Radio

100 ans de radio en Afrique : de la propagande au pouvoir populaire

100 ans de radio en Afrique : de la propagande au pouvoir populaire: La radio se porte bien dans toute l’Afrique. Il est difficile d’obtenir des chiffres exacts car les études d’audience diffèrent d’un pays à l’autre. Mais des études estiment que la proportion d’auditeurs de radio se situe entre 60 % et 80 % …

BBC’s emergency Gaza radio broadcasts show why World Service mustn’t rely on digital technology

BBC’s emergency Gaza radio broadcasts show why World Service mustn’t rely on digital technology: The BBC has just announced that it will start an emergency radio service for listeners in Gaza. Daily news bulletins will be produced in London and Cairo by BBC News Arabic, the corporation’s Arabic-language television service. The radio service will broadcast …

Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through social media

Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through social media: The number of South African internet users has nearly doubled in the past decade. One 2023 study of 45 developed countries suggests that South Africans even lead the world when it comes to the amount of time spent in front of screens, …

LG Electronics showcases the latest and greatest in home entertainment and appliance innovation at East Coast Radio House + Garden Show

LG Electronics showcases the latest and greatest in home entertainment and appliance innovation at East Coast Radio House + Garden Show: Johannesburg, 07 July 2023 – LG Electronics, the global leader in home entertainment and consumer appliances, is proudly showcasing its current line-up of products, including TV, AV and home appliances, alongside the latest innovations …

Eusebius McKaiser played a transformative role in talk radio in a democratic South Africa

Eusebius McKaiser played a transformative role in talk radio in a democratic South Africa: Eusebius McKaiser in 2022. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images South African broadcaster, author and political analyst Eusebius McKaiser passed away suddenly on 30 May 2023 at the age of 45. News of his death reverberated through media channels. Tributes bore …

Radio in South Africa turns 100 – and collides with podcasting and streaming

Radio in South Africa turns 100 – and collides with podcasting and streaming: Guillem Sartorio/AFP via Getty Images This year marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, through “the first experimental broadcast at the Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg” on 18 December 1923. A century on, up to 94% of South Africans over …

BBC at 100: why local radio is not being replaced by the web – and why the BBC should not scrap it

BBC at 100: why local radio is not being replaced by the web – and why the BBC should not scrap it: Local radio still attracts significant audiences in the UK. Alex from the Rock/Shutterstock BBC radio faces substantial cuts at the very moment it celebrates its centenary. In September 2022 it was announced that …

Shortwave radio in Ukraine: why revisiting old-school technology makes sense in a war

Shortwave radio in Ukraine: why revisiting old-school technology makes sense in a war: theerapol sri-in/Shutterstock Shortly before access to the BBC News website was reportedly blocked in Russia a few days ago, the BBC announced that it was resuming the broadcasting of the BBC World Service via shortwave radio for four hours per day. It …

Radio Isla: rice production

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Radio has a rich history as a weapon of the liberation struggle in southern Africa

Radio has a rich history as a weapon of the liberation struggle in southern Africa: Wits University Press Radio, known for decades as ‘Africa’s medium’, has many magical qualities. It’s an intimate medium with the ability to transcend borders. It chimes with Africa’s strong oral culture and it is ephemeral – it lives in the …

Radio is thriving in South Africa: 80% are tuning in

Radio is thriving in South Africa: 80% are tuning in: Cecilie Arcurs/Getty Images Almost three decades into democracy, radio is thriving in South Africa. Radio listenership in the country is consistently higher than the global average. And it in fact increased during the COVID-19 lockdowns of the past two years. This is perhaps not surprising …

Cool “Radio Flyer” image

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T20 World Cup: Lewis’ 32-ball fifty fires West Indies against South Africa – clips, radio & text

South Africa in the news: T20 World Cup: Lewis’ 32-ball fifty fires West Indies against South Africa – clips, radio & text: Evin Lewis eased the pressure that South Africa built from the first couple of overs by doing this. They could do with him hitting a few more. This is some serious pace from …

Strange Radio Signals Are Coming From The Milky Way. Study Tells What They Are Suggesting

South Africa in the news: Strange Radio Signals Are Coming From The Milky Way. Study Tells What They Are Suggesting: Astronomers have detected unusual radio signals coming from the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, which exhibit very high polarisation, and suggest a new class of stellar object …: “South Africa” – BingNews Pollard: No …