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  United States: Networks
Networks are organizations that produce or acquire the rights to programs, distribute these on systems of interconnection, and secure uniform scheduled broadcast on a dispersed group of local outlets.
In the United States, the number of broadcast networks existing at a particular time, and the prospects for entry by new networks, have always been the combined result of the current state of technology, in tension with an extensive role for government regulation.
The law mandated that radio broadcasting stations be allotted in a manner that equitably served the various states and localities, but withheld actual station ownership of broadcast channels, in favor of renewable licenses for limited times.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/U/htmlU/unitedstatesn/unitedstatesn.htm   (3887 words)

  
 24. Original Articles
United States Pioneer Broadcast Service Stations, is an in-depth review of the licencing policies and procedures in effect at the Bureau of Navigation during the creation of the broadcast service, while U.S. Pioneer Broadcast Service Stations: Actions Through June, 1922 lists the new stations plus changes during this period.
United States Temporary Broadcast Station Grants: 1922-1928 As I reviewed the old Department of Commerce radio station files for the earlier articles, I found that there were numerous temporary broadcast station grants, that weren't well publicized.
The International Radio Week Tests For three successive years in the mid-1920s AM stations on both sides of the Atlantic sent out special programs, to see how well their signals could cross the ocean, and be heard by the general public.
earlyradiohistory.us /sec024.htm   (779 words)

  
 Talk radio Summary
Commercial radio had existed since the 1920s, but the toll free telephone lines and satellite hook-ups that encouraged the spread of the format were not in place for another 60 years.
Left-wing opinion radio has long existed on the Pacifica network, though only available in a small number of cities, and in formats that more often act as a volunteer-run community forum than as a platform for charismatic hosts who would be likely to attract a large audience.
Privately-owned talk radio syndication networks in Canada are generally formed for the purposes of sharing programs across a group of stations with common ownership, although some are formed to distribute their one or two talk radio programs to a number of stations regardless of ownership.
www.bookrags.com /Talk_radio   (3814 words)

  
 Native Airwaves - Native Networks
In Canada, First Nations radio activists, led by actor-director-publisher Gary Farmer, currently are working to launch the Aboriginal Voices Radio Network, which is on its way to obtaining licenses for stations in three major cities.
Radio Bilingüe's flagship station in Fresno, California, and other affiliated stations reach a large urban Latino community in the United States.
Native radio is also concerned about finding a way to listen to the programs after their broadcast date has passed.
www.nativenetworks.si.edu /Eng/rose/native_airwaves.htm   (1243 words)

  
 List of United States radio networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of radio networks in the United States.
United Stations Radio Networks [16] The New York-based company was founded in 1994 by radio pioneers Dick Clark and Nick Verbitsky and remains the country's largest independently owned and operated syndicated radio network.
Alabama Radio Network, a subsidiary of Clear Channel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_radio_networks   (254 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Radio Works"
Radio can be incredibly simple, and around the turn of the century this simplicity made early experimentation possible for just about anyone.
FM radio signals are operating in the range of 100,000,000 hertz, so 101.5 on the FM dial is a transmitter generating a sine wave at 101,500,000 cycles per second.
PM is not that common, but one good example of it is the radio system that sends signals to radio-controlled clocks in the United States.
electronics.howstuffworks.com /radio.htm/printable   (3460 words)

  
 Radio: Bob Hope and American Variety (Library of Congress)
On the radio, a vaudevillian's tour was instantaneous, over the networks' telephone wire connections between cities and stations, rather than by railroads over the course of a year.
Until the development of the lacquer discs "instantaneous" recording was difficult and few recordings were made of radio broadcasts This invention enabled radio networks to record programming, and to make copies for artists, sponsors, legal representatives, etc. Recording on lacquer discs, NBC created an archive of its network radio shows.
Wynn is said to have become the first radio performer to have a studio audience when he rounded up station employees to witness the broadcast because he found it difficult to be funny without an audience to respond to his humor.
www.loc.gov /exhibits/bobhope/radio.html   (2151 words)

  
 Independent Public Radio
IPR is the second largest public radio network in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest public radio networks of its kind in the United States.
IPR covers nine-tenths of the state's area and 92% of the state's population with signals from its member stations.
AMPERS (Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations), founded in 1972, is the IPR parent organization whose purpose is to strengthen the IPR network member stations through mutual support and fund-raising, producing and sharing programming, and encouraging growth and advocacy at the state and national levels.
www.ampers.org   (184 words)

