| The Hidden Screen: Low Power Television in America Contributor(s): Hilliard, Robert L. (Author), Keith, Michael C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765604191 ISBN-13: 9780765604194 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: By any standards, the most eclectic form of broadcasting in the U.S. today is called low-power television (LPTV). Not an insignificant blip in the industry, LPTV offers true local and community programming to tens of thousands of U.S. viewers. Because it can go where the cable industry doesn't go, LPTV tends to serve either outlying rural communities or disenfranchised communities such as gangs and new immigrant groups who have no other way to stay connected. One trend Keith notes is the proliferation of stations in the Northwest owned by right-wing, militia, or Christian fundamentalist groups that broadcast to their select audience of like-minded fringe groups. This is the first book available that tells the complete story of this unique and powerful movement from its inception to the formidable challenges it faces today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Television & Video - Performing Arts | Television - General |
| Dewey: 384.554 |
| LCCN: 98044069 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Series: Therapy - Or Terror and Political Coercion. |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.28" W x 9.31" (1.01 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |