Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures List of Appendices About the Editor About the Contributors Acknowledgements Preface PART I: RADIO: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES International Radio Broadcasting: It's Not What it Used to Be; A.M.Clark International Radio Regulation: An Overview; J.A.Hendricks, M.Bonet, L.Hallett, S.Kulikova & C.C.Chen Grassroots International Community Radio and Public Service Media: The Case of FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavor); M.W.Gatua, M.Brown & T.O.Patton PART II: WESTERN EUROPE The Impact of New Technolgy on Radio Broadcasting in the Netherlands; T.R.DeMars 'Achtung! Achtung! Hier ist die Sendestelle Berlin' -- German Radio between Regulation and Competition; K.Goldhammer, P.Laufer & S.Lehr French Radio, from the Eiffel Tower to the 'Postradio'; J.Cheval For Better Pictures on Radio: How Nokia's Efforts for Multimedia Radio Have Shaped the Radio Landscape in Finland; M.Ala-Fossi PART III: SOUTHERN EUROPE Government-Sanctioned Anarchy: Greece's Chaotic Airwaves; M.Nevradakis Italy: From State Monopoly to a Private-led Radio Market through Controversial Digitalization; E.Menduni Spanish Radio: When Digitalization Meets an Analog Business Model; M.Bonet Radio in Turkey; O.Cankaya & C.Pekman PART IV: EASTERN EUROPE The Radio Landscape in Hungary; H.Hargitai, C.Szombathy & G.H.Mayer From Isolated and Controlled to Integrated and Democratic: Romanian Radio Found Its Voice; R.Cozma Not by Ideology Alone: History and Development of Radio in Russia; S.Kulikova PART V: SOUTH AND EAST ASIA Voices of a Nation: Radio in the Philippines; E.L.Enriquez, E.Bernabe & B.C.Freeman Red Dot on the Dial: Singapore Radio Then and Now; B.C.Freeman & Y.Ramakrishnan Tuning into Thailand: Radio's Struggle to Find its Voice in the Land of Smiles; P.Wisessang & B.C.Freeman Radio Industry in Bangladesh: Moving from State-run Monopoly Toward Diverse and Community Broadcasting; M.Biswas & M.A.Islam The Gentle Giant: An Overview of the History and Economic and Cultural Politics of Post-Independence Indian Radio Industry; S.Roy The Multi-Mediatization of Radio in China; L.Wei & L.Shao Taiwanese Radio Broadcasting: The Regulatory Policy on the Radio Spectrum and an Overview of Taiwanese Pirate Radio Stations; W-C.V.Wang PART VI: LATIN AMERICA The Radio Industry in Colombia; G.A.Forero Understanding the Radio Industry in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities; M.E.Gutierrez-Renteria & J.Santana PART VII: IRELAND Radio in Ireland: Balancing Local, Commercial, and Public Service Dimensions; B.O'Neill PART VIII: UNITED KINGDOM Staying Relevant and Profitable in the 21st Century: The Challenges Facing the U.K.'s Commercial Radio Sector; R.Rudin New Media Community Radio: How the Internet and other 'New Technologies' Influence Community Broadcasting in the UK; L.Hallett Radio in the UK: Technology and Policy for an Industry in Transition; S.Lax PART IX: AFRICA Radio Regulation in East Africa: Obstacles to Social Change and Democratization in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda; Y.Kalyango Jr. Egyptian Radio: From Colonialism to Independence, the Development, Evolution and 21st Century Challenges Confronting Radio in Transitional Democratic Societies; M.V.Grubb PART IX: NORTH AMERICA U.S. Radio in the 21st Century: Staying the Course in Unknown Territory; M.Huntsberger The World through an American Lens: The Case of NPR; R.Cozma Index

About the Author

JOHN ALLEN HENDRICKS Director of the Division of Communication & 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.

Reviews

'This valuable anthology gathers authors from many lands to describe how radio is growing and changing around the world. No matter the language or the programming, radio broadcasting remains a vibrant medium early in the 21st century. This anthology of scholarly papers underlines the many ways radio serves its listeners in both developed and developing nations. Despite a variety of competitors, radio is more than holding its own - not bad as the medium approaches its 100th birthday!' - Christopher H. Sterling, George Washington University, USA 'This book on international radio covers it all, from soup to nuts. It is both historical and contemporary. Anyone who teaches international communication, or includes this topic in a broader course, will want to have this book and consider it for student reading.' - Robert S. Fortner, American University in Bulgaria