The Death of Radio? An Essay in Radio Philosophy for the Digital Age - Alan Beck - online book - published by Sound Journal 2002

FIVE APPROACHES   (1) Through technology and the radio apparatus (Section 4) Radio apparatus theory concerns itself with the technology of both broadcasting and receiving, and with user, space, 'listening zone' and 'consummatory field' (4.3). It is at the intersection of a number of topics, including reception theory. Though the definition of 'radio' (via such various communication pipelines) must be discussed under the heading of radio apparatus theory (or the vehicle distinction), this in itself is not a sufficient or necessary condition (5.10). (2) Through clarification, or defining radio as against other media (Section 5) Clarification is only treated briefly and mainly through the advantages of digital production (5.2). Again, technology is not the sole determinant. (3) Through reception theory and reception studies, that is, perceptual aspects of radio (Section 5) Issues include paraproxemics, transparency, and the Scruton question ('Are listening to a CD and a broadcast the same?'). One conclusion is that 'Radio is what radio sounds to the normal listener' (5.10). (4) Through the specificities of radio (Section 6), leading on to issues of - (5) (Section 7) Defining a portmanteau word for all the instances of radio - radiobility (Tacchi) and radioworld (Beck) (7.1). To INDEX To TOP

 

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