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- Title
Radio in Madagascar: roles and missions.
- Authors
Razafimbelo-Harisoa, Marie Solange
- Abstract
The article examines the distinctive characteristics of radio broadcasting in Madagascar, a country with 200 private local stations and more than 15 regional stations of Malagasy National Radio (RNM). It takes note of the complete freedom of tone among news broadcasters, of the massive presence in the schedules of spoken news and of magazine programmes dealing with political affairs, and of the fact that Malagasy, the national language, is heard on air throughout almost the whole country. An outline of RNM's service and a review of the different categories of private stations illustrate the problems facing the medium. Even if RNM experiences excessive control by the State and retains a monopoly of national transmission across the country, radio is a real means of social intervention and of propaganda for the younger generation of politicians, whilst religious organizations are making a substantial contribution to the sector. All this is not without effect on the practice of local radio and could threaten all the advances made by Madagascar in freedom of expression and free choice of listening.
- Subjects
MADAGASCAR; RADIO broadcasting; LOCAL mass media; RADIO stations; RADIO in propaganda; FREEDOM of expression
- Publication
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, 2005, Vol 3, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
1476-4504
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/rajo.3.1.35/1