The history of a popular European radio station : from Radio Luxembourg to RTL.fr /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Marechal, Denis.
Uniform title:	RTL, histoire d'une radio populaire. English
Imprint:	Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Radio-Télé-Luxembourg -- History. Radio-Télé-Luxembourg. Radio broadcasting -- Luxembourg -- History. Radio broadcasting -- France -- History. Radio broadcasting. France. Luxembourg. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11180120

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Other authors / contributors:	Todd, Christopher, 1939-
ISBN:	0773418253 9780773418257 9780773445383 0773445382
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The book traces the history of a famous non-specialized commercial radio station, through from its beginnings in trans-frontier broadcasting in the 1930's to its enviable position at the heart of a Europe-wide multi-media empire. Indeed, part of the book relates to rivalry with the BBC and other European broadcasters before and after the Second World War. The station played a pivotal role in the events of May 1968, and the evolving attitudes to homosexuality and other subjects, affecting even the use of language. Echoing the instability of the media world and the commercial and political tensi.
Other form:	Print version: 9780773445383 0773445382

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