9XM Talking
9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea Randall Davidson,
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 0299218708
DDC: 384.540977583
Edition: Hardcover; 2006-11-17
Summary:
These words crackled in the headphones of crystal sets around the
country in 1921 as the University of Wisconsin radio station 9XM
began its regular schedule of voice broadcasts. Randall Davidson
provides the first comprehensive history of the University of
Wisconsin radio station, WHA; affiliated state-owned station, WLBL;
and the post-World War II FM stations that are the backbone of the
network now known as Wisconsin Public Radio. 9XM Talking describes
how, with homemade equipment and ideas developed from scratch, 9XM
endured many struggles and became a tangible example of "the
Wisconsin Idea," bringing the educational riches of the university to
all the state's residents. From the beginning, those involved with
the radio station felt it should provide a service for the practical
use of Wisconsin citizens.The book's informative chapters cover the
programs that allowed the medium of radio to benefit farmers and
homemakers, to bring world-class educators into isolated rural
schoolrooms, and to teach people all over Wisconsin everything from
literature to history to touch-typing, long before anyone came up
with the term "distance learning." Davidson concludes by discussing
the claim that WHA has to the title "Oldest Station in the Nation."
This groundbreaking book is based on archival materials dating back
to the 1900s and includes dozens of historic photos and
illustrations, many of which have never been published before.
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