Fan cultures in radio (2)
As I mentioned yesterday, this week we will be publishing a series of short posts from researchers who have been studying the online behaviours of listeners and fans of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ radio. The first post comes from Bethany Klein, now of the University of Leeds, who has been researching behaviour on the messageboards of Radio 1 and Radio 2...
Contrasting Interactivities: ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Message Boards as an Extension of and Break from Radio's History of Listener Participation
A case study of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ radio message boards was conducted in order to explore the relationship between 'new' interactivity, like online fora, and radio's long history of encouraging listener feedback and participation.
Read more and comment at the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Labs blog.
Tristan Ferne is Senior Development Producer, R&D, FM&T for Audio & Music Interactive.
