- "Toward a satisfactory and regular service" : the beginnings of rural radio -- "So many good programs" : rural listeners and the networks -- Clears, regionals, and locals : radio stations and rural service -- Radio in the rural home -- Connecting to the world : news, politics, and religion -- For farm and home : agricultural broadcasting -- Radio advertising and the rural consumer -- Postwar changes : rural radio in the age of television -- The legacy of rural radio.

9780817316631 (cloth : alk. paper) 0817316639 (cloth : alk. paper)

2009001362


Communication in rural development--United States.
Radio in rural development--United States.


United States--Rural conditions.

HN49.C6 / C723 2009

302.23/440973091724