History of International Broadcasting
Institution of Engineering and Technology (Verlag)
978-0-85296-920-5 (ISBN)
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The first volume of History of International Broadcasting (1992) traced the history of radio broadcasting, chiefly on the short waves, from its earliest origins to its role as an instrument of foreign policy in World War II and into the cold war. This volume documents the role of the West's international broadcasters - such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the BBC World Service - in using propaganda and other information to assist in bringing about the collapse of Soviet communism and the end of the cold war. It also analyses the new uses to which broadcasting infrastructures are being put, as well as new developments reflecting changes in world politics and culture. Much attention is therefore devoted to broadcasting to and within Asia and the Arabic-Islamic Middle East region, where some of the greatest new investments are being made.
The emergence of new activities, such as re-broadcasting of Western services using the powerful transmitters once used by the Soviets for jamming these very stations, are described. Equally, over the past few decades there has been an entirely new market in the growth of powerful religious broadcasters on the international frequency bands.
The book is supplemented with tables, statistics and analysis of many of the world's international broadcasters, in the light of new tran mission technologies. There is also study of the major transmitter manufacturing industry and its companies, among which there has been much movement in the way acquisitions and collaborative ventures. The book concludes with a look at emerging technologies such as digital broadcasting and the long-term future of international broadcasting in the shortwave bands.
James Wood CEng FIET is a consulting engineer, analyst and journalist specialising in the international broadcasting industry. The author of more than 280 articles, technical papers and books, he has contributed to all the major broadcast magazines and journals in Europe, the USA and Asia. Former Transmission Correspondent for International Broadcasting, he is a regular contributor to Radio World International Edition. He brings to this field a lifetime of experience and enthusiasm, making him a uniquely qualified author for this subject.
Chapter 1: International broadcasting in the HF spectrum: past and present
Chapter 2: An analysis of SW sales 1950-1997
Chapter 3: SW listening audiences and broadcasting output
Chapter 4: Projecting foreign policy, propaganda, beliefs and objectives
Chapter 5: Structure of US international broadcasting
Chapter 6: The BBC World Service
Chapter 7: Deutsche Welle: the Voice of Germany
Chapter 8: Radio France International
Chapter 9: Voice of America
Chapter 10: Radio Canada International
Chapter 11: Swiss Radio International
Chapter 12: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep
Chapter 13: The former Soviet Union
Chapter 14: The Balkan region
Chapter 15: RFE/RL comes out of the cold
Chapter 16: The restructuring of US Government international broadcasting
Chapter 17: The Arab-Islamic world
Chapter 18: Libya, Egypt, Kuwait and Iran
Chapter 19: China and SE Asia
Chapter 20: Radio Australia
Chapter 21: US religious/commercial private broadcasters
Chapter 22: The broadcast transmitter industry
Chapter 23: Company profiles
Chapter 24: Steerable 500 kW rated curtain antenna arrays
Chapter 25: Profile of the tube manufacturing industry
Chapter 26: The future is digital
Chapter 27: The future for international broadcasting in the HF spectrum
Appendix 1: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Appendix 2: SW reference list for the major transmitter manufacturers
| Reihe/Serie | History and Management of Technology |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Stevenage |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85296-920-1 / 0852969201 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85296-920-5 / 9780852969205 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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