  
 Congresswoman Mary Bono -- Serving the People of California's 45th District
It is the obligation of the United States to carry out the vision of our forefathers by continuing to foster an environment that respects and protects intellectual property rights.
Ruling that peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, like Grokster, cannot knowingly allow for the deliberate thievery of copyrighted material, is a victory on the part of the High Court to protect one of this country's most important economic assets and provide a national response to the rapid proliferation of copyright piracy on the internet.
It is irrational for the United States to expect other countries to honor international trade agreements while turning a blind eye to illegal activities at home.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ca45_bono/grokster_editorial.html   (1269 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Radio network Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Originally, radio networks owned some or all of the radio stations that broadcast the network's programming.
Radio networks rose rapidly with the growth of regular broadcasting of radio to home listeners in the 1920s.
In contrast in the United States of America various competing commercial networks arose funded by advertising revenue.
www.ipedia.com /radio_network.html   (247 words)

  
 Radio Organizations - Native Networks
Independent radio series are produced by independent producers and organizations for national broadcast, but are not regularly scheduled, and may not be broadcast in your area.
It is simulcast by AIROS and Satélite Radio Bilingüe.
Native Word of the Day is a radio spot designed to demonstrate the richness and variety of Native languages spoken in the United States, with a word or short phrase presented by a Native speaker.
www.nativenetworks.si.edu /eng/yellow/radio_orgs.htm   (2811 words)

  
 MediaListsOnline - Media Type Definitions
The Editor Titles listed include the most often requested major beats or topics covered at daily newspapers in the U.S. Your list will include every single editor/reporter who is assigned to the Editor Title you selected.
The radio information provides complete contact information for national and regional Radio Networks along with all AM & FM commercial and non-commercial radio stations in the United States, and includes key management, news and programming contacts.
Specialty beat coverage contacts, market criteria and the choice of radio station formats will assist you in directing your press releases to the appropriate contact and radio stations within the geographical area of your choice.
www.medialistsonline.com /Help_category.asp   (442 words)

  
 In the Spotlight
The law, which is the first of its kind in the United States and possibly the world, requires commercial businesses to better protect the databases that contain personal information of their customers and to advise people in Internet cafes of the risks associated with wireless networks or “Wi-Fi.”
Doing this hides the presence of your wireless network or at least obscures the SSID itself which is critical for a device to connect to your network.
Since protecting your wireless network is all about improving the odds that you’ll be safe, the more steps you decide to take the better off you’ll be.
www.westchestergov.com /idtheft/Wifiinfo.htm   (997 words)

  
 Ham Radios in Space
Hams, as amateur radio operators are often called, use radio transmitters and receivers to talk to other hams all over the globe, as well as to those in space.
In the United States, the first letters are A, K, N, or W. Garriott had originally proposed the idea of taking a ham radio into space on his first space mission, Skylab 3, but was unable to due to timing and other complications.
Students and amateur radio operators can attempt to contact astronauts flying on a SAREX mission through voice, packet (computer) radio, or television, depending on what equipment is flying on the shuttle and on what equipment is available on the ground.
science.nasa.gov /headlines/y2000/ast21aug_1.htm   (1168 words)

  
 C-SPAN Radio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Satellite radio is offered on a subscription basis by two companies providing high-quality, uninterrupted digital audio signals throughout the continental United States.
These radios are manufactured by the leading names in consumer electronics (XM Radio manufacturers, Sirius Radio manufacturers) available at retail stores nationwide or as an option with the purchase of a new car (XM Radio automobile partners, Sirius Radio automobile partners).
Both Sirius Radio and XM Radio built ground repeaters (antennas) that will keep the signals coming through in tough to reach areas like major urban markets with tall buildings that could block the satellite signal.
www.c-span.org /listen/satellite.asp   (1109 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Public Radio International Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Public Radio International, or PRI, is a not-for-profit corporation based in the United States founded in 1983 to develop non-commercial audio programming for public radio and other audio venues.
Although many National Public Radio (NPR) stations broadcast shows distributed by PRI, NPR and PRI are distinct, competing radio producers and distributors.
PRI and NPR are the two largest producers and distributors of public radio programming in the United States, and they compete with each other for slots on public radio stations and the attention of listeners.
www.ipedia.com /public_radio_international.html   (603 words)

  
 Radio, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide
The only Carpatho-Rusyn Radio Program in the United States, the program is hosted and produced by Jerry J. Jumba of McKees Rocks, Pa., and plays each Sunday at 12 noon on WEDO 810 AM - "The Station Of Nations", in White Oak (near McKeesport), Pa.
The Ukrainian radio program in Pittsburgh, now in its 50th year of continuous service to the Ukrainian-American community in the tri-state area, is heard each Sunday from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on radio station WPIT, AM 73.
An award winning daily science radio series heard by millions of listeners on over 950 commercial and public stations and their translators throughout the United States, including WYEP and WRCT in Pittsburgh.
www.carnegielibrary.org /subject/media/radio.html   (1131 words)

