Las Vegas Radio and Television

George Thomas Apfel, Tom Hawley

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Arcadia Pub (Sc)
14 June 2021

Television; Radio; History of the Americas; Local history

Series: Images of America

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The history of broadcasting in Las Vegas began with the first radio station, KGIX, to crackle the airwaves in the 1920s, started by J.M. Jack Heaton, who ran the Las Vegas railroad operation. By the 1940s, the railroad was no longer a major factor; instead, legalized gaming and the Strip drove the growth of the city and, consequently, radio and television. Maxwell Kelch, who was responsible for leading the effort to publicize Las Vegas as a tourist destination, launched the second and oldest existing radio station, KENO. Radio and TV personalities such as Coffee Jim Dandy, Red Mcilvaine, Hal Morelli, Hank Thornley, and Walt Reno were household names to Las Vegans in the 1960s and 1970s. From the 1940s and 1950s, when every radio station called a Strip hotel home, to the mega-consolidation of the mid-1990s, when big corporations took control of many of the Las Vegas signals, the world of radio and television in Las Vegas has evolved significantly. Today, Las Vegas is the 30th largest radio market in the United States.

By: George Thomas Apfel
Foreword by: Tom Hawley
Imprint: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9781540247858
ISBN 10: 1540247856
Series: Images of America
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 14 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active