How Long to Read The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 9 minutes to read The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States by Megan Mullen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1971, the Sloan Commission on Cable Communications likened the ongoing developments in cable television to the first uses of movable type and the invention of the telephone. Cable's proponents in the late 1960s and early 1970s hoped it would eventually remedy all the perceived ills of broadcast television, including lowest-common-denominator programming, inability to serve the needs of local audiences, and failure to recognize the needs of cultural minorities. Yet a quarter century after the "blue sky" era, cable television programming closely resembled, and indeed depended upon, broadcast television programming. Whatever happened to the Sloan Commission's "revolution now in sight"? In this book, Megan Mullen examines the first half-century of cable television to understand why cable never achieved its promise as a radically different means of communication. Using textual analysis and oral, archival, and regulatory history, she chronicles and analyzes cable programming developments in the United States during three critical stages of the medium's history: the early community antenna (CATV) years (1948-1967), the optimistic "blue sky" years (1968-1975), and the early satellite years (1976-1995). This history clearly reveals how cable's roots as a retransmitter of broadcast signals, the regulatory constraints that stymied innovation, and the economic success of cable as an outlet for broadcast or broadcast-type programs all combined to defeat most utopian visions for cable programming.

How long is The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States?

The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States by Megan Mullen is 245 pages long, and a total of 62,475 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 41 minutes to read The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States?

The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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