Radio's bright future / Bahgat Elnadi and Adel Rifaat, 11
On the crest of the waves / Hervé Bourges, 12
The first half century (1895-1945): Milestones in radio / Bernard Blin, 16
The second half century (1945-1995): A continuing struggle for access to the airwaves / Gareth Price, 22
A public service / Knud Ebbesen, 27
From short wave to satellite: Do satellite and digital radio spell the end of short-wave radio? / Ray Gallon and Diane Seligsohn, 28
By the people, for the people: Self-reliant low-cost community radio stations at the heart of rural development / Carlos A. Arnaldo, 32
Villages find their voice: Radio brings empowerment to rural communites in the Philippines / Wijayananda Jayaweera and Louie Tabing, 34
All power to the microphone! For almost 70 years, radio was a formidable weapon wielded by Soviet leaders / Armen Oganessian, 36
Fact file: UNESCO on the air, 39