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 / Modified oct 1, 2011 9:20 p.m.

Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio

This program documents the 50-year history of rock radio, told by the deejays and the artists they made stars. Friday at 10:30 p.m. on PBS-HD. by Robert Rappaport

Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio documents the history of rock radio — from the AM deejays to the FM pioneers who fanned the flames of the '60s, to the silencing of rock radio by the government and big-business interests, to its promise of rebirth on satellite radio.

rock_radio_beatles_617x347 Bruce 'Cousin Brucie' Morrow with The Beatles, circa 1965.
Credit Photofest

Airplay shares the story of the 50-year struggle for the soul of music radio, told by the deejays and the artists they made stars. Musicians include: Crosby, Stills and Nash, Grace Slick, Little Steven Van Zandt, Bob Weir and Ray Manzarek (The Doors). In addition, legendary disc jockeys talk about the hits and the history they made together through interviews, archival footage and airchecks, some never seen or heard on television before.

Friday at 10:30 p.m. on PBS-HD.

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