History Of Philippine Radio
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A Brief History
Community radio exists in a wide variety of forms throughout the world. The first community stations began broadcasting over fifty years ago in Latin America.
It's useful to look at some of the forms they take and the way they've developed in different countries/regions.
Latin America: There has been a huge variety of radio stations in Latin America since the medium first arrived on the continent. The Church, Universities, Trade Unions and Indigenous groups all run their own stations. Other groups produce programmes that are broadcast on larger, mainstream stations. Some community radio stations literally use a loudspeaker to broadcast to the immediate neighborhood. Latin America probably has the most dynamic radio sector in the world.
Africa and Asia: Traditionally have not had true community radio. Most radio is these regions is government controlled...