Digital Radio in Europe

by Shaw, Helen

• ISBN13: 9781841502793
• ISBN10: 1841502790
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Intellect L & D E F A E

Summary

Radio, the oldest form of electronic broadcasting, has thus far lagged behind TV in the push to go digital, but efforts have been underway for over twenty years in Europe to create digital platforms for radio. Drawing on extensive cross-national research, this volume offers the first comprehensive review of European digital radio, with details on the technologies, policies, and strategies to bring radio into the digital eraand highlights the successes and failures in implementation. An accessible introduction for students and professionals, this volume presents digital radio broadcasting in both a European and global context.

Author Biography

Brian O’Neill is head of research and graduate studies in the Faculty of Applied Arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Foreword: The Ontology of Radio	p. 9
Introduction	p. 17
Radio Broadcasting in Europe: The Search for a Common Digital Future	p. 27
The Technological Landscape of Radio	p. 43
'A Vision for Radio': Engineering Solutions for Changing Audiences - from FM to DAB	p. 67
'Sounding the Future': Digital Radio and CD-quality Audio	p. 85
'DAB: The Future of Radio?' The Development of Digital Radio in Europe	p. 99
Digital Radio Strategies in the United States: A Tale of Two Systems	p. 121
Beyond Europe: Launching Digital Radio in Canada and Australia	p. 135
Future Scenarios for the Radio Industry	p. 153
Community Radio in Transition: The Challenge to Digital Migration	p. 173
Two-Way Radio: Audience Participation and Editorial Control in the Future	p. 193
The Online Transformation: How the Internet is Challenging and Changing Radio	p. 213
Notes on Contributors	p. 237
Index	p. 240
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