Whoever said that today's Americans do not read has not been to the gym lately. The place is strewn with books and magazines. For today's editor, this is the good news. T oday's gym is the omphalos of American mass media. Rarer still is a head unadorned by a set of earphones.
TV screens are ubiquitous.
Oddly, the cable system providers are lagging behind the trend. There is no special radio station, either. The reign of disco in popular culture was brief but influential. I'm too old to know. From Saturday Night Fever to Perfect.