The Palgrave Handbook of Global Radio

by Hendricks, John Allen

• ISBN13: 9780230293076
• ISBN10: 0230293077
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This handbook is international in scope and provides an overview of the historical developments and current status of the terrestrial radio industry in some of the largest and most populated countries throughout the world, with insightful and global perspectives by prominent international media scholars and examination ofover 20 countries.

Author Biography

John Allen Hendricks is Director of the Division of Communication and Contemporary Culture, and Professor of Communication at Stephen F Austin State University, USA He is editor/co-editor of Communicator-in-Chief: How Barack Obama Used New Media to Win the White House, Social Media: Usage and Impact; Techno Politics in Presidential Campaigning New Voices, New Technologies and New Voters; and The Twenty-First-Century Media Industry: Economic and Managerial Implications in the Age of New Media.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. xi
List of Figures	p. xii
List of Appendices	p. xiv
About the Editor	p. xv
Notes on Contributors	p. xvi
Acknowledgments	p. xxx
Preface	p. xxxii
Radio: International Perspectives	p. 1
International Radio Broadcasting: It's Not What it Used to Be	p. 3
International Radio Regulation: An Overview	p. 17
Grassroots International Community Radio and Public Service Media: The Case of FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavor)	p. 38
Western Europe	p. 51
The Impact of New Technology on Radio Broadcasting in the Netherlands	p. 53
"Achtung! Achtung! Hier ist die Sendestelle Berlin": German Radio between Regulation and Competition	p. 74
French Radio, from the Eiffel Tower to "Postradio"	p. 92
For Better Pictures on Radio: How Nokia's Efforts for Multimedia Radio Have Shaped the Radio Landscape in Finland	p. 109
Southern Europe	p. 129
Government-Sanctioned Anarchy: Greece's Chaotic Airwaves	p. 131
Italy: From State Monopoly to a Private-led Radio Market through Controversial Digitalization	p. 161
Spanish Radio: When Digitalization Meets an Analog Business Model	p. 176
Radio in Turkey	p. 193
Eastern Europe	p. 207
The Radio Landscape in Hungary	p. 209
From Isolated and Controlled to Integrated and Democratic: Romanian Radio Found Its Voice	p. 231
Not by Ideology Alone: History and Development of Radio in Russia	p. 244
South and East Asia	p. 273
Voices of a Nation: Radio in the Philippines	p. 275
Red Dot on the Dial: Singapore Radio Then and Now	p. 299
Tuning into Thailand: Radio's Straggle to Find its Voice in the Land of Smiles	p. 320
Radio Industry in Bangladesh: Moving from State-run Monopoly toward Diverse and Community Broadcasting	p. 343
The Gentle Giant: An Overview of the History and Economic and Cultural Politics of Post-Independence Indian Radio Industry	p. 357
The Multi-Mediatization of Radio in China	p. 370
Taiwanese Radio Broadcasting: The Regulatory Policy on the Radio Spectrum and an Overview of Taiwanese Pirate Radio Stations	p. 386
Latin America	p. 399
The Radio Industry in Colombia	p. 401
Understanding the Radio Industry in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities	p. 416
Ireland	p. 429
Radio in Ireland: Balancing Local, Commercial, and Public Service Dimensions	p. 431
United Kingdom	p. 443
Staying Relevant and Profitable in the 21st Century: The Challenges Facing the UK's Commercial Radio Sector	p. 445
New Media Community Radio: How the Internet and other "New Technologies" Influence Community Broadcasting in the UK	p. 461
Radio in the UK: Technology and Policy for an Industry in Transition	p. 477
Africa	p. 499
Radio Regulation in East Africa: Obstacles to Social Change and Democratization in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda	p. 501
Egyptian Radio: From Colonialism to Independence, the Development, Evolution and 21st Century Challenges Confronting Radio in Transitional Democratic Societies	p. 519
North America	p. 537
U.S. Radio in the 21st Century: Staying the Course in Unknown Territory	p. 539
The World through an American Lens: The Case of NPR	p. 552
Index	p. 568
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