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050 00 $aPN1991.3.C8$bS25 1994
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100 1 $aSalwen, Michael Brian.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88632523
245 10 $aRadio and television in Cuba :$bthe pre-Castro era /$cMichael B. Salwen.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aAmes :$bIowa State University Press,$c1994.
300 $axviii, 224 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-199) and index.
505 0 $aForeword / John Spicer Nichols -- 1. When It All Began -- 2. Goar Mestre and CMQ Radio -- 3. First in Cuban Television -- 4. Havana's Television Market -- 5. Transition from Radio to Television -- 6. TV Comes of Age -- 7. Batista's Legacy of Censorship -- 8. The Precarious Years -- 9. Castro Comes to Power -- 10. Freedom of the Press in Castro's Cuba -- 11. The Great Debate over Communism -- 12. The Omnipresent Microphones.
520 $aCuban radio and television before Fidel Castro's revolution were rich with domestically produced soap operas, live sporting events, lavish song-and-dance programs, and raucous political commentators. Cuba's 156 radio stations and 27 television stations sought the best talent from around the world. They paid large sums for exclusive rights to broadcast baseball games and boxing matches. All of these endeavors were overshadowed by Castro's revolution.
520 8 $aRadio and Television in Cuba: The Pre-Cuba Era describes broadcasting in Cuba during the 40-year period before the Communist government nationalized all mass media in the early 1960s. Michael Salwen explores some major themes: the alleged corruption of the broadcast media, the economic conditions in which the media operated, the political conditions in Cuba and issues related to freedom of the press.
520 8 $aHe brings together documents and interviews with leading Cuban broadcasters from the pre-Castro era to shed some light on Cuban broadcasting during this significant period.
650 0 $aRadio broadcasting$zCuba$xHistory.
650 0 $aTelevision broadcasting$zCuba$xHistory.
852 00 $boff,leh$hPN1991.3.C8$iS25 1994