  
 Radio Station Formats - II
In 2003, Limbaugh's show was being heard on almost 600 radio stations and he was the highest paid radio talk show host in the U.S. Limbaugh often uses humor to charm audiences and get his points across.
Even though most talk radio personalities are conservative, there are two well-known radio personalities that might be considered on the other side of the ledger: Don Imus, and Howard Stern.
any people feel that the decline in radio listening in the United States in recent years is due in large part to "commercial clutter." Some radio stations now devote more than one-third of their broadcast time to commercials.
www.cybercollege.com /frtv/frtv022b.htm   (1273 words)

  
 The S.S. United States Foundation - News - Find out the latest happenings with the S.S. United States
About Us: The SS United States Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting and restoring one of our country’s greatest maritime symbols: the SS United States – the greatest ocean liner ever built and our national flagship.
States that will be opened to the public in the very near future.
The S/S United States has a great maritime heritage, and we believe that she has a great maritime future as well.
www.ssunitedstates.org /latestnews.htm   (5840 words)

  
 DXing.info :: Lists of Radio Stations
If you would like to maintain a list of radio stations of your country or your area of interest, and have it published here, please be in touch by email.
Australia: station lists (PDF) by ABA, listed by callsign, frequency and area; ABC stations from a database; commercial stations by state and map
United States: AM and FM station databases, LPAM list by REC Networks, TIS database from the FCC, TIS lists by Tim Hall; AM stations by frequency by Lee J. Freshwater; AM and FM stations by Radio Locator; DXing USA by Pentti Lintujärvi; FCCInfo Search
www.dxing.info /lists   (810 words)

  
 MediaAmerica, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Founded in 1987, Jones MediaAmerica is the largest independent Network Radio advertising sales firm in the U.S. We represent over 150 syndicated radio programs and services to over 5,000 radio stations in the United States, and Canada.
Our extensive list of Networks offer 100% U.S. coverage and many are day and daypart specific.
JMN, Jones Radio Networks and Jones MediaAmerica are properties of Jones Media Networks.
www.mediaamerica.com /networks/radio/main.shtml   (92 words)

  
 CDT | Internet Watch List
Chat rooms and social networking sites -- including many blogging services -- would be off limits to the young people who rely on schools and libraries for their Internet access.
Education is by far the most effective approach to address concerns raised by minors' use of social networking and chat on the Internet.
The Internet is too important to be allowed to degenerate into a network where deals are cut so the communications of some large companies receive priority over those of innovative new providers and ordinary users.
www.cdt.org /legislation/2006watchlist.php   (1831 words)

  
 Wireless Broadband MESH Products
Nodes act as repeaters to transmit data from nearby nodes to peers that are too far away to reach, resulting in a network that can span large distances, especially over rough or difficult terrain.
Mesh networks are also extremely reliable, as each node is connected to several other nodes.
The solutions are as diverse as communications in difficult environments such as emergency situations, tunnels and oil rigs to battlefield surveillance and high speed mobile video applications on board public transport or real time racing car telemetry.
www.winncom.com /products/category/180/list.html   (819 words)

  
 Current.org | Public radio links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Grassroots Radio Coalition 2006 — for community media activists and staff.
Developing Radio Partners — provides professional development training to independent radio stations in countries moving to democracy; founded by Bill Siemering, an influential founder of public radio in the U.S. EUonline — a journal of public radio technology from NPR
Radio Smithsonian — defunct arm of the Smithsonian Institution
www.current.org /radio   (3143 words)

  
 Equinix - Customer
This is a partial list of IBX customers that have selected Equinix for their core Internet infrastructure requirements.
Through the company's IBX centers, customers can directly interconnect with the providers that serve over 90% of the world's Internet networks and users for their critical peering, transit and traffic exchange requirements.
Click on highlighted customers listed below to view their testimonials.
www.equinix.com /prod_serv/ibx/networks.htm   (60 words)

  
 ChristianRadio.com - Your Source for Christian Radio on the Web!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
A list of web site links to over 150 Christian radio programs.
A list of over 150 web site links to radio networks and other radio resources.
Internet4Christ does not endorse any site we list and reserves the right to refuse the listing of any site.
www.christianradio.com   (126 words)

  
 Amateur Radio -- Classified BookMark --
Amateur Radio Regulations (Part 97) courtesy of ARRL
Radio and Electronics School (Complete Amateur Radio including Morse Code)
United States Navy Electricity & Electronics Training Series - NEETS
mysite.verizon.net /vze1t79l/AMATEUR_RADIO.HTML   (385 words)

  
 The Official Yesterday USA Home Page
America's Collectables Network and Jewelry Television by ACN have donated this powerful new Satellite location to The Yesterday USA Radio Networks!
Chuck Harder and The People’s Network, Inc. (a non profit corporation) have donated this powerful new Satellite location to The Yesterday USA Radio Networks!
Yesterday USA's Old Time Radio Shows are available to the patients and residents of the many fine Hospitals and Nursing Homes in America; that now receive their daily Training, Education and News from Primedia Work Place Learning!
www.yesterdayusa.com /Listen/Listen.htm   (1615 words)

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