Showing papers in "Journal of Radio & Audio Media in 2013"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the connection between digital biography of the modern-day radio jock as supplemental show information and personality development and concluded that radio hosts use blogs primarily for monetary gain which is different from their campus/community and public radio counterparts who blog to generate and engage with listeners.
Abstract: As the host of a radio show, a radio jock is often required or elects to post supplemental online writing or blogs as a way to bridge the gap between on-air personality and online interactive individual. However, to this date there is little or no research around the wants and motivations for an on-air personality to disclose information via an online blog. This article looks into the connection between digital biography of the modern-day radio jock as supplemental show information and personality development. Findings conclude that commercial radio hosts use blogs primarily for monetary gain which is different from their campus/community and public radio counterparts who blog in order to generate and engage with listeners. The article concludes with recommendations for radio stations and jocks on how best to implement blogs and match goals and motivations for their use.
15 citations
TL;DR: Early listeners picked favorite programs, became club members, and were sports fans for the first time as discussed by the authors, which created the foundation for radio audiences and their listening patterns. But without a pattern to follow, the listeners found ways to listen that reflected the restrictions and possibilities of new technology.
Abstract: This article explores the development of the early Canadian radio audience. Without a pattern to follow, the listeners found ways to listen that reflected the restrictions and possibilities of the new technology. Early listeners picked favorite programs, became club members, and were sports fans for the first time. The early listening experiences created the foundation for radio audiences and their listening patterns.
13 citations
TL;DR: This paper applied image repair theory to Limbaugh's discourse including both his initial defensive remarks and his formal apology, finding that his defense was largely ineffective and used solely on the words he used to describe Fluke.
Abstract: Radio personality Rush Limbaugh sparked a firestorm in February 2012 after calling Georgetown University law student, Sandra Fluke, a “slut” for her testimony before congress advocating mandated contraceptive coverage. After a 3-day tirade aimed at Fluke, and in the face of fleeing sponsors and heightened criticism, Limbaugh issued a formal apology to Fluke. This article applies Image Repair Theory to Limbaugh's discourse including both his initial defensive remarks and his formal apology. Although Limbaugh utilized a combination of image repair strategies, in focusing solely on the words he used to describe Fluke, this analysis finds his defense largely ineffective.
13 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study examines one such partnership between Miami NPR affiliate WLRN-FM and The Miami Herald newspaper and concludes with a summary and reflections on the practical realities of replicating this type of alliance in other broadcast markets.
Abstract: Facing severe cutbacks in funding from the government and private benefactors, non-profit broadcasters are challenged to sustain meaningful local radio journalism. One survival strategy is to form a strategic alliance with another respected local news organization. This case study examines one such partnership between Miami NPR affiliate WLRN-FM and The Miami Herald newspaper. The study asserts that in addition to offering an innovative business model, this alliance relies heavily on the intangible asset of the brand equity exhibited by both parties. The study concludes with a summary and reflections on the practical realities of replicating this type of alliance in other broadcast markets.
11 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a model for studying the potential of the Web casting radio compared with the traditional radio in various media environments is proposed, which includes eight dimensions: institutional framework, market structures and business models, content diversity, audience profile, interactivity, sociability, relations with the recording industry, and relations with major news media and organizations.
Abstract: Considering radio as a social system for the production of culture and communication, and based on an overview of the Greek case, this article suggests a model for studying the potential of the Web casting radio compared with the traditional radio in various media environments. The model suggested includes eight dimensions: institutional framework, market structures and business models, content diversity, audience profile, interactivity, sociability, relations with the recording industry, and relations with major news media and organizations. The analysis shows that a complex approach is needed to explore the chances for the potential of the Web casting radio to be realized.
10 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored the potential for using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to model public radio members' donation intentions and found that the TPB was a significant predictor of donation intentions.
