University of Wisconsin Press, 2017 Paper: 978-0-299-21874-4 | eISBN: 978-0-299-21873-7 | Cloth: 978-0-299-21870-6 Library of Congress Classification HE8697.95.U6D38 2006 Dewey Decimal Classification 384.540977583
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Randall Davidson provides a comprehensive history of the innovative work of Wisconsin's educational radio stations. Beginning with the first broadcast by experimental station 9XM at the University of Wisconsin, followed by WHA, through the state-owned affiliate WLBL, to the network of stations that in the years following WWII formed the Wisconsin Public Radio network, Davidson describes how, with homemade equipment and ideas developed from scratch, public radio became a tangible example of the Wisconsin Idea, bringing the educational riches of the university to all the state's residents. Marking the centennial year of Wisconsin Public Radio, this paperback edition includes a new foreword by Bill Siemering, National Public Radio's founding director of programming.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Randall Davidson worked for Wisconsin Public Radio as a news producer and news anchor for eighteen years, also serving as the network's chief announcer and unofficial historian. He is now director of radio services and a senior lecturer in Radio TV Film at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He lives in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
REVIEWS
"Given the historical significance of WHA and the added insights about the station's early struggles for survival, this is an important work of broadcast history."—Alan G. Stavitsky, University of Oregon
"An engaging, even engrossing, narrative about the station's pioneering work in broadcasting. ... A reader witnesses ... the struggles that small and educational broadcasters faced in the early years in what was nearly a constant battle to maintain a foothold in the frequency spectrum."
—Journalism History
"Readers ... interested in the history of educational radio and the original distance learning will particularly enjoy it." —Radio World
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Illustrations
Preface
Prologue: Voices through the Air: A Brief History of Radio
Early Wireless Experiments at the University of Wisconsin, 1909–16
Early Broadcasts from 9XM, 1916–17
Wartime Radio Experiments at the University of Wisconsin, 1917–18
Telephonic Broadcasting by 9XM, 1919–20
Regular Voice Broadcasts on 9XM, 1921
WHA Begins, 1922–29
WHA Comes into Its Own, 1929–30
The WHA–WLBL Merger, 1930–31
More Hours on the Air, 1930–33
More Challenges from Commercial Stations
The Political Education Forum
A New Home, 1933–36
Budget Woes and New Programs, 1935–41
The War Years and After, 1942–47
The FM Network
From Educational Radio to Public Radio, 1947–70
The Era of Public Radio, 1971–78
WPAH/WLBL, the Other State Station, 1923–51
The Farm Program
The Homemakers’ Program
The Wisconsin School of the Air
The Wisconsin College of the Air
Chapter a Day
To Today, 1979–
Postscript: The Oldest Station in the Nation
Appendix A: 9XM/WHA Time Line Appendix B: WPAH/WCP/WLBL Time Line Appendix C: FM Network Time Line
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Station Index
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University of Wisconsin Press, 2017 Paper: 978-0-299-21874-4 eISBN: 978-0-299-21873-7 Cloth: 978-0-299-21870-6
Randall Davidson provides a comprehensive history of the innovative work of Wisconsin's educational radio stations. Beginning with the first broadcast by experimental station 9XM at the University of Wisconsin, followed by WHA, through the state-owned affiliate WLBL, to the network of stations that in the years following WWII formed the Wisconsin Public Radio network, Davidson describes how, with homemade equipment and ideas developed from scratch, public radio became a tangible example of the Wisconsin Idea, bringing the educational riches of the university to all the state's residents. Marking the centennial year of Wisconsin Public Radio, this paperback edition includes a new foreword by Bill Siemering, National Public Radio's founding director of programming.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Randall Davidson worked for Wisconsin Public Radio as a news producer and news anchor for eighteen years, also serving as the network's chief announcer and unofficial historian. He is now director of radio services and a senior lecturer in Radio TV Film at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He lives in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
REVIEWS
"Given the historical significance of WHA and the added insights about the station's early struggles for survival, this is an important work of broadcast history."—Alan G. Stavitsky, University of Oregon
"An engaging, even engrossing, narrative about the station's pioneering work in broadcasting. ... A reader witnesses ... the struggles that small and educational broadcasters faced in the early years in what was nearly a constant battle to maintain a foothold in the frequency spectrum."
—Journalism History
"Readers ... interested in the history of educational radio and the original distance learning will particularly enjoy it." —Radio World
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Illustrations
Preface
Prologue: Voices through the Air: A Brief History of Radio
Early Wireless Experiments at the University of Wisconsin, 1909–16
Early Broadcasts from 9XM, 1916–17
Wartime Radio Experiments at the University of Wisconsin, 1917–18
Telephonic Broadcasting by 9XM, 1919–20
Regular Voice Broadcasts on 9XM, 1921
WHA Begins, 1922–29
WHA Comes into Its Own, 1929–30
The WHA–WLBL Merger, 1930–31
More Hours on the Air, 1930–33
More Challenges from Commercial Stations
The Political Education Forum
A New Home, 1933–36
Budget Woes and New Programs, 1935–41
The War Years and After, 1942–47
The FM Network
From Educational Radio to Public Radio, 1947–70
The Era of Public Radio, 1971–78
WPAH/WLBL, the Other State Station, 1923–51
The Farm Program
The Homemakers’ Program
The Wisconsin School of the Air
The Wisconsin College of the Air
Chapter a Day
To Today, 1979–
Postscript: The Oldest Station in the Nation
Appendix A: 9XM/WHA Time Line Appendix B: WPAH/WCP/WLBL Time Line Appendix C: FM Network Time Line
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Station Index
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