And the hits just keep on coming: Music programming standardization in commercial radio

Poetics

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 301-325

  Ahlkvist, Jarl A ^a,c   Fisher, Gene ^b,d  

^a LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Johnston State College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 4043176407     PISSN: 0304422X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-422X(00)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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