“Hacer del radio entre nosotros algo más que una entretención vulgar” Los radioaficionados como precursores de la audiencia radial colombiana, 1928-1940

The paper aims to show that the process of consolidation of radio as mass media depended on the formation and training of its audience in which Colombia was initially restricted to minority scientific community to urban centers and then managed to cover a spectrum broader population. Factors such as...

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Main Author: Catalina Castrillón Gallego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín 2011-01-01
Series:Historia y Sociedad
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/hisysoc/article/view/28117/28363
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Summary:The paper aims to show that the process of consolidation of radio as mass media depended on the formation and training of its audience in which Colombia was initially restricted to minority scientific community to urban centers and then managed to cover a spectrum broader population. Factors such as the installation and operation of radio stations, the increased number of radios and the associations of amateur radio have contributed to the process. The information came from newspapers, magazines, trade directories, commercial guides and statistical studies of the age.
ISSN:0121-8417
2357-4720