The Hidden Screen: Low Power Television in America / Edition 1

by Robert L. Hilliard, Michael C. Keith

Overview

This text explores the industry of low-power television (LPTV) in America. It covers what LPTV is and how it got started, who the broadcasters are and their viewers, LPTV's significance in contemporary society and culture, and the challenges it faces in the late 1990s and the millennium.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765604200
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/1999
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hilliard, Robert L.; Keith, Michael C.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A New Medium; Chapter 2 The Screen Over the Fence; Chapter 3 See LPTV Run; Chapter 4 And Now the News; Chapter 5 The Bottoming Line; Chapter 6 Maintaining the Image; Chapter 7 Studies and Briefs; Chapter 8 The Alaska LPTV Network, Michael Havice;

Editorial Reviews

Some 2,000 US television signals have managed to escape the notice of critics of the Fifth Estate. Hilliard (media arts, Emerson College) and Keith (communications, Boston College) redress this lack of recognition of low-power TV (LPTV)<-->for which the Federal Communications Commission has actually issued more licenses than for full-power TV<-->by discussing the purpose of this programming in the process of trying to upgrade its broadcast standing; and exploring the evolution and legal status of this "neighborhood" or "guerilla" medium reaching audiences from new immigrants to right-wing groups. Appends a license renewal application, fact sheets, and FCC petition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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