Radio Stations Multiply as Sound Beams Reach Public
About 9 000 radio stations operate nationwide transmitting sound through aerial beams. The growing network provides diverse programming to a broad audience and reshapes everyday communication.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1982
Page
9
Who is who at WMPG
Small radio stations employ a few staff while larger outlets have hundreds. Engineers ensure equipment runs smoothly. Program managers plan what the station broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMPG
Evolution of Radio From Drama to Music Genres
The text traces radio's shift from drama and news to music driven formats after TV's rise in the 1950s. It explains audience targeting by genre, advertising strategies, and the current variety including all news Spanish religious and contemporary adult stations aimed at 18 to 49 listeners.
Kids pick their favorite singers in nationwide survey
The Mini Page asks children in schools across the country to name their top singers. Olivia Newton John Kenny Rogers Rick Springfield Hall and Oates Beatles Air Supply Styx Abba Kool and the Gang Beach Boys are listed as popular choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Newton-John
Kenny Rogers
Rick Springfield
Hall and Oates
Beatles
Air Supply Styx
Abba Kool and the Gang
Beach Boys
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