Saturday, August 29, 2020

Radioed ahead

As these hyperlinks amply illustrate, radio didn't take long to become accepted as a vital medium and an important form of communication. Newspapers, once they overcame their suspicion of this new rival, began publishing a radio guide. Radio stars appeared on television. As did radio announcers (which is who I was thinking of when I first thought of 'radio stars'). Those working in radio became characters in a TV series. Live audiences turned up for radio plays. Radio has been the subject of  'major motion pictures' as they call them in the industry. 

As to when a radio, in whatever iteration, first appeared in the background on stage or on the set of a television sitcom, I leave it to other bloggers to discover. 

So radio has reached us through all these other media and has played an important part in its own right. Having the added advantage of being perfect for self-reflexive promotion of the continued importance of radio. No messy visuals to distract you. Look into my ayes.

There were academic papers laying the ground for radio broadcasting and books documenting its rise. Journals saw it worthy of serious study and magazines as a form of entertainment to discuss, promote or share details about. 

Did it come across in the early Internet nineties? It was a feature of newsgroups and then message boards and (finally?) social media.

The postmodernism that blasted out from campuses all but assured us of a postmodern assertion of our own right to broadcast. Did I say postmodern?

 



Friday, August 07, 2020

8 listening


5AL 8DDD 8KIN 8SBSFM     - Nhulunbuy  -Yathalamarra
  

5AL          8DN 8KNB   8SUN
5KN         8DN8KTR     8TAB
5TC          8DR   8MAB 8TC
                 8EAR 8MIX 8TOP
8ABCFM 8GGG 8PB   ARDS
8ABCRN 8GO   8PNN HPON Darwin
8ABCRR 8HA   8RN    Yolngu radio
8ACR      8HOT 8RN         - Darwin
8AL         8JB     8RN         - Elcho Island
8CCC      8JJJ     8SAT      -  Gapuwiyak 

 8HOT through