Abstract: Public radio is increasingly dependent on effective fundraising for its survival. As a result, it is helpful to examine how psychology theories might increase the understanding of public radio donation. This case study explored the potential for using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to model public radio members' donation intentions. Results of a survey of 690 public radio members indicated that the TPB was a significant predictor of donation intentions although not all the TPB factors contributed to the model. Findings suggest the TPB can be a useful theory for informing public radio fundraising campaign strategies and message tactics.
8 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the last legal and political changes referring to the community communication, its future lines of work, and the role of the alternative media networks on their change or their consolidation, based on the "reticular profit" concept, the study of their increased number of partners, and analysis of legal documents.
Abstract: Bolivia is one of the most successful examples of alternative media used for helping to create a “critical citizen movement” to dynamize the “social contract” Through recovering historical Bolivian tradition based on radio experiences with communication for social change, this study works to describe the last legal and political changes referring to the community communication, its future lines of work, and the role of the alternative media networks on their change or their consolidation, based on the “reticular profit” concept, the study of their increased number of partners, and analysis of legal documents
8 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors interview 30 U.S. women born 1918-1948 to uncover their experiences with mid-20th century media, revealing a shared experience of radio listening, an emphasis on the "experience" of using media artifacts rather than on the content, and the appeal of music and dance as a girlhood pastime.
Abstract: Memory and storytelling can provide valuable tools for media scholars aiming to better understand popular media audiences from a historical perspective. Girls' stories are particularly important because they have been absent from most official recorded history and archived documents. In this study, we interview 30 U.S. women born 1918–1948 in order to uncover their girlhood experiences with mid-20th Century media. Their narratives reveal 1) a shared experience of radio listening; 2) an emphasis on the “experience” of using media artifacts rather than on the content; and 3) the appeal of music and dance as a girlhood pastimes.
8 citations
TL;DR: This article examined how ATC covered news over a decade (1999-2009) and found changes in topic and source use over time that merit discussion of ways NPR uses gatekeeping in its story choice and news operation in today's constantly changing media world.
Abstract: NPR's All Things Considered is going strong in the radio news business despite constant worries over funding, perceived bias, and an increasingly online-based news audience. This content analysis of the program examines how ATC covered news over a decade (1999–2009) and found changes in topic and source use over time that merit discussion of ways NPR uses gatekeeping in its story choice and news operation in today's constantly changing media world. The results also provide discussion points on perceived news bias at NPR, sourcing credibility, and the changing nature of gatekeeping in a major news organization.
8 citations
TL;DR: The Rainbow Nation as mentioned in this paper was the first multi-racial president of South Africa, who was elected under the banner of Rainbow Nation to reflect the country's diverse cultures, and the Rainbow Radio has taken up the challenge to promote the once dormant South African inclusive culture through programming, including Sesame Street.
Abstract: Before 1994, blacks in South Africa were second-class citizens on the basis of color. With the Dutch arrival in 1652, and the British discovery of diamonds in 1867, the immigrants amassed wealth at the expense of local culture. In 1948, the National Party instituted apartheid, a policy that separated races. But in 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected first multi-racial president under the banner, “The Rainbow Nation,” to reflect the country's diverse cultures. Pervasive radio has taken up the challenge to promote the once dormant South African inclusive culture through programming, including world-known Sesame Street. Today, South Africa has over 200 community radio stations broadcasting cultural programs in eleven languages.
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the characteristics of the DXing community, including its own jargon, intercultural communication, competitive, gendered orientation, eavesdropping, and a strong sense of community, based on 17 interviews with active, present-day DXers (including ham radio DXers and broadcast band DXers).
Abstract: DXing is a hobby which historically has been associated with amateur radio enthusiasts, though there are subcategories of DXing which focus on shortwave, AM, FM, and other communications. DXing features many interesting characteristics, including its own jargon, intercultural communication, a competitive, gendered orientation, eavesdropping, and a strong sense of community. This article examines an understudied aspect of radio listening: the DXing community. There is a dearth of scholarly research focusing on this community of radio listeners, but DXing remains a popular and widely practiced hobby and aspect of radio listening to this day. Based on 17 interviews that were conducted with active, present-day DXers (including ham radio DXers and broadcast band DXers), as well as a textual analysis of articles and other materials pertaining to DXing, this article examines the hobby, the particular aspects which appeal to its participants, and some of its notable characteristics, such as the jargon that has de...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the FCC's evaluation of broadcast allocation from 1934 to 1939, focusing on the participation of non-commercial and commercial interest groups in the debate, and argue that the commercial industry had vanquished the threat from noncommercial interests in the early 1930s and was now free to splinter into individual factions.
