{"product_id":"broadcasting-on-the-short-waves-1945-to-today-9780786469024","title":"Broadcasting on the Short Waves 1945 to Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Shortwave broadcasting originated in the 1920s, when stations used the new technology to increase their range in order to serve foreign audiences and reach parts of their own country not easily otherwise covered. The early days of shortwave radio were covered in \u003ci\u003eOn the Short Waves, 1923-1945: Broadcast Listening in the Pioneer Days of Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, published by McFarland in 1999 (paperback 2007). Then, two companion volumes were published, picking up the story after World War II. They were \u003ci\u003eListening on the Short Waves, 1945 to Today\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 2008; paperback 2010), which focuses on the shortwave listening community, and the present \u003ci\u003eBroadcasting\u003c\/i\u003e title, about the stations themselves and their environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The heart of the book is a detailed, year-by-year account of the shortwave bands in each year from 1945 to 2008. It reviews what American listeners were hearing on the international and domestic shortwave bands, describes the arrivals and departures of sta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eextensive collection...recommended--Choice; \"\"detailed...richly illustrated...extensive notes\"\"--Listening In; \"\"remarkable...fascinating...a must...recommend[ed]\"\"--Wavescan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038076174679,"sku":"9780786469024","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786469024.jpg?v=1750938885","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/broadcasting-on-the-short-waves-1945-to-today-9780786469024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}