Foreword to the Ninth Edition |
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About the Authors |
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Preface ... A Note from Michael C. Keith |
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Acknowledgments |
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What's New to This Edition of Keith's Radio Station |
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Chapter 1 State of the Fifth Estate |
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What Do You Believe?---Eric Rhoads |
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Non-commercial/Public Radio |
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The Story of College Radio Day ...Dr. Rob Quicke |
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Proliferation and Frag-Out |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (3) |
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Consolidations, Downsizings, and Clusters |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (7) |
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32 | (2) |
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Internet Radio and Online Music Services |
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34 | (8) |
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Seismic Shifts Remake the Radio Industry---Paul Goldstein |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (4) |
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The Impact of Mobile Listening on Radio---Glenda Shrader Bos |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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Radio and Government Regulations |
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47 | (4) |
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Jobs and Equality in Radio |
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51 | (8) |
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54 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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55 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Station Management |
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59 | (36) |
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59 | (3) |
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The Manager's Challenge---Valerie Geller |
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61 | (1) |
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The Manager as Chief Collaborator |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (4) |
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The Manager's Duties and Responsibilities |
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68 | (7) |
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The Qualities That Make a Station Manager---Norman Feuer |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (4) |
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Human Resources---Dick Oppenheimer |
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77 | (2) |
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The Manager and the Profit Motive |
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79 | (5) |
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What Makes a Successful Radio Manager?---Paul Fiddick |
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83 | (1) |
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The Manager and the Community |
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84 | (1) |
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The Manager and the Government |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (1) |
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The Manager and Industry Associations |
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89 | (6) |
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Farber's Rules---Erica Farber |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (72) |
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On Public Radio---Mike Janssen |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (4) |
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The Pd's Duties and Responsibilities |
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123 | (7) |
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Multitasking Program Directors and Their Need for Air-Personality Coaches---Lorna Ozmon |
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128 | (2) |
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Programming a Cluster Operation |
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130 | (2) |
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Satellite Radio Programming Department |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (9) |
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A Radio Station Isn't Just a Radio Station Any More---Peter Stewart |
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140 | (1) |
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Station Websites, Podcasts and Blogs |
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141 | (3) |
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Programming in a New Age---Ed Shane |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (7) |
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Advice to Programmers---Frank Bell |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (3) |
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The PD and Upper Management |
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157 | (10) |
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159 | (5) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (62) |
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Commercialization: A Retrospective |
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167 | (2) |
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Radio Set for Low Single Digits Growth Path---Rick Ducey |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
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Becoming an Account Executive |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (7) |
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Hispanic Radio: Bias in the Buying Process---David Gleason |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (4) |
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190 | (3) |
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Profit Should Not be the "Sole" Reason We Are in Business---Wolf Korgyn |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (2) |
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Prospecting and List Building |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (2) |
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Selling Personality---Jason Insalaco |
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200 | (1) |
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Selling with and without Numbers |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (1) |
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Website, HD Radio, and New Media Selling |
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205 | (6) |
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Podca$hing In---Jason Insalaco |
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209 | (2) |
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Radio 2.0: Today's Local Integrated Solution Provider---Weezie Kramer |
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211 | (3) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (4) |
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217 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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218 | (2) |
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Appendix: RAB Guide to Writing Great Radio Copy |
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220 | (9) |
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229 | (42) |
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229 | (5) |
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Local Radio News---Holland Cooke |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (4) |
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What Makes a Successful News Radio Station?---Andy Ludlum |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (6) |
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Boston Herald Radio---Jay Williams, Jr. |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (5) |
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What it takes to work at the Boston Herald Corporation---Jeff Magram |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (4) |
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How Do You Create That Special Connection Between Station and Listener?---Tim Scheld |
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257 | (1) |
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Wire Services---Audio and Internet |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (3) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (4) |
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268 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (34) |
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271 | (3) |
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On Audience Research---Ed Cohen |
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273 | (1) |
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The Ratings and Survey Services |
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274 | (6) |
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Qualitative and Quantitative Data |
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280 | (1) |
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From Paper to Electronic Measurement: The Portable People Meter™ |
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281 | (5) |
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In-House Research Techniques |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (4) |
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What a Research Company Does---Ted Bolton |
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293 | (3) |
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The Future of Research in Radio |
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296 | (9) |
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The Role of Research---Warren Kurtzman |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (5) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (36) |
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Promotions---Practical and Bizarre |
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305 | (7) |
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"Radio + Social Media = ?"---Lori Lewis |
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309 | (3) |
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The Promotion Director's/Manager's Job |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (17) |
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Build a Radio Website that Gets Results---Glenn Halbrooks |
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324 | (6) |
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Find a Parade and Join---Ed Shane |
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330 | (1) |
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Promotions in the Digital Era |
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331 | (2) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (3) |
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337 | (4) |
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339 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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340 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Traffic and Billing |
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341 | (24) |
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The Air Supply and Program Logs |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (7) |
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The Traffic Manager's Credentials |
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348 | (3) |
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Pioneer in Traffic/Billing Software Development---Dave Scott |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (4) |
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355 | (4) |
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What is Traffic? (No, We Mean the "Other" Traffic)---Larry Keene |
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357 | (2) |
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359 | (3) |
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362 | (3) |
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363 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (42) |
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365 | (3) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (4) |
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377 | (3) |
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380 | (2) |
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Standalone Record/Play Decks |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (2) |
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Compressors, Equalizers, and Audio Processing |
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385 | (2) |
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Patch Panels and Routing Switchers |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (1) |
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393 | (4) |
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397 | (2) |
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399 | (8) |
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403 | (2) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (36) |
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Characteristics of AM and FM Stations |
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407 | (6) |
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Satellite and Internet Radio |
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413 | (5) |
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Digital Audio Broadcasting (HD Radio™ Technology) |
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418 | (3) |
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421 | (8) |
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Engineering: Challenging, Rewarding, In Demand---Paul McLane |
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424 | (4) |
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The Society of Broadcast Engineers---Wayne Pecena |
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428 | (1) |
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The Emergency Alert System |
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429 | (4) |
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433 | (10) |
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436 | (4) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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440 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Consultants and Syndicators |
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443 | (36) |
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443 | (6) |
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449 | (3) |
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Station Consulting---Gary Berkowitz |
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451 | (1) |
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Consultant Qualifications |
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452 | (2) |
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Qualifications of Successful Consultants---Valerie Geller |
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453 | (1) |
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Consultants: Pros and Cons |
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454 | (5) |
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459 | (2) |
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461 | (7) |
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About Jelli---Mike Dougherty |
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465 | (3) |
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Hardware Requirements and Quality |
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468 | (5) |
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471 | (1) |
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Suggested Further Reading |
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471 | (2) |
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473 | (6) |
Glossary |
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Index |
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