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Singapore Radio

£41.99

Singapore Radio

Then and Now

By: Bradley C. Freeman, Yokanathan Ramakrishnan

£41.99

Freeman and Ramakrishnan track the journey of Singapore radio from its humble beginnings to its advanced modern-day incarnations, detailing economic, political, cultural, and technological aspects of this medium in Singapore along the way.

The world of media moves quickly – nowhere is this more the case than Singapore, a world-class alpha city that prides itself on being first.…

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Authors: Bradley C. Freeman, Yokanathan Ramakrishnan ISBN: 1-4438-9019-7 Categories: Social Sciences, Visual Arts, Visual Arts, Industrial Organization

The world of media moves quickly – nowhere is this more the case than Singapore, a world-class alpha city that prides itself on being first. This book tracks the journey of Singapore radio from its humble beginnings to its advanced modern-day incarnations. Along the way, Freeman and Ramakrishnan also detail economic, political, cultural, and technological aspects of this medium in Singapore. The role of radio is deliberated, as well as the times when radio and its personalities have broken the rules. In addition, campus radio and social media are also discussed. The book functions as a treasure-trove, partial archive, and starting point for those interested in knowing more about the radio portion of Singapore’s media landscape. At the same time, it serves as a fitting birthday present to the medium, as radio meets and passes the 80-year mark in the country. As such, the book makes significant contributions to multiple aspects of the radio medium as it exists in Singapore, aspects that are not to be found anywhere else.

Bradley C. Freeman (PhD, Syracuse) is Associate Professor of Communication and Information Studies at the Mohammed bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University in Dubai. Prior to this, he lectured at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He was a Media Researcher with the ARS Group and an Editorial Assistant for Communication Research, and has contributed articles on a broad range of topics in popular and academic publications. Freeman has worked extensively in the radio industry, including as station manager at his college radio station, WPTS, as founder of WXVX, X-15, and as production director at WWHT.

Yokanathan Ramakrishnan (MA, University of South Australia) is a Senior Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies, Singapore, and Course Chair for the Diploma in Mass Communication. Currently, he focuses on teaching Radio Production. In 2012, he won the School Teaching Award. He is the author of The Radio Play – Stages Involved in the Radio Drama Production and the Impact of New Media Technologies (2007), and previously served as a Programme Director at MediaCorp Radio, Singapore’s pioneering radio company. He is a member of the Indian Program Advisory Committee under the Info-Communications Media Development Authority.

Hardback

ISBN: 1-4438-9019-7
ISBN13: 978-1-4438-9019-9
Date of Publication: 2016-05-05

Ebook

ISBN: 1-4438-9295-5
ISBN13: 978-1-4438-9295-7
Date of Publication: 2016-05-05

Categories: Social Sciences, Visual Arts, Visual Arts, Industrial Organization

Pages: 170

Subject Codes:

BIC: APW, AP, KNTD
THEMA: ATL, ATF, ATJ

Pages: 170

“The advent of every new mass medium came with the prediction that it would replace a current one. Hence, TV was supposed to spell the demise of radio, and the Internet was supposed to wipe out books and newspapers. Amazingly, all these forms of mass media are still around, granted that there have been shifts in their audiences. The juxtaposition of the history of radio with political changes is a fascinating study, particularly in a place like Singapore, which has undergone very dramatic changes since its pre-Independence era to the present day. As radio marks its 80th year in Singapore, the publication of Singapore Radio is a fitting “birthday present” which anyone who has an interest in the development of radio in a very unique part of the global village can appreciate.”
- Lilnabeth P. Somera University of Guam
“Winston Churchill’s famous aphorism, ‘A nation that forgets its past has no future’, resonates in the ears of the reader navigating this splendid book recounting Singapore’s rich and vibrant radio history. Freeman and Ramakrishnan quarry a previously untapped vein of the nation’s social, cultural and political life, ensuring a new focus on media history research from the days of the British Empire to the current era. Along the way, intriguing new information is mined, assessed and presented. This is the mother lode. Citizens and scholars, both at home and abroad, will find this admirable and thoroughly researched volume on the nation’s radio development an ideal companion.”
- Martin Hadlow University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
“The narration of the history of the media, such as radio broadcasting, is a fascinating lens with which to view the story of the people and the place that provide its context. As this book describes the evolution of radio in Singapore, it inevitably walks the reader through the city-state’s emergence from a British colony, through war and struggle for independence, and to the vibrant and prosperous nation it is today. This book is a significant account of the critical role radio played, and continues to play, in the narrative of Singapore.”
- Elizabeth L. Enriquez University of the Philippines, Diliman
“This book is an extremely valuable addition to the field of radio studies and broader scholarship into the impact and effect of media on the culture and politics of a society and the perceptions and identities of audiences. Building on their previous research in this area, the authors have produced a work of great scholarship and intelligence, yet one that is written in a compelling and engaging style that is a pleasure to read.”
- Richard Rudin Liverpool John Moores University, UK
“Singapore Radio: Then and Now is thorough and meticulous in its research and analysis, making it the best account of the city-state's radio broadcasting. Starting with amateur broadcasting of the 1920s and proceeding to social media today, this book treats diverse historical and contemporary aspects of nearly everything associated with radio: ownership, ratings, regulation, economic, political, and cultural issues, education, technology, and personalities.”
- John A. Lent Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA

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Yokanathan Ramakrishnan

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