The Airwaves of Zion: Radio and Religion in Appalachia

by Howard Dorgan

Throughout central Appalachia, small AM radio stations send forth a steady flow of country western and gospel music, regional farm and industry news, local advertising and public service information, and a Sunday morning (and sometimes afternoon) fare of locally produced live religious broadcasts Many of these "airwaves of Zion" programs have become part of the established cultural base of this region, having maintained their audiences for decades...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870497979
• ISBN13: 9780870497971
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"