Abstract: This article examines the FCC's evaluation of broadcast allocation from 1934 to 1939, focusing on the participation of non-commercial and commercial interest groups in the debate. Its two major themes are: 1) how the commission, while pledging to consider “social and economic” concerns, in actuality gave them only cursory attention and 2) how the commercial interests in the industry began to fracture into individual groups, each arguing for policies advantageous to them. It argues that the commercial industry had vanquished the threat from non-commercial interests in the early 1930s and was now free to splinter into individual factions.
TL;DR: In the past 100 years, many new forms of media have been developed, though this anthology as discussed by the authors begins by reminding readers that "many new media forms have developed over the past hundred years".
Abstract: M. (Ed.) (2012). New Castle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 260 pages. Over the past 100 years, many new forms of media have been developed, though this anthology begins by reminding ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the history of radio mystery-thriller genres and their connections with radio's science fiction, noir, and mystery genres, and with fantastic television anthologies like The Twilight Zone.
Abstract: This article critically examines the golden age radio mystery-thriller genre in order to rectify the history of the horror genre and contribute to the history of radio horror. An excavation of the mystery-thriller's generic roots and an analysis of the program Dark Fantasy illustrate how this genre included, but was not limited to, horror. It offered a broad variety of narrative types that are not addressed in histories of the horror genre or radio horror. Such generic and narrative diversity suggests fruitful connections with radio's science fiction, noir, and mystery genres, and with fantastic television anthologies like The Twilight Zone.
TL;DR: The authors analyzed the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) programs and concluded that even the public network imitated or incorporated much American programming, but recontextualized it to Canadian locations, both real and imaginative, and supplemented it with more nationally oriented serious and symbolic content as well.
Abstract: Canada was the first country challenged by the massive inflow of American popular culture. The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC), Canada's first national public broadcaster, was created to provide an alternative to U.S. network and Canadian commercial radio. After analyzing the CRBC's programs, this article concludes that even the public network imitated or incorporated much American programming, but recontextualized it to Canadian locations, both real and imaginative, and supplemented it with more nationally oriented serious and symbolic content as well. The case study fits within the framework of the international literature emphasizing the hybridity and resiliency of national cultural identities.
TL;DR: The most important fight to bring independent unionism to American broadcasting stations emerged during the American Federation of Labor (AFL) vs. Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) battle for supremacy in 1937.
Abstract: The most important fight to bring independent unionism to American broadcasting stations emerged during the American Federation of Labor (AFL) vs. Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) battle for supremacy in 1937. U.S. radio technicians gained collective bargaining contracts first through management-dominated professional associations (company unions), and later in independent labor organizations such as NABET, the IBEW, IATSE, and the ACA. The important work of these labor organizations would not have been realized had it not been for two key New Deal labor reforms: the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Wagner Act in 1933 and 1935, respectively.
TL;DR: This paper studied radio adaptations of Robin Hood broadcast between the 1930s and 1970s: Popeye (1939), Buster Brown (1948), Family Theater (1949), the children's theater program Let's Pretend (1954), Escape (1952), Gunsmoke (1955), and Crisis (1975).
Abstract: During radio's reign on the airwaves, classics and legends were sources for radio plays written for a wide audience. Scriptwriters realized radio's cultural importance and culled classics for material that pushed their conception of “high” culture but still satisfied a wide audience. Radio plays were adapted from William Shakespeare's plays, Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and Robin Hood's legend. This study covers radio adaptations of Robin Hood broadcast between the 1930s and 1970s: Popeye (1939); Buster Brown (1948); Family Theater (1949); the children's theater program Let's Pretend (1954), Escape (1952), Gunsmoke (1955); and Crisis (1975).
