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Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media - Volume 14, Issue 2, 2016
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2016
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The Resonance 107.3 FM radio art collection: Towards an archive methodology of radio as resonance
Authors: Katrine Pram Nielsen and Jacob KreutzfeldtAbstractThis article investigates the collection of Resonance 107.3 FM, which has recently become digitally accessible for research at the British Library Sound Archive. Documenting the full extent of a 28-day event by the London Musicians Collective (LMC) in 1998, the collection offers unique insight into early British community radio and practises of radio art. Based on research in the British Library Sound Archive, as well as on interviews with archivists and broadcasters, the article presents the collection and discusses its significance as an experiment in the aesthetic, social and political implications of radiophonic mediation. Building on Anna Friz’s idea of radio as resonance, the study develops an approach to the archive not as a collection of programme objects but as sonic articulations of past resonant situations. This introduces a method in archival work open to the resonances of these situations found in metadata as well as in memories and texts. Applying this method of recalling, describing and reflecting to three examples of live experimentation from the Resonance 107.3 FM collection, this article illustrates that archives of minor media and practises in community and art radio are valuable resources for reimagining contemporary and future media practices.
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Talk vs chat-based radio: A case for distinction
By Kate AmesAbstractThis article considers the differences between talk radio and chat-based radio as specific genres of radio programming in an attempt to address the very broad use of the term ‘talk/talkback’ radio in radio research. Chat-based programming is a term devised by Tolson in relation to television, but this article argues that the definition as applied to television is relevant to radio, particularly in a contemporary media environment where media boundaries are increasingly blurred. It examines the key concepts that define ‘chat-based’ programming as they apply to radio, which are an orientation to personal topics, the use of humour, and potential for transgression. The format is increasingly popular, particularly on commercial radio. This article investigates three key questions: (1) Is there a difference between chat-based and talk radio programming?; (2) Why does genre matter in radio studies?; and (3) What are the implications for defining an alternative genre of talk? It argues that talk radio and chat-based radio are distinct formats, but that chat-based programming can and does incorporate issue-based ‘segments’ to engage listeners. In arguing for the distinction, this article lays some foundations and raises questions for consideration in future analyses of radio talk.
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Managing college radio: Understanding American college stations through their management practices
More LessAbstractEffectively managing any media organization is a difficult task. College radio stations face challenges both common and unique to their professional counterparts, and are often led by students with little or no previous management experience. This study examined management practices of student-led FM college radio broadcast stations in the United States and provides a contemporary review of the programming, practices and challenges associated with today’s campus stations. Results indicated that college stations today function at a great variety of levels, from subsistence to abundance. The importance of student management teams was recognized, with primary concerns surrounding funding and lack of support from various constituencies. Concluding comments from leaders of student-led stations around the United States addressed numerous areas of concern and cited several benefits of college radio, both for students interested in media careers and for those simply looking to improve their speaking, writing and leadership skills.
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Music listening in the twenty-first century: Italian consumer attitudes to Internet radio
Authors: Cinzia Colapinto and Giancarlo ManziAbstractThe Internet has both dismantled the music system and addressed its inequalities. Audio as a platform is stronger than ever as more and more ways to listen continue to emerge. The popularity of radio, whether via digital streaming, satellite or traditional AM/FM, is linked to consumer tendency to multitask. This study seeks to highlight the changes taking place using an exploratory methodology, examining listeners’ behaviour, effects and corporate reactions in Italy. Our exploratory analysis of Italian radio listeners indicates that Internet music listening is the real catalyst for change in the music industry, while interactive features nevertheless play a minor role.
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Redefining radio: Implications for journalism education in an era of digital audio storytelling
Authors: Alexandra Wake and Nasya BahfenAbstractThis article seeks to map the current position of audio within journalism curriculums at Australian and New Zealand universities, in the context of a so-called renaissance in podcasting helping to lift the profile of audio among educators and industry. Internet radio and podcasting have grown exponentially since 2004, with the worldwide monthly audience for podcasts estimated at more than 35 million listeners (Markman and Sawyer 2014). Podcasts are offered by traditional broadcast organisations, online newspapers, and non-media organisations or individuals. Yet while digital content production may have changed the competitive industry in which journalism graduates seek employment, journalism education has yet to react to that change in a comprehensive manner (Carey 2000; Hirst and Treadwell 2011). There is an acknowledged lack of research on long-form audio journalism (McHugh 2014; Panda 2014) but there is also little recent research on how journalism programs in universities are meeting this new audio demand.
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Book Reviews
Authors: Matthew Killmeier and Anya LuscombeAbstractLISTEN IN TERROR: BRITISH HORROR RADIO FROM THE ADVENT OF BROADCASTING TO THE DIGITAL AGE, RICHARD J. HAND (2014) Manchester: Manchester University Press, 232 pp., ISBN: 9780719081484, h/bk, £75.00
THE FIRST LADY OF RADIO: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT’S HISTORIC BROADCASTS, STEPHEN D. SMITH (ED.) (2014) New York and London: The New Press, 272 pp., ISBN-10: 1620970422, h/bk, $25.95
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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)