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HF Radio: Guide for Facilitators and Community Installers

Peter Bloom

Philadelphia: Rhizomatica Communications (2022), 24 pp.

"The purpose of this guide is to share the basics of installing a solar-powered HF radio station. For some years now, Rhizomatica has been working to “modernize” HF technology, allowing the transmission and reception of digital information. HF technology offers many advantages for autonomous com ... more

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Radios in the Post-Pandemic World. Confronting the New Normal: A Manual of Tools and Strategies for Community Radios
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Inés Binder, Santiago García Gago

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2020), 63 pp.

"In the first section, a set of tools for content production, recording and transmission is introduced. Beyond simply providing a list of software already used by radios—such as audio editing and broadcast automation software—this manual’s aim is to develop a comprehensive proposal for decentr ... more

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Radios pospandemia: Manual de herramientas y estrategias para medios comunitarios ante la nueva normalidad
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Inés Binder, Santiago García Gago

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2020), 63 pp.

"La primera parte presenta una serie de herramientas disponibles para producir, grabar y transmitir. No se trata de un compilado de software ya conocido por las radios –como editores de audio o automatizadores– sino de una propuesta integral de trabajo colaborativo descentralizado. Son, práctic ... more

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The Smartphone Generation of Community Radio Listeners: Is FM Sustainable?

Janey Gordon

Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 4, issue 4 (2019), pp. 109-124

"This article examines the current environment of audio transmission services in the UK with particular regard to the community radio sector. Community radio stations in the UK are having to consider the extent to which their audiences choose to listen on an FM analogue signal and whether this is su ... more

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Pocket FM: Smart and Small Radio Transmitter for Crisis Regions

Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT); IXDS (2014), 18 pp.

"Pocket FM is developed by Media in Cooperation and Transition (MICT) and IXDS as an development platform for the production of modular FM transmitters. In the following we give you an overview of the Pocket FM Story, the first Version, (up and running in Syria right now), a preview of what is plann ... more

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Keith's Radio Station: Broadcast, Internet, and Satellite

John Allen Hendricks, Bruce Mims

Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press, 9th ed. (2014), xxv, 503 pp.

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Escuelita de comunicación popular de los pueblos. Módulo VII y VIII: Producción avanzada, multiplicación y apartado técnico

Comunicadores y Comunicadoras Populares por la Autonomía (COMPPA), 2nd ed. (2012), 163 pp.

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Um guia de planejamento: Determinando o melhor caminho para sua emissora AM ou FM na migração para o rádio digital IBOC

Santana de Parnaíba, SP: Foccus Digital (2011), 23 pp.

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Manual para radialistas analfatécnicos
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Santiago García Gago

Quito: UNESCO; Radialistas Apasionadas y Apasionados (2010), 296 pp.

"Este manual para "analfabetos técnicos" está dirigido al personal de radio no ingeniero que necesita comprender las bases tecnológicas de la producción y difusión radiofónica. El libro consta de cuatro capítulos: tecnología de sonido y transmisión; equipos de estudio; programas informátic ... more

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Community Radio Organization Development Guidebook
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Raghu Mainali, Yadab Chapagain, Bikram Subba

Kathmandu: Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) Community Radio Support Center (CRSC) (2009), 292 pp.

"This guidebook offers instructions for strengthening the organisation of community radio stations, in order to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. The all-embracing essentials of community radio station management, ie, governance and programme/financial/technical management, are discussed i ... more

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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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Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology
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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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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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