Listening In: The First Decade of Canadian Broadcasting, 1922-1932

Dean Tudor is a journalism professor at the Ryerson Polytechnical
Institute and founding editor of the CBRA.

Vipond covers an overlooked area in Canadian history: the 10 years
before the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission was established in
1932 (which ultimately led to the formation of the CBC in 1936). Little
has been written about this period because what is interesting about
early Canadian broadcasting is the CBC; consequently, many histories
skim the early period. Listening In fills the gaps by covering the
beginnings of broadcasting, the growth of the listening audience, the
radio-manufacturing industries, and the broadcasting business
(financing, programming, and early attempts at regulating).

This readable book includes tables, end notes, an extensive
bibliography, and an index. Yet, when I tried to find out when private
radio developed “news policy” and created news reporting teams
(usually newspaper articles were read over the airwaves), it was to no
avail.