TY - BOOK AU - Craig,Steve TI - Out of the dark: a history of radio and rural America SN - 9780817316631 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HN49.C6 C723 2009 U1 - 302.23/440973091724 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Tuscaloosa PB - University of Alabama Press KW - Communication in rural development KW - United States KW - Radio in rural development KW - Rural conditions N1 - 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 ER -