Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents X
4. 1. The Problem and Its Setting 1
5. 2. Early History of Broadcasting 7
6. 3. The National Network Companies 22
7. 4. Networks and Advertising 31
8. 5. Federal Regulation during Patent Period 46
9. 6. Federal Regulation during Network Period 60
10. 7. Radio Censorship and Free Speech 75
11. 8. The Commission’s Statutory Authority 88
12. 9. Some Special Problems 98
13. 10. Artist Contracts and Transcriptions 120
14. 11. Network Control of Station Rates and Length of Contracts 135
15. 12. Exclusivity 148
16. 13. Station Ownership and Rejection of Programs 165
17. 14. Option Time 177
18. 15. Are the Regulations in the Public Interest? 202
19. 16. Network Domination of Broadcasting 208
20. 17. Looking Forward 220
21. Appendix A: New NBC Standard Affiliation Contract 247
22. Appendix B: Former NBC Standard Affiliation Contract 253
23. Appendix C: CBS Standard Affiliation Contract 261
24. Bibliography 265
25. Index 269