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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

The largely unregulated early years of Canadian radio were vital to development of broadcasting policy. The Report of the Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting in 1929 and American broadcasting both changed the direction of Canadian broadcasting, but were mitigated by the early, largely unregulated years. Broadcasters operated initially as small, independent, and local broadcasters, then, national networks developed in stages during the 1920s and 1930s. The late adoption of radio broadcasting policy to build a national network in Canada allowed other practices to take root in the wake of other examples, in particular, American commercial broadcasting. By 1929 when the Aird Report recommended a national network, the potential impact of the report was shaped by the path of early broadcasting and the shifts forced on Canada by American broadcasting and policy. Eventually Canada forged its own course that pulled in both directions, permitting both private commercial networks and public national networks.

Television and radio broadcasters air content, including advertisements and other programming, on a variety of issues, some of which directly address their interests as broadcasters. The FCC applies the Communications Act of 1934 to hold these broadcasters to a basic principle - that the public should know when and by whom it is being persuaded. Statutes and FCC regulations require licensed broadcasters to publicly disclose information about sponsored content. This book describes the disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air advertisements or programming that affect their interests and

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.

Jason Loviglio shows how early network radio produced a new type of community marked by contradictions and tensions between public and private, mass media and democracy, and nation and family. Examining a broad range of radio programs, including Vox Pop, and FDR's Fireside Chats, Radio's Intimate Public illustrates how media space promised listeners a fantasy of social mobility and access

During the Cold War, radio broadcasting played an important role in the ideological confrontation between East and West. As archival documents gathered in this volume reveal, radio broadcasting was among the most pressing concerns of contemporary information agencies. These broadcasts could penetrate the Iron Curtain and directly address the 'enemy'. Radio was equally important in keeping sustained levels of support among the home public and the public of friendly nations. In the early Cold War in particular, listeners in the West had to be persuaded of the need for higher defence spending levels and a policy of containment. Later, even if other media – and in particular television – had become more important, radio continued to be used widely. The chapters gathered here investigate both the institutional history of the radio broadcasting corporations in the East and in the West, and their relationship with other propaganda agencies of the time. They examine the 'off-air' politics of radio broadcasting, from the choice of theme to the selection of speakers, singers and music pieces. The key issue tackled by contributors is the problem of measuring the impact of, and qualifying the success of, information policies and propaganda programmes produced during the Cultural Cold War. This book was originally published as a special issue of Cold War History (volume 13, issue 2 in May 2013).