International in scope, this handbook provides an overview of the historical developments and current status of the terrestrial radio industry in some of the largest and most populated countries throughout the world, with insightful and global perspectives by prominent international media scholars and examinations of over 20 countries.

List of Tables List of Figures List of Appendices About the Editor About the Contributors Acknowledgements Preface I. Radio: International Perspectives Chapter 1 'International Radio Broadcasting: It's Not What it Used to Be'; Andrew M. Clark Chapter 2 'International Radio Regulation: An Overview'; John Allen Hendricks, Montse Bonet, Lawrie Hallett, Svetlana Kulikova, and Chwen Chwen Chen Chapter 3 'Grassroots International Community Radio and Public Service Media: The Case of FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavor)'; Mary Wairimu Gatua, Michael Brown, and Tracey Owens Patton II. Western Europe Chapter 4 'The Impact of New Technology on Radio Broadcasting in the Netherlands'; Tony R. DeMars Chapter 5 'Achtung! Achtung! Hier ist die Sendestelle Berlin' German Radio between Regulation and Competition'; Klaus Goldhammer, Peter Laufer, and Sebastian Lehr Chapter 6 'French Radio, from the Eiffel Tower to 'Postradio''; Jean-Jacques Cheval Chapter 7 'For Better Pictures on Radio: How Nokia's Efforts for Multimedia Radio Have Shaped the Radio Landscape in Finland'; Marko Ala-Fossi III. Southern Europe Chapter 8 'Government-Sanctioned Anarchy: Greece's Chaotic Airwaves'; Michael Nevradakis Chapter 9 'Italy: From State Monopoly to a Private-led Radio Market through Controversial Digitalization'; Enrico Menduni Chapter 10 'Spanish Radio: When Digitalization Meets an Analog Business Model'; Montse Bonet Chapter 11 'Radio in Turkey'; Özden Cankaya and Cem Pekman IV. Eastern Europe Chapter 12 'The Radio Landscape in Hungary'; Henrik Hargitai, Csaba Szombathy, and Gary H. Mayer Chapter 13 'From Isolated and Controlled to Integrated and Democratic: Romanian Radio Found Its Voice'; Raluca Cozma Chapter 14 'Not by Ideology Alone: History and Development of Radio in Russia'; Svetlana Kulikova V. South and East Asia Chapter 15 'Voices of a Nation: Radio in the Philippines'; Elizabeth L. Enriquez, Edna Bernabe, and Bradley C. Freeman Chapter 16 'Red Dot on the Dial: Singapore Radio Then and Now'; Bradley C. Freeman and Yokanathan Ramakrishnan Chapter 17 'Tuning into Thailand: Radio's Struggle to Find its Voice in the Land of Smiles'; Pong Wisessang and Bradley C. Freeman Chapter 18 'Radio Industry in Bangladesh: Moving from State-run Monopoly Toward Diverse and Community Broadcasting'; Masudul Biswas and M. Aminul Islam Chapter 19 'The Gentle Giant: An Overview of the History and Economic and Cultural Politics of Post-Independence Indian Radio Industry'; Sudeshna Roy Chapter 20 'The Multi-Mediatization of Radio in China'; Lu Wei and Lingwei Shao Chapter 21 'Taiwanese Radio Broadcasting: The Regulatory Policy on the Radio; Spectrum and an Overview of Taiwanese Pirate Radio Stations'; Wei-Chun Victoria Wang VI. Latin America Chapter 22 'The Radio Industry in Colombia'; Germán Arango Forero Chapter 23 'Understanding the Radio Industry in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities'; María Elena Gutiérrez-Rentería and Josefina Santana VII. Ireland Chapter 24 'Radio in Ireland: Balancing Local, Commercial, and Public Service Dimensions'; Brian O'Neill VIII. United Kingdom Chapter 25 'Staying Relevant and Profitable in the 21st Century: The Challenges Facing the U.K.'s Commercial Radio Sector'; Richard Rudin Chapter 26 'New Media Community Radio: How the Internet and other 'New Technologies' Influence Community Broadcasting in the U.K.'; Lawrie Hallett Chapter 27 'Radio in the U.K.: Technology and Policy for an Industry in Transition'; Stephen Lax IX. Africa Chapter 28 'Radio Regulation in East Africa: Obstacles to Social Change and Democratization in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda'; Yusuf Kalyango, Jr. Chapter 29 'Egyptian Radio: From Colonialism to Independence, the Development, Evolution and 21st Century Challenges Confronting Radio in Transitional Democratic Societies'; Max V. Grubb X. North America Chapter 30 'U.S. Radio in the 21st Century: Staying the Course in Unknown Territory'; Michael Huntsberger Chapter 31 'The World through an American Lens: The Case of NPR'; Raluca Cozma Index