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DRM Broadcaster’s Guide

John Sykes (ed.)

Grand-Saconnex, Geneva: DRM Consortium (2010), 79 pp.

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Televisão digital: Informação e conhecimiento

Maria Cristina Gobbi, Maria Teresa Miceli Kerbauy

São Paulo: Cultura Acadêmica (2010), 301 pp.

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Mobile Broadcasting for Community Radio Stations

Onto It Media; Community Broadcasting Foundation (2009), 40 pp.

"Radio stations have performed ‘Outside (away from the studio) Broadcasts' for decades using various telecommunications and antenna technology. Many of these resources are expensive, require a high level of technical expertise, and access to special telecommunications services. New mobile broadcas ... more

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Sound, Lighting and Video: A Resource for Worship

Brad Herring

Amsterdam et al.: Elsevier (2009), xix, 273 pp.

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Throwing the Switch: Challenges in the Conversion to Digital Broadcasting

John Burgess

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 34 pp.

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Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology
Key Guidance

N. Ramakrishnan

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 274 pp.

"According to the foreword, 'this manual is designed to accompany you in the demystification of each piece of equipment usually found in community radio stations'. This is exactly what the guide does. The first section provides an overview of all relevant technical questions to non-technicians, incl ... more

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Community Emergency Radio Networks

Hugh C. Maddocks

[author] (2007), vii, 106 pp.

"[This book] gives you ideas for building an emergency radio network (ERN) for your community. An ERN uses small Family Radio Service (FRS) radios or combined FRS/General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) radios for members of the community. The community relay station can be (1) a basic or "fancy" ham st ... more

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A Face for Radio: Radio Station Planning and Design

Peter Bloomfield, Makr Motl, Vilma Barr

Focal Press (2007), 247 pp.

"This book explains in easy-to-comprehend language the basic concepts of applicable architectural and interior design elements as guidelines for space planning; building infrastructure; layout schemes for offices and technical facilities; colors, materials, and finishes; lighting; and scheduling. A ... more

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Globale Medienkultur: Technik, Geschichte, Theorien

Frank Hartmann

Wien: Facultas wuv (2006), 239 pp.

"Die moderne Kommunikation hat eine weltumspannende Medienkultur geschaffen. Diese beginnt im neunzehnten Jahrhundert, führt von der Verlegung des ersten Tiefseekabels bis zu den ersten Satelliten und weiter zur Oberfläche der Web-Welt, die den Erfahrungswandel der Medien als Interface-Kultur äst ... more

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Dictionary of Publishing and Printing

London: Black, 3rd ed. (2006), 290 pp.

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How to Build a Radio Station
Key Guidance

Dave P. Walters

Bromley: Lulu (2006), 194 pp.

"This book is a real novelty: it is not – like many other publications – about radio production or radio management, but about the requirements for building of a radio station. The author has been involved in establishing many radio stations, both big and small ones, for 16 years, and he summari ... more

A Popular Guide to Building a Community FM Broadcast Station

T. J. Enrile

Berkeley: Free Radio Berkeley (2005), 24 pp.

"Have you ever thought about setting up a small FM broadcast station for your community and considered such an endeavor much too involved and expensive? This book demonstrates that it is not - and, it will inspire you to make the effort." (Back cover)

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A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for Non-Engineers

Graham Jones

Burlington, MA: Elsevier Focal Press, 3rd ed. (2005), xiii, 314 pp.

"This tutorial is intended to help non-engineers who want to learn something about the technicalities of radio and television. It should also be useful for engineers in training, or those in technical occupations who want an overview of areas outside their area of expertise. We explain the jargon of ... more

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Mídias digitais: Convêrgencia tecnológica e inclusão social

André Barbosa Filho, Cosette Castro, Takashi Tome (eds.)

São Paulo: Paulinas (2005), 368 pp.

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Configuration of Radio Stations and Media Centres: A Practical Guide to Procurement of Technical Equipment for Community Media Initiatives

Niels Worsoe, Per Oesterlund

Paris: UNESCO (2004), 55 pp.

"An easy-to-read introduction for non-technical people. It contains concrete suggestions for the necessary equipment according to the planned range of the radio station. The cost of technical equipment for the "Micro Radio Station" (15 watts, up to 5 km range) is only US-$ 1,100 (as of 2004). For th ... more

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Broadcasters' User Manual

Geneva: DRM (2004), 56 pp.

Secreto a Voces: Radio, NTICs E Interactividad
Inspiring Practice

Bruce Girard (ed.)

Rome: FAO; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2004), 250 pp.

"El tema principal de este libro es la combinación de Internet y la radio, que ofrece un rango potencial y nuevo de posibilidades para los proyectos de comunicación para el desarrollo. Sus 17 capítulos examinan algunos proyectos que incorporan radio e Internet y los agrupan en tres amplias catego ... more