The Politics of Canadian Broadcasting, 1920-1951 / / Frank Peers.

Still the focus of major political controversy today, the essential issues in Canadian broadcasting emerged thirty years ago. This fascinating book traces both the development of radio from its beginnings in 1920 to the inception of television in 1952, and the formation of public policy throughout t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©1969
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (475 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • I. The Canadian Experiment
  • II. The First Decade
  • III. The Aird Commission
  • IV. Nationalization
  • V: The Canadian Radio-Broadcasting Commission: First Year
  • VI. A Discredit to the Government?
  • VII: A New Government and a New Act
  • VIII: The Corporation and Mr. Howe
  • IX: The Testing Period, 1938-1939
  • X: Controversial Broadcasting
  • XI: A Proven System?
  • XII: Cracks in the Organization
  • XIII: The CBC as a Wartime Arm of Government
  • XIV: Private Broadcasting, 1939-1945
  • XV: The Post-War Struggle
  • XVI: The Massey Commission
  • XVII: Interpretations
  • INDEX