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A word from our viewers : reflections from early television audiences / Ray Barfield.

By: Series: The Praeger television collectionPublication details: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2008.Description: xvi, 158 p. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780275998707 (hbk.) :
  • 0275998703 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1992.3.U5 B35 2008
Contents:
First Watchers: An Introduction -- I. How They Watched -- Ch. 1. Anticipations and First Sightings -- Ch. 2. Test Pattern Days: "Weve Got a TV!" -- Ch. 3. Antennas, Rotors, and Hope -- Ch. 4. TV Behaviors and Protocols -- II. What They Watched -- Ch. 5. An Electronic Vaudeville: Variety and Drama Programs -- Ch. 6. News Programs and Events Coverage -- Ch. 7. Informational, Cultural, Quiz, and Sports Programs -- Ch. 8. "Our Town" TV -- Ch. 9. The Distant View -- Ch. 10. The TV Life -- III. What Others Saw -- Ch. 11. Television Is ... /Was ... /Will Be... -- Ch. 12. TV and Its Viewers in Other Media.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection PN 1992.3 .U5 B35 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 600713

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-154) and index.

First Watchers: An Introduction -- I. How They Watched -- Ch. 1. Anticipations and First Sightings -- Ch. 2. Test Pattern Days: "Weve Got a TV!" -- Ch. 3. Antennas, Rotors, and Hope -- Ch. 4. TV Behaviors and Protocols -- II. What They Watched -- Ch. 5. An Electronic Vaudeville: Variety and Drama Programs -- Ch. 6. News Programs and Events Coverage -- Ch. 7. Informational, Cultural, Quiz, and Sports Programs -- Ch. 8. "Our Town" TV -- Ch. 9. The Distant View -- Ch. 10. The TV Life -- III. What Others Saw -- Ch. 11. Television Is ... /Was ... /Will Be... -- Ch. 12. TV and Its Viewers in Other Media.

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