The Institutionalization of Community Radio as a Social Movement Organization: 4ZZZ as a Radical Case Study

Anderson, Heather

doi:10.1080/19376529.2017.1296446

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“…Through this era, 4ZZZ was a hub of alternative politics and culture, consistently with the community public sphere theorised by Forde et al (2002). ‘Triple Zed’ was founded in 1975 as the first FM radio station in Queensland, utilising public funding and listener subscriptions, produced largely by volunteers and catering to diverse local interest groups (see Anderson, 2017; Van Vuuren, 2006). 4ZZZ presents a grassroots political ethos encapsulated in its motto, ‘Educate, Agitate, Organise’.…”

Section: Brisbane History: Behind the Banana Curtain In Pig Citymentioning

confidence: 95%

Whose riot? Collective memory of an iconic event in a local music scene

Green

2018

Journal of Sociology

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The application of memory studies to music scenes has so far had a material focus, favouring places and objects. This article critically examines the role of an iconic event in scene identity, through a case study of the ‘Cybernana’ music festival, hosted by Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZfm in 1996 and marked by what has been characterised, alternately, as an audience riot and a police riot. Based on ethnographic research and analysis of cultural texts it is shown that, against official findings and wider disinterest, there exists an intergenerational counter-memory of Cybernana as an iconic event, within a politicised narrative that defines both the radio station and the local music scene. The factors involved in constructing this iconicity are considered, including the role of media. This mediated, cultural memory provides a narrative frame for individual experiences, through which people locate themselves within the scene and reaffirm its collective identity.

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Section: Brisbane History: Behind the Banana Curtain In Pig Citymentioning

confidence: 95%

Whose riot? Collective memory of an iconic event in a local music scene

Green

2018

Journal of Sociology

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“…According to Thornley (2001, p. 3), "while many people thought there was a need for reform, the only thing these people had in common was a belief that current broadcasting services were defective." However, Anderson (2017) suggests a connection between these seemingly disparate groups that all contributed to the broader international movement to democratize the media, that emerged (in the "Western world" at least) between the late 1940s and 1960s.…”

Section: Years Of Community Radiomentioning

confidence: 99%

Fifty Years of Resistance and Representation: A Historical Account of Australian Community Radio.

Anderson¹,

Backhaus²,

Fox³

et al. 2020

Journal of Radio & Audio Media

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This article outlines the early history of the Australian community radio sector. It focuses on three of the country's oldest stations -Radio Adelaide, 4ZZZ and 3CRto document the establishment and growth of the sector over the past 50 years. Two theoretical lenses are identified from the literature on Australian community broadcasting, loosely categorized as citizens' media and empowerment media, and these are evident in the narratives of the case study stations. A third frameworksocial movement theoryis proposed for further understanding the value of community broadcasting and its contributions to the wider media landscape.

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“…'giving voice to the voiceless'. In fact, the idea of a third sector of radio, one beyond the commercial and public service radio typologies, envisioned community radio as a social movement itself (Anderson 2017;Lewis and Booth 1989;McCarthy and Zald 1977). Remarkably, the decade also marks the starting point of regulatory and legal frameworks that judicially recognize and validate the existence of such structures in a variety of European countries, such as the Scandinavian ones, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom (Coyer et al 2011;Lewis and Booth 1989).…”

Section: Theoretical Background On Community Radio: Between Radio Andmentioning

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“…From short-wave AM broadcasting to digital streaming, radio emerged as a transnational medium from its inception and has regained a new taste for it in the digital era. Over the last decade, research in radio studies has demonstrated a growing concern with various topics under this scope, such as aesthetics and formats, technology, places and identities, policies, archiving and memory, and more; community radio is a crucial part of this ever-growing field (Föllmer and Badenoch 2017; In terms of their collective aspect, it is worth noting that academics have also framed community radio and open source as de facto social movements (Anderson 2017;Holtgrewe and Werle 2001). It is arguable if either one fits in such categorization.…”

Section: The Bridges Towards Community Radiomentioning

confidence: 99%

Community radio stations sustainability model: An open-source solution

Correia

Vieira

Aparício

2019

Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast &Amp; Audio Media

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M. (2019). Community radio stations sustainability model: An open-source solution. Abstract Community radio stations are important social-inclusion structures, empowering communities through media access and production, reinforcing their ties with the wider civil society. The free and open-source software movement has been established since the 1980s, founded on the freedom to use, to study, to share and to improve a software's source code. It focuses on sharing knowledge, enabling action within a community towards a common goal. With millions of projects and market dominance in specific areas of IT, open source is one of the most successful community movements of our time. In this article, we argue that theoretical frameworks and other insights drawn from the open-source movement can be valuable tools for understanding and critically analysing the designated community radio sphere in terms of technology, content creation and community management to provide a sustainable broadcast practice, expanding already-existing inclusive environments and potentiating empowerment through participation.

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The Institutionalization of Community Radio as a Social Movement Organization: 4ZZZ as a Radical Case Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 28 publications

Whose riot? Collective memory of an iconic event in a local music scene

Whose riot? Collective memory of an iconic event in a local music scene

Fifty Years of Resistance and Representation: A Historical Account of Australian Community Radio.

Community radio stations sustainability model: An open-source solution

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