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Radio in Small Nations (Global Media and Small Nations): Production, Programmes, Audiences

Author(s): Richard.J Hand (Author), Mary Traynor (Author)

Publisher: University of Wales Press
Publication Date: 15 Nov. 2012
Language: English
Print length: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 0708325432
ISBN-13: 9780708325438

Book Description

This is the first title in a new series of volumes examining different dimensions of the media and culture in small nations. Whether at a local, national or international level, radio has played and continues to play a key role in nurturing or denying, even destroying, peoples sense of belonging to a particular community, whether it be defined in terms of place, ethnicity, language or patterns of consumption. Typically, the radio has been used for purposes of propaganda and as a means of forging national identity both at home and also further afield in the case of colonial exploits. Drawing on examples of four models of, the chapters in this volume will provide an historical and contemporary overview of radio in a number of small nations. The authors propose a stimulating discussion on the role radio has played in a variety of nation contexts worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Richard J. Hand and Mary Traynor have produced a brilliant resource especially valuable to media educators who seek to facilitate a comprehensive view of global media that embraces radio. The authors of this extraordinary collection of original studies make a convincing case that radio diversity and accessibility is greater than ever. The in-depth chapters focus on the role of radio in small nations, including the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Laos, and Moldova. Central to the discussion is radio s impact on ethnic language groups, marginalized populations, community broadcasting, cultural identity, and the development of informed civil societies, especially in post-Communist and post-colonial democracies. Particularly informative are the twenty-two pages of cited works provided for student reading. This compelling text is a valuable pedagogical resource for all students of media and cultural studies. –Frank Chorba, Founding Editor, Journal of Radio & Audio Media

While radio can have global reach it is as effective at bringing people of a similar locale and culture together. Radio in Small Nations articulates the distinctive way in which broadcasting can articulate a sense of place and people and shows how the same technology can be applied in so many different ways. This is a key contribution to the literature of radio studies, and it sets the context for ways in which we can imagine how a nation speaks unto itself. –Tim Wall, Professor of Radio and Popular Music Studies at Birmingham City University, UK and editor of The Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media

About the Author

Richard Hand is a Professor in Theatre and Media Drama at the University of Glamorgan. Mary Traynor is Head of Learning and Teaching at Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries.

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Radio in Small Nations

Name: Radio in Small Nations (Global Media and Small Nations): Production, Programmes, Audiences
Author: Richard.J Hand (Author), Mary Traynor (Author)
ISBN: 9780708325438

Production, Programmes, Audiences

By Richard J. Hand, Mary Traynor

University of Wales Press

General Editors’ Foreword,
About the Contributors,
Radio in Small Nations: An Introduction Richard J. Hand and Mary Traynor,
1 In Search of Access, Localness and Sustainability: Radio in Post-devolutionary Wales Steve Johnson and Philip Mitchell,
2 Voice of a Nation: The Development of Radio and Ireland Rosemary Day,
3 We Don’t Talk Any More: The Strange Case of Scottish Broadcasting Devolution Policy and Radio Silence Ken Garner,
4 New Zealand – A Radio Paradise? Brian Pauling,
5 Radio as an Expression of Nation and Sub-nation in Laos Mary Traynor,
6 Training for Life: The Contribution of Radio Training to Indigenous Education and Well-being in Australia Ioana Suciu and Kitty van Vuuren,
7 CHOU Arabic Radio in Montreal: Finding Unity in Diversity Martin LoMonaco,
8 Regional Radio and Community: John Lair and the Renfro Valley Barn Dance Jacob J. Podber,
9 Community Radio for the Czech Republic – Who Cares? Henry G. Loeser,
10 Radio in the Republic of Moldova: The Struggle for Public Service Broadcasting James Stewart,
11 Radio in Wales: The Practitioner Speaks Julie Kissick and Mary Traynor,
Works Cited,
Interviews,

CHAPTER 1

1 In Search of Access, Localness and Sustainability: Radio in Post|devolutionary Wales

Steve Johnson and Philip Mitchell

INTRODUCTION: THREE MODELS OF RADIO

Wales provides an intriguing case study of radio’s role, both actual and potential, in the construction of the identity of a small nation, not least because it has the highest levels of radio listening in the UK (Ofcom, 2011f: 23). Choices available along the radio dial in Wales offer not only exposure to two distinct languages but also to several different tiers of broadcasting, illustrating varying conceptions of ‘nationhood’: listeners here may choose between transmissions from the overarching nation state (the United Kingdom) and others which target either their immediate Welsh locality, or that locality’s surrounding regional area, or Wales’s entire population of 3 million, addressed as a single, discrete nation.

The connections between the smaller-scale localities and the larger entities which they collectively comprise should, ideally, be made audible on the airwaves of these various tiers, thus helping to fulfil the media’s role in ‘the building of collective solidarity and understanding inside Wales’ (Williams, 1997: 6). This process depends partly on the extent to which Welsh citizens are able to attain genuine access: access not only to a diverse choice of broadcast content but also to participation in decisions about the media’s structure and operation, as well as the potential for an active contribution to the creation of the broadcast content. In addition, it will depend on the extent to which a genuine ‘localness’ is achieved, with regard not only to the content but also to the ownership of the radio stations in question. Thirdly, it will depend on the sustainability of the various tiers, with regard to their funding and financial footing as well as in relation to their long-term credibility and relevance amongst their target communities.

The achievability of these goals is conditioned by a set of constraints that provide the context within which radio in Wales operates. In addition to the all-pervasive constraints of finance and funding, these relate partly

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