Radio 2.0: Uploading the First Broadcast Medium

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Welcome to the uncertain world of "Radio 2.0"where podcasts, mobile streaming, and huge music databases are the new reality, as are tweeting deejays and Apple's Siri serving as music announcerand understand the exciting status this medium has, and will continue to have, in our digitally inclined society. How did popular radio in past decadesfrom President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats" in the 1930s through Top 40 music and Rush Limbaugh's talk radio empireshape American society How did devices and systems like the iPhone, Pandora, and YouTube turn the radio industry upside-down Does radio still have a future, and if so, what will we want it to look like Radio 2.0: Uploading the First Broadcast Medium covers the history and evolution of Internet radio, explaining what came before, where Internet radio came from, and where it is likely headed. It also gives readers a frame of reference by describing radio from its introduction to American audiences in the 1920sa medium that brought people together through a common experience of the same broadcastand shows how technologies like digital music and streaming music services put into question the very definition of "radio." By examining new radio and media technologies, the book explores an important societal trend: the shift of media toward individualized or personalized forms of consumption.

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This is a remarkable work that is not only an academic textbook which is highly referenced and well-argued but also a highly readable book of general interest to the radio listener. It is certainlly the first book I have read which really analyzes the profound changes that have occured since the introduction of digital platforms. . . . I cannot recommend Radio 2.0: Uploading the First Broadcast Medium too highly. . . . [T]his books will bring you right up to date but leave you with the feeling that radio will be with us for a long time. * Radio User *
Although it is an academic book with many references it is written in a very engaging style. Highly recommended. * Communication, Journal of the British DX Club *

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Matthew Lasar, PhD, holds a doctorate in history from the Claremont Graduate School and teaches history and media courses at the University of California at Santa Cruz.