"Order Out of Chaos:" A Reexamination of the Historical Basis for the Scarcity of Channels Concept.: An article from: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

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From the author: The legal doctrine known as the scarcity of channels is based on a historical interpretation which suggests that severe interference in 1920s radio broadcasting could be avoided only by diminishing the number of stations. The present study challenges that interpretation and suggests that a plethora of other technical causes of interference were largely if not entirely ignored in the formulation of the scarcity of channels doctrine and official regulatory policy.

Citation Details
Title: "Order Out of Chaos:" A Reexamination of the Historical Basis for the Scarcity of Channels Concept.
Author: Steven Phipps
Publication:Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Broadcast Education Association
Volume: 45 Issue: 1 Page: 57

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