"This article takes a visual approach to the study of an auralmedium. It argues that the radio set had a powerful visual presence in popular culture in Southern Africa between the 1950s and the 1970s when most people bought their first radio sets. Advertisements for radios carried by the press offer
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the most prominent examples of this iconography. In South Africa, Rhodesia and Zambia, radio advertisements developed a distinctive aesthetic that blended global and local influences and framed the relationship between the new technology and society. Although the radio set was presented as part of a forward-looking, ostensibly inclusive vision of modernity, sales strategies also served to associate radio with whiteness and masculinity by looking backwards to the racial and gendered hierarchies of the colonial past. The homogeneity of advertising on both sides of the liberation divide demonstrates the pervasive cultural influence of settler colonialism both before and after formal decolonisation." (Abstract)
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"This article examines the current environment of audio transmission services in the UK with particular regard to the community radio sector. Community radio stations in the UK are having to consider the extent to which their audiences choose to listen on an FM analogue signal and whether this is su
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stainable for them. The number of new platforms that a listener is using to access audio programming now includes DAB, SSDAB, TV carriers and online services. There are also developments to the actual receivers that may be used, in particular the use of smartphones to listen via online Wi-Fi or 4G. Currently there are no plans for an FM turn off in the UK and a hybrid system of transmission and reception is the most likely outcome for the foreseeable future. The consequences of this environment for the broadcasters, the listeners and the audio content are discussed in turn. A sample group of twelve community radio stations have been studied to assess current practices. This group are the remaining stations from the original Access Pilot community radio stations that went on air in 2002 and so are the oldest and most established of the UK stations. This article provides baseline definitions where relevant and uses recent data from national audience research, regulatory and other bodies to assess what people are listening to and how, along with examples from public service and commercial radio, as well as community radio." (Abstract)
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"This Radio Distribution Module contains the collective knowledge of the Internews South Sudan team gained over three years’ experience conducting radio distributions within the United Nations Protection of Civilians sites (PoCs) and surrounding communities [...] “Part I. Context” describes th
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e information and media landscape in South Sudan and the continued prominence of radio in people’s lives. It summarizes research on the importance of information access for health, education, and peacebuilding outcomes, and highlights Internews’ radio distribution activities in service of these aims. “Part II. Case Study” details radio distributions conducted in the Bentiu PoC and Malakal to expand information access and listenership for Boda Boda Talk Talk and Nile FM programs. The case studies also include lessons learned, particularly the adaptive programming over time, in order to offer recommendations for future radio distributions." (Page 3)
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"[This] guide provides a detailed, step-by-step methodology for conducting a radio distribution, based on Internews’ experience in four HIS project locations: Malakal, Juba (UN House), Bentiu and Bor. The practical application of the guide will be particularly relevant for NGOs, UN agencies, CSOs,
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local authorities and any other organization seeking to carry out a radio distribution. This guide outlines the step-by-step processes and potential challenges that may arise. You will find information and advice on the entire process, including how to choose the right radio to suit your conditions, how to select beneficiaries, how to recruit staff, and how to monitor and evaluate the impact of the distribution." (Introduction)
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"M. R. Chome, parti au Rwanda pour 'le compte d'un organisme d'éducation par radio est interviewé par un de ses anciens collègues du MBLE — M. Chome dit comment il a monté modestement une industrie de fabrication de transistors « MERA” avec le home pour handicapés, fait le bilan de ses ré
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alisations et exprime ses espoirs." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 467, topic code 320)
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"Exposé technique des conditions d'une écoute publique adaptée aux conditions africaines." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1014, topic code 231)
"Présentation d'un modèle de récepteur radio peu coûteux, bien adapté aux pays en développement." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1571, topic code 231)
"Bilan provisoire de « l'opération transistors » à Madagascar visant à permettre l'écoute radiophonique par la grande masse du public." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1655, topic code 233)
"The purpose of this report is to present statistics concerning broadcasting transmitting and receiving facilities for the period 1950- 1960. (In a number of cases data for 1961 were included.) A tentative suggestion for the classification of radio broadcast programmes by content is also included. T
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he report consists of four parts : Section I deals with radio broadcasting (transmitters and receivers); Section I1 with television broadcasting (transmitters and receivers); Section 111 with radio and television programmes; Section IV includes statistical tables." (Introduction)
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"Bien que la radiodiffusion y soit installée depuis 1931, Madagascar se trouvait encore, il y a 3 ans dans la situation de la plupart des pays en voie de développement — 1 récepteur pour 100 habitants environ — L'Office de Coopération radiophonique « OCORA » a tenté à Madagascar une exp
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rience « l'opération transistors » qui a obtenu et qui obtient encore des résultats spectaculaires." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1674, topic code 233)
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"Present position regarding the shortage of radio receivers in the underdeveloped regions and factors contributing to this state of affairs — Typical specifications for a receiver considered suitable for the present radio cover — Factors determining the price of receivers — Comments on receive
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rs designed for electrified or non-electrified zones — Methods permitting the reduction of receiver prices — Special requirements as regards designing components for tropical conditions — Distribution, launching on the market and after-sales services — Community radio receivers in rural areas — Appendix: specifications regarding the minimum performance of a very cheap radio receiver. [Working Paper, 21 Sept. 1962. Contribution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L/1. Agenda Item: L]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2284, topic code 231)
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"N° spécial « Les télécommunications outre-mer ». Dispositifs d'émission — Les maisons de la radio — Matériel d'équipement des maisons de la radio — Les procédés d'écoute radiophonique: réceptions populaires et télédiffusion — Conclusions." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fak
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hfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1766, topic code 222)
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