| World Broadcasting in the Age of the Satellite: Comparative Systems, Policies and Issues in Mass Telecommunication Contributor(s): Howell, W. J. (Author), Unknown (Author) |
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ISBN: 0893913405 ISBN-13: 9780893913403 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Technology & Engineering | Radio - Business & Economics |
| Dewey: 384.54 |
| LCCN: 86-3380 |
| Series: Communication and Information Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.44 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is intended as a textbook for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in comparative broadcast systems, international broadcasting, and international communication. It also serves as a reference source for professionals in these fields and as a supplement manual text or reader in mass communications courses. Issues addressed include: equity in allocating frequencies and satellite orbits, the New World Information Order debate, transborder spillover and important patterns of TV programming, regulating DBS transmissions, and the future of UNESCO without U.S. participation. More than two dozen tables and maps are included in this volume. |