To Irrigate a Wasteland: The Struggle to Shape a Public Television System in the United States

John Macy

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To Irrigate a Wasteland

The Struggle to Shape a Public Television System in the United States

John Macy

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2023

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Foreword Newton N. Minow Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
I. To Design and Construct a Viable System in the Public Interest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
II. To Create and Deliver a Message for the Public Good Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	40
III. To Finance Television Without Commercials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	78
IV. To Secure the Public's Communication Dividend: Imperatives for Progress in Public Television Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
APPENDIX A. Glossary of Organizational Terms in Public Television Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	143
APPENDIX B. Membership of the Carnegie Commission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	149
APPENDIX C. Membership of the CPB Board of Directors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	150
APPENDIX D. Public Television Licensees, Call Letters, Locations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	152
APPENDIX E. Public Law 90-129 90th Congress, S. 1160 November 7, 1961 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	158
APPENDIX F. Growth Pattern, 1969-1972 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
APPENDIX G. Population Coverage of Public Television Stations November 1, 1971 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	172
APPENDIX H. Characteristics of PTV Station Types, 1971 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
APPENDIX I. United States Noncommercial Compared with United States Commercial Television Stations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	174
APPENDIX J. Sources of Funds By PTV Station Type, 1966-1971, Summary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	176
APPENDIX K. Public Television Programming Sources, 1971 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
APPENDIX L. Television Service Costs by Country Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	178
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179

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November 15, 2023

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9780520318991

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Reprint 2020

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200

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520318991

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ethnic studies; history; history of the Americas; indigenous peoples

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