Looks at how pirate radio stations have been formed as a grassroots rebellion to changes in federal broadcasting policies since World War II.. Free radio stations, sometimes called pirate or clandestine stations, are unlicensed broadcasting stations operated by political and cultural dissidents to protest government restrictions on expression over the airwaves. Free Radio is a history of these unlicensed radio stations.The earliest free radio stations were operated by opponents of Adolph Hitler, who banned political ...
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Looks at how pirate radio stations have been formed as a grassroots rebellion to changes in federal broadcasting policies since World War II.. Free radio stations, sometimes called pirate or clandestine stations, are unlicensed broadcasting stations operated by political and cultural dissidents to protest government restrictions on expression over the airwaves. Free Radio is a history of these unlicensed radio stations.The earliest free radio stations were operated by opponents of Adolph Hitler, who banned political opponents from the airwaves. By the 1970s, free radio stations were broadcasting to nearly every country where repressive governments were in power.Although a few free radio stations appeared in the United States during the 1960s, it was not until the 1990s that free radio truly arrived in North America. Free Radio presents compelling evidence that unlicensed radio stations in the United Stateswhich number in the hundredsare a grassroots rebellion against changes in the federal broadcasting policies that have led to the domination of radio broadcasting by a few, self-serving corporations. Free radio stations, sometimes called pirate or clandestine stations, are unlicensed broadcasting stations operated by political and cultural dissidents to protest government restrictions on expression over the airwaves. Free Radio is a history of these unlicensed radio stations.The earliest free radio stations were operated by opponents of Adolph Hitler, who banned political opponents from the airwaves. Other anti-Nazi free radio stations were operated by underground groups in Axis-occupied Europe during World War II.After World War II, free radio stations such as Free Greece Radio and Voice of Free Indonesia took to the airwaves, protesting European colonial policies. By the 1970s, free radio stations were broadcasting to nearly every country where repressive governments were in power.Although a few free radio stations appeared in the United States during the 1960s, it was not until the 1990s that free radio truly arrived in North America. Free Radio presents compelling evidence that unlicensed radio stations in the United Stateswhich number in the hundredsare a response to changes in federal broadcasting policies. The policy changes have led to the domination of the medium by a few large corporations that use their stations to promote their financial and political interests, rather than the interests of the communities they are supposed to serve.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Jacket is shelf worn from the top and bottom edges with the jackets spine being bumped from both edges, otherwise jacket is in good condition. Cover boards are in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.