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the period of decline in the use of live entertainers starting in 1940 and the pinnacle of live performance on WDZ, an independent broadcaster in central Illinois that featured folk and hillbilly style entertainment.
Abstract: The use of live entertainers is well-documented on radio networks, but not for local stations in rural America. This study examines the period of decline in the use of live entertainers starting in 1940 and the pinnacle of live performance on WDZ, an independent broadcaster in central Illinois that featured folk and hillbilly style entertainment. World War II, the FCC's tolerance for recordings, union struggles, and changing management emphasis from programming to sales were factors in the live performance decline. Management transitioned from emphasizing local interests to maximizing economic return with less expensive programming while relocating to a larger market.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed 5 interviews with experts from terrestrial radio, on-demand services, and government regulation to create a conceptualized listener profile, which supports the central finding of this research: should certain factors remain in place, conventional radio is likely to continue dominating as the leading commercial audio platform for Canadians in the future.
Abstract: This article seeks to understand how leaders in the Canadian radio industry perceive, and plan to react to, nascent personalized music streaming services. Recently, Internet-based music services like Jango and Rdio have launched in Canada, providing listeners with an alternative music experience to conventional broadcast radio. In this article, we analyze 5 interviews with experts from terrestrial radio, on-demand services, and government regulation to create a conceptualized listener profile. This profile supports the central finding of this research: should certain factors remain in place, conventional radio is likely to continue dominating as the leading commercial audio platform for Canadians in the years to come.
TL;DR: This article made the case for digitalizing archives related to broadcasting history and speculates on the advantage the creation of a future online archive would have for access and multidisciplinary research, and described a set of Montreal radio dramas and situates them in the larger paper archive containing Canadian English Language Radio Drama produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and predecessors between 1931 and 1968.
Abstract: This article makes the case for digitalizing archives related to broadcasting history and speculates on the advantage the creation of a future online archive would have for access and multidisciplinary research. It describes a set of Montreal radio dramas and situates them in the larger paper archive containing Canadian English Language Radio Drama produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and predecessors between 1931 and 1968. It also provides a sociological description of the centralization process that occurred in the history of Canadian literary production and the cultural norms that are assumed to be “natural” when regional and urban cultural producers prepare dramatic creations for a national audience.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors raise questions about audience conceptions and the enduring value of audio storytelling in an era of digital broadcasting and social media, based on the only publicly available research conducted with CBC users and community leaders prior to and following both launches.
Abstract: A decade ago the regional programming of CBC Toronto successfully transformed itself with a new notion of community reflection that utilized a range of emerging digital platforms but put narrative radio storytelling at its centre. With the launch of CBC Hamilton in Spring 2012, as Canada's sole digital-only public broadcasting outlet (no over-the-air TV or radio), audio storytelling was conspicuously absent from the equation. Based on the only publicly available research conducted with CBC users and community leaders prior to and following both launches, the authors raise questions about audience conceptions and the enduring value of audio storytelling in an era of digital broadcasting and social media.
TL;DR: The position of radio in Botswana since the colonial period has benefited significantly from recent developments in the media as discussed by the authors, and the potency of radio as a mobile medium, its usefulness for public dialogue and entertainment, and its effectiveness as a less sophisticated technology that is easily accessible and adaptable in remote communities, have ensured that radio remains the most preferred and dominant medium of mass communication.
Abstract: To a certain extent, the position of radio in Botswana since the colonial period has benefited significantly from recent developments in the media. The potency of radio as a mobile medium; its usefulness for public dialogue and entertainment; and its effectiveness as a less sophisticated technology that is easily accessible and adaptable in remote communities, have ensured that radio remains the most preferred and dominant medium of mass communication in Botswana. The recent introduction of the Internet and digital communication technologies also meant that in Botswana, radio is appropriately situated in the World Wide Web and mobile phones.