Content Structure of University Radio Stations in Turkey As Part of Their Broadcast Policy


Tufan F., Kökat S., Bal Z. E.

CONNECTIST-ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES, cilt.61, ss.1-28, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.26650/connectist2021-907123
  • Dergi Adı: CONNECTIST-ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-28
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Radio, university radio stations, content structure, alternative broadcasting, community broadcasting, INTERACTIVE RADIO
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to examine to what extent university radio stations

in Turkey are an alternative to popular, commercial radio stations by analyzing

the program content and general approaches within the framework of their

music and program policies. Using the qualitative research method, in-depth

interviews were carried out with the employees and representatives of 25 public

and 9 foundation university radio stations across various regions and different

cities of Turkey. Twenty university radio stations were examined on site by direct

observations and face-to-face interviews, and we interviewed the representatives

of 14 university radio stations via telephone or video communication. All

interviewees were asked the same semistructured questions. Furthermore, the

supervisors of the 11 sample radio stations who archive their programs regularly

selected some of the programs and shared their archives with the researchers.

These selected programs were analyzed in terms of the duration of talk and

music, and categorized according to the production elements. It was found that

university radio stations in Turkey have problems with content production for

various reasons and are exposed to certain restrictions. Therefore, in contrast to

international practices and the existing literature, they have content similar to that

of commercial radio stations, rather than broadