HistoryWeb Excursion - This chapter discusses a number of technological advances that led to radio broadcasting as we know it today. Search the Web for radio history sites or go directly to a site such as the Radio History Project at www.radiohistory.org.* Find at least three early innovations that were not mentioned in this chapter. Defend or attack their importance to the development of radio.
IndustryWeb Excursion - What's your favorite radio station? Who owns it? Is it part of a group, network, conglomerate, or NPR? Trace its ownership on the Web by searching under its call letters or going directly to www.cjr.org/owners.* Analyze any conflicts of interest that might exist, such as the station reporting on other properties that the parent corporation owns. Prepare a brief report on your findings.
ControversiesWeb Excursion - Are critics justified in their complaints about the homogeneity of radio programming? Go to one of the directories of radio stations on the Web, such as Web Radio at www.webradio.com* or Radio Tower at www.radiotower.com.* Access rock (or your chosen format) stations from at least three different sections of the U.S. and at least one from overseas. Defend or attack the charge that radio formats are homogenized.
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