Local Radio and Microblogging: How Radio Stations in the U.S. are Using Twitter

Journal of Radio and Audio Media

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-46

  Ferguson, Douglas A ^a   Greer, Clark F ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79957809617     PISSN: 19376529     EISSN: 19376537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19376529.2011.558867     Document Type: Article

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