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List of Previous Books by Robert Kerr -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters -- Abstract -- The Vital Connection Between Postmodernist Theory and Mediated Sport -- Recognizing Mediated Sport's Social Construction -- The Hyper-mediated Narrative Marketplace -- A Narrative Marketplace that Never Ends -- The Hyper-mediated Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio -- Sources -- Chapter 2 The Smooth Talk of National Sports Radio -- Abstract -- Qualities of a Very High-Profile National Show -- A Venue Generally Chummy and a Bit Wonky -- The Salience of the Errant but Most Ferocious Narrative -- Sources -- Chapter 3 More Intensity in Major Regional Talk -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile New York City Regional Show -- A Cordial but Rigorous Venue -- Advancing a More Philosophical Narrative -- Qualities of a High-Profile Southern Regional Show -- A Venue of Civility and Intolerance in Close Proximity -- The Most Intense Narratives -- Sources -- Chapter 4 Small Talk - With a Big, Classic Clash of Narratives -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile Small-Region Show -- Capturing a Perfect Example of the Narrative Struggle in Real Time -- Why that Was a Perfect Example to Examine at Such Length -- Sources -- Chapter 5 Straight Talk from Beyond the Male Gaze -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile Show with a Female Host -- The Contesting of More Gendered Narratives -- Sources -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically -- Abstract -- Index

Since its beginning radio has also been used as an instrument of international communication. Broadcast stations sending messages abroad began to appear shortly after the first wireless transmissions were successfully performed with the use of the Morse code. The discovery of radio waves enabled sending information on long distances without wire. This invention gave the new possibilities to communicate between continents, from ships to shores and back, or between military troupes during wartime. International broadcasting was also used to communicate with allies and with enemies during military conflicts. At that time an ability to transmit voice using radio waves had already been developed, then radio transmissions entered the dimension of entertainment as well as political communication with citizens and foreigners. The international voice broadcasting service has been developed from 1927 with the purpose of keeping the citizens in touch with the mother countries and also of helping the governments to disseminate its culture throughout the world. In this context the article is an analysis of the legal basis, purposes, directions and technical aspects of broadcasting, and organisational structure of the Radio Poland (former Polish Radio External Service).

We are continuing our monitoring of the musical broadcasting of the prewar years through the comparison between Radio-Paris and Radio-Cité, two models of the French double " public / private " network. In 1937, one could observe that behind the general drop of the global figure of musical programs, those stations confirmed, by opposite artistic stances, their respective policies which corresponded to their conception of the media. In 1938, while government influence on the public stations is strengthening, without any benefit as regards the improvement of the programs, the commercial stations, fortified by some years of experience, adjust their time schedules in accordance with the success encountered by their new formulas. Responding to the expectations of their audience, they increase the entertainment programs without neglecting the music lovers.

We are continuing our monitoring of the musical broadcasting of the prewar years through the comparison between Radio-Paris and Radio-Cité, two models of the French double " public / private " network. In 1937, one could observe that behind the general drop of the global figure of musical programs, those stations confirmed, by opposite artistic stances, their respective policies which corresponded to their conception of the media. In 1938, while government influence on the public stations is strengthening, without any benefit as regards the improvement of the programs, the commercial stations, fortified by some years of experience, adjust their time schedules in accordance with the success encountered by their new formulas. Responding to the expectations of their audience, they increase the entertainment programs without neglecting the music lovers.

We are continuing our monitoring of the musical broadcasting of the prewar years through the comparison between Radio-Paris and Radio-Cité, two models of the French double " public / private " network. In 1937, one could observe that behind the general drop of the global figure of musical programs, those stations confirmed, by opposite artistic stances, their respective policies which corresponded to their conception of the media. In 1938, while government influence on the public stations is strengthening, without any benefit as regards the improvement of the programs, the commercial stations, fortified by some years of experience, adjust their time schedules in accordance with the success encountered by their new formulas. Responding to the expectations of their audience, they increase the entertainment programs without neglecting the music lovers.

KDKA -- The radio rage -- Up from the crystal set -- The rise of the radio announcer -- A million sets are sold -- The beckoning hand of advertising -- The wavelength wars -- The birth of the radio news -- Sportscasting in the twenties -- Networks -- The educational stations -- Classical radio music : the cultural windfall -- The sounds of popular music -- The expanding broadcast day -- "Amos 'n' Andy" -- Radio reprise

Part 1. The problem of a national policy of radio broadcasting -- Part 2. Problems of the technical structure of American broadcasting -- Limitations on the number of stations -- Problems of the location of stations -- Problems of "superpower" -- Part 3. Problems of the commercial structure of American broadcasting -- Ownership pattern -- Intraindustry organizations -- Competition -- Economic return and its distribution -- Payment for services and value received -- Part 4. Problems of program content -- American radio audience -- Program purposes, types, and distribution -- Special interest vs. general interest stations -- Program problems created by advertising -- Program standards vs. post facto regulation -- Part 5. Problems regarding freedom of the air -- Regulatory influences -- Radio and the press -- Foreign propaganda and international broadcasting -- Part 6. Toward a national policy for radio broadcasting -- The problems of radio are principally social in character -- Suggested alternatives to or modifications of the present system -- Toward policy

Television rights are the largest component of revenues for major sports in large, rich nations. Among these nations, the market structure for rights varies due to different competition policies toward sports and television. This essay examines how game coverage, revenues, and competitive balance are affected by competition in commercial television and sales of rights. It argues that consumers are better off if television is competitive and leagues do not centralize rights sales. We conclude that centralization of rights sales does not improve competitive balance or benefit financially weak teams. Finally, while digital telecommunications are making television competitive, ending centralization of sales by leagues requires policy intervention.