Target participants: Members of the ECREA Radio Research Section, Radio Academics and Professionals
Affiliation: ECREA Radio Research Section and Cyprus University of Technology
Venue: Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol
Date: Oct 14 - Oct 16, 2009
Contact: angeliki.gazi@cut.ac.cy
Website: http://www.radiostudies.eu
The Cyprus University of Technology and the ECREA Radio Research Section invite the submission of abstracts for their forthcoming conference, Radio Content in the Digital Age.
Over the past decade, developments in technology have dramatically broadened the range of options for programming audio. The revolution began in the mid-1990s with a newfound ability to listen to audio being streamed over the Internet.
Since then, digital radio has continued to expand with the advent of podcasting, offering radio programming on demand, and the rollout of different digital transmission systems, which provide superior sound quality and additional stations on and outside the traditional FM and AM wavebands.
What are the main characteristics of today’s radio content? How does radio programming differ around Europe and in other countries? How is radio content, both programming and genre, changing through new and emerging technology?
Principal themes of the conference
Radio content in Europe and in other countries
- Characteristics
- Formats (music, speech, community, commercial, public service radio)
- Genre
- Main and Specific programs (Radio drama, experimental radio program, broadcast journalism etc).
University and alternative – community radio content
- Characteristics
- Genre
- Educational Mission
- Broadcasting goals in the digital age
Radio content and new communication technology environment
- New Technologies
- Web – radios specific formats
- Sound Art
- Techniques and methodologies for digitization
- Podcasts
- Other audio media
Radio Audiences in the digital era
- The radio network society
- Blogging
- Web radio audiences
- University radio audiences
Deadline for abstracts: extended to 15 April 2009
Notification to accepted abstracts: 15 May 2009
> Read a report of this event published on Cyprus Weekly (16 Oct 2009)
