Beginning of Broadcast Regulation in the Twentieth Century, Paperback by Bensman, Marvin R., ISBN 0786407379, ISBN-13 9780786407378, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The six years before the US Congress passed the Radio Act of 1927 are the ones Bensman (entertainment and electronic-media law, U. of Memphis) finds most crucial. Using primary documents, he details the administrative structure of the Department of Commerce, especially the divisions and personnel involved in the regulation of broadcasting before they were transferred to the Federal Communications Commission. He traces the chronology of the mushrooming industry and breakdown of regulatory control that led to new laws. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()