This book explores the cultural, aesthetic, and political relevance of music in radio art from its beginnings to present day. Contributors include musicologists, literary studies, and cultural studies scholars and cover radio plays, radio shows, and other programs in North American, English, Spanish, Greek, Italian, and German radio.

Contributions by: Olivia Cacchione, Jade Conlee, Angela Ida De Benedictis, Paula Eisenstein Baker, Aikaterini Giampoura, Lucy Jeffery, Jeremy Lakoff, Emily Lane, David McCarthy, Jarmila Mildorf, Robert Nelson, Luz María Sánchez Cardona, Pim Verhulst, Reba Wissner