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14/02/2012

World Radio Day. Some new technologies supporting community radio, including open-source broadcast management software, an SMS application to aid listener interaction, and a wind-up solar radio

To mark UNESCO's inaugural World Radio Day, Click this week celebrates the original wireless-enabled mass medium. Guy Berger describes the thinking behind the day; from an event held at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), some of the sharpest new technologies for developing community radio, including open source broadcast management software, a powerful wind-up solar receiver and MP3 player, and an SMS application for building listener interaction. We hear from Joseph Sekiku, Director of FADECO Community Radio in Tanzania.

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Sun 19 Feb 201211:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • Guy Berger, UNESCO

    UNESCO Director of Freedom of Expression and Media Development on World Radio Day.

    Duration: 03:55

  • Amy O'Donnell, FrontlineSMS: Radio

    FrontlineSMS provides software for community radio stations to aid listener interaction.

    Duration: 04:42

  • Elsewhere at the SOAS symposium…

    Other technologies on show include a wind-up/solar powered radio receiver for listeners and an open-sourced, cloud-based radio content management system for broadcasters.

    Duration: 05:09

Broadcasts

  • Tue 14 Feb 201219:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Wed 15 Feb 201204:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Wed 15 Feb 201212:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 19 Feb 201205:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 19 Feb 201211:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online

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