Television in the Antenna Age is a brief, accessible, andengaging overview of the medium?s history and development inthe US. Integrating three major concerns--television as anindustry, a technology, and an art?the book is a basic primeron the complex, fascinating, and often overlooked story oftelevision and its impact on American life.

• Covers the entire history of American television, from itsurban, middle-class beginnings in the late 40s, to the contemporaryimpact of new technologies and consolidated corporate.

• Includes interview segments with industry insiders, pictures,and sidebars to illustrate important figures, trends, andevents