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Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media - Volume 11, Issue 2, 2013
Volume 11, Issue 2, 2013
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Changes in the pattern of programmes in contemporary Chinese radio: Helping each other in Beijing: A case study
More LessAbstractSince the 1980s big changes have been taking place in the character of China’s radio programmes. Radio’s role has changed, from a propaganda tool of the government to a medium seeking to meet the multifarious needs of its listeners. Under the ‘socialist market economy’ which was introduced in 1992, radio in China has become unashamedly market oriented. Its funding has moved from a complete dependency on the public purse to the independent pursuit of profit. With the aid of digital technology, the traditional forms of programming, which were dominated by a culture of writing and reading, have also been transformed into ones which involve audience interaction. This article is a case study of Helping Each Other in Beijing, a programme for the elderly which is broadcast on the public service frequency of Radio Beijing. It analyses the concept of the programme, its content, its interaction with the audience and the style of its presentation. In this fiercely competitive age of new media and globalization, it illustrates how Chinese broadcasters are developing a new programming philosophy, how they are developing a new relationship with the audience and how they are fashioning a new media image.
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Radio behind bars – The Polish case
More LessAbstractThere are as many as 157 closed-circuit prison radio stations across Poland. However, as they are almost completely cut off from the world outside, awareness of how they work, what content they broadcast and what role they fulfill is rather limited. This article seeks to address this lack of information. The goal is to characterize such radio stations, the programmes they offer and the role they play in prisons. The article also examines prison radio as a form of community broadcasting. Moreover, special attention is paid to the rehabilitative function of involvement in a radio production process. The main research materials are interviews with representatives of prison radio stations, a one-week programme sample from the prison in Olsztyn, the programmes submitted to the prison radio contest and a visit to the radio station in the predetention centre in Olsztyn.
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Beyond campus borders: Canadian campus radio and community representation on the FM dial
More LessAbstractAt a time when a number of prominent American college stations have moved online, the processes by which Canadian campus stations acquired FM licences exemplifies what can potentially be lost when stations move off the dial, as may occur if the Internet is assumed to be the most viable means of distributing alternative and community radio. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) first licensed campus radio in 1975. The licensing of community and campus stations by the CRTC represented not only the recognition of community media initiatives by the Canadian government but also the expansion of radio broadcasting on Canadian university and college campuses. This article addresses on-campus radio broadcasting in the years leading up to the FM licensing of three campus radio stations in Canada. Before stations crafted mandates catered to their communities that ensured the broadcasting of culturally and musically diverse content, many stations existed as insular radio clubs or closed-circuit stations that circulated through various university buildings. The transition from broadcasting within campus borders to FM broadcasting, as exemplified by CHMA, CKUW and CiTR, points to concerted efforts by groups and individuals who strove to expand the boundaries of campus radio. FM licences were acquired through administrative work and concerted campaigns by campus radio practitioners, who sought to reflect and represent local musical and cultural activity and increase its prominence in the wider community.
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The birth of radio broadcasting: The matrix of science, technology and communication in the western world
More LessAbstractBetween the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, the possibilities of three different types of wireless communication technology were made evident to the western world. Instead of uncritically presenting US-based accounts, this article delineates the relationship between radio technology and communication, moulded by the notion of modern science, which bears as a consequence the establishment of broadcasting as a mass phenomenon in western societies. The above-mentioned relationship is explained without downplaying at the same time the existence of relativism in particular social settings. Thus, the article is underpinned by the interplay among the cultural, economic and political factors that finally led to the development of radio broadcasting during the ‘Roaring Twenties’.
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Radio with pictures: Radio visualization in BBC national radio
More LessAbstractIt is popular to claim that radio has always had pictures – the ones listeners created in their own minds – and this is often seen as one of the medium’s greatest strengths. The process of visualization of radio in the digital age has most often focused on how producers can fill the screen of the various devices through which we receive radio today. This article focuses on the other ways in which radio is visualized online, in a process that deploys transmedia storytelling techniques. It looks at specific examples and explores the way in which these transmedia techniques build relationships with the audience, strengthen brands and create opportunities for broadcasters to tell stories in ways never before possible.
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What attracts listeners to Web radio? A case study from Germany
Authors: Birgit Stark and Philipp WeichselbaumAbstractWith the advent of Web radio in a changing media environment, radio has once more reinvented itself in terms of both scope (emerging new forms such as online-only radio) and listening experience (interactivity, personalization and content modularization). Scholars have identified these technological changes as evidence for an evolving radio. The audience perspective, however, has been researched far less. We go beyond existing studies and are interested in the role signature features of Web radio play for its listeners. We answer two research questions: (1) What do users expect from listening to Web radio as an interactive medium? (2) What are the gratifications sought when tuning in to Web radio in comparison to offline radio? The research is based on an exploratory online survey among Web radio listeners in Germany. Our findings show that interactive Web radio features play only a minor role for listeners. Instead, they focus on music. When compared to other online media, listening to Web radio is ranked highest among affective gratification items. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of our findings, as well as Web radio’s potential impact on traditional radio.
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Volumes & issues
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Volume 21 (2023)
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Volume 20 (2022)
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Volume 19 (2021)
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Volume 18 (2020)
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Volume 17 (2019)
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Volume 16 (2018)
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Volume 15 (2017)
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Volume 14 (2016)
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Volume 13 (2015)
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Volume 12 (2014)
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Volume 11 (2013)
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Volume 10 (2012)
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Volume 9 (2011)
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Volume 8 (2010 - 2011)
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Volume 7 (2009)
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Volume 6 (2008 - 2009)
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Volume 5 (2007 - 2008)
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Volume 4 (2007)
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Volume 3 (2005)
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Volume 2 (2004)
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Volume 1 (2003 - 2004)