Radio Revisionism: Media Historiography and the KDKA Myth

Stiegler, Zack

doi:10.1080/19376520801978191

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“…On November 2, 1920, the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh converted its experimental station into a commercial radio station (Fones-Wolf, 2006). Shipto-shore radio communication and experimental broadcasting, however, preceded the creation of commercial radio stations making the history of the medium longer (Alisky, 1954;Balbi, 2017;Briggs, 1995;Day, 1994;Douglas, 1987;Gilfillan, 2009;Johnson, 1988;MacLennan, 2010;Slotten, 2006;Stiegler, 2008;Vaillant, 2010;Vipond, 1992). Regular commercial or public radio stations were quickly established all over the world, the earliest in 1919 and 1920.…”

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Editor’s Remarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Radio Broadcasting!

MacLennan¹

2020

Journal of Radio & Audio Media

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Editor’s Remarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Radio Broadcasting!

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2020

Journal of Radio & Audio Media

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“…In 1927, seven years after the start of the first regular commercial radio broadcast (Stiegler, 2008), the playwright Bertolt Brecht (2003) suggested several measures to achieve a truly democratic medium. These included the involvement of the audience in the creation of content as well as transparency regarding income and expenses.…”

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Characteristics of the Spanish podcast sphere. Between democratization and commercial logic

Gamir-Ríos

Cano‐Orón

2022

EPI

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After an initial period characterized by experimentation, amateurism, small audiences, technological difficulties, and scarce funding, podcasting is now fully consolidated. The aim of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of the Spanish podcast sphere: its structural, personal, thematic, formal, economic, and dissemination aspects. To this end, a content analysis of 21 variables was applied to the 206 programs that attained the highest popularity in the general rankings of Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iVoox during the first quarter of 2021. Along the structural dimension, the results reveal the preponderance of digital-native podcasts in comparison with previously broadcast podcasts, and of podcasts promoted by radio stations or those associated with networks over independent ones. Regarding the personnel involved, programs produced by professionals from the media or other cultural industries are more popular than those produced by amateurs, while those presented by men are more popular than those presented by women. Regarding their themes, content related to mystery and/or crime, history, entertainment, and emotional well-being predominates. In the formal sphere, the majority of programs are exclusively audio programs, produced weekly and in Spanish, with a limited presence of the other co-official languages in Spain. In terms of funding, the most common situation is production by media groups or podcast networks, followed by monetization on YouTube and offering additional services. Based on all this, the main conclusion of this study is that podcasting in Spain has abandoned the democratizing potential attributed to it by some theorists and researchers in its beginnings to become embedded in a largely commercial logic.

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Radio Revisionism: Media Historiography and the KDKA Myth

Cited by 2 publications

References 7 publications

Editor’s Remarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Radio Broadcasting!

Editor’s Remarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Radio Broadcasting!

Characteristics of the Spanish podcast sphere. Between democratization and commercial logic

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