The often amusing and very human inside story of Minneapolis radio station WWTC-AM, focusing on its heyday as "The Golden Rock of Minneapolis-St. Paul" in the early 1980s. Complete with dozens of photographs and fascinating memorabilia, "Fiasco At 1280" leads readers through the history of radio in the Upper Midwest from a unique vantage point, providing a microcosm of all that was right and wrong with this station and the radio business in general.
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Jeff R. Lonto is a noted pop culture historian based in Minneapolis. He has writen numerous articles about radio and TV and is the author of the book "Legend of the Brewery -- A Brief History of the Minneapolis Brewing Heritage," an illustrated chronicle of the landmark Grain Belt Brewery in Minneapolis.
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Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
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