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This book explores how academia seeks to systematize the changes taking place in radio in its adaptation to the digital era. The individual chapters here investigate the most important issues currently under study by researchers in the medium of radio, tackling such key questions as the future of the radio spectrum, the new commercial radio business models, the function of community radio stations, and the development of university radio stations, amongst others.As such, this volume is integral to an understanding of the compound dimensions of the sound and radio media research currently being carried out in countries as varied as the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Finland, Portugal, Brazil and Argentina.

Part 1. The problem of a national policy of radio broadcasting -- Part 2. Problems of the technical structure of American broadcasting -- Limitations on the number of stations -- Problems of the location of stations -- Problems of "superpower" -- Part 3. Problems of the commercial structure of American broadcasting -- Ownership pattern -- Intraindustry organizations -- Competition -- Economic return and its distribution -- Payment for services and value received -- Part 4. Problems of program content -- American radio audience -- Program purposes, types, and distribution -- Special interest vs. general interest stations -- Program problems created by advertising -- Program standards vs. post facto regulation -- Part 5. Problems regarding freedom of the air -- Regulatory influences -- Radio and the press -- Foreign propaganda and international broadcasting -- Part 6. Toward a national policy for radio broadcasting -- The problems of radio are principally social in character -- Suggested alternatives to or modifications of the present system -- Toward policy

This volume gathers together revised versions of the papers presented at the ECREA Radio Research Section Conference held in Lublin, Poland, in September 2017. The book highlights what radio actually is - a medium created to connect different places at a distance. Subtle but pervasive, simple but graceful, radio builds affective relations, either between listeners and the world or between listeners themselves. The word "relations" is plural. It suggests the idea that radio is both an economic activity - related to technology, production, working routines and business - and a cultural industry - related to aesthetics, art, social interaction, education and politics. Since relations are relevantly human, we can explore how radio appeals to personal commitment and can reinforce a sense of community too. The unique value of this book lies both in erudite essays of Seán Street and Enrico Menduni, world-famous figures of radio research, and in perspectives sketched by brilliant young radio practitioners and researchers. The diverse views on radio communications from authors across the different regions of the world including Brazil, Canada, Italy, Poland, France, Hungary, Spain and the UK collected here will certainly inspire radio researchers, media historians, sociologists and journalism students.

In Listening In, Susan Douglas explores how listening has altered our day-to-day experiences and our own generational identities, cultivating different modes of listening in different eras; how radio has shaped our views of race, gender roles, ethnic barriers, family dynamics, leadership, and the generation gap. With her trademark wit, Douglas has created an eminently readable cultural history of radio

Jason Loviglio shows how early network radio produced a new type of community marked by contradictions and tensions between public and private, mass media and democracy, and nation and family. Examining a broad range of radio programs, including Vox Pop, and FDR's Fireside Chats, Radio's Intimate Public illustrates how media space promised listeners a fantasy of social mobility and access

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Radio Convergence and Youth: An Overview on African Perspectives -- Introduction -- The Youth Factor in African Converged Radio -- History of Broadcasting in Africa -- Mapping Digitisation in Africa -- The Structure of This Book -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Converged Radio, Youth, and Participatory Politics in Harare, Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Brief Description of Power FM, Star FM, and ZiFM Stereo -- Theorising Converged Radio and Youth Political Participation in Zimbabwe -- Unpacking Converged Radio, Youth, and Participatory Politics -- The Intersection of Converged Radio, Youth, and Participatory Politics -- Methodology -- Findings and Discussion -- 'The Gadget Is the Media': Devices Used to Listen to Radio -- 'Agents of Change': Convergence Radio, Youth, and Participatory Politics -- 'It's Elite-Centric': Challenges Associated with Convergence Radio and Youth Political Participation -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 3: An Alternative Arena for "Communities of Resistance"? Podcasting, Democratic Spaces, and Counterpublics in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Podcasting and Its Democratic Potential -- Youth, Social Media and Participatory Politics -- Theory -- Methodology -- Findings -- Podcasting as a Counterhegemonic Space -- Podcasting as a Tool for Enhancing Youth's and Women's Participation -- On Technical Issues and Trainings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: 'Mobile Radio' and Youth Identity Formation on the Streets of Harare -- Introduction -- Mobile Radio, Identity and Self-management -- Mobile Radio and the Creation of the 'Digital Cyborg' -- Methods -- Findings -- Experiencing a 'New Kind of Radio': Mobile Radio and Disaggregation of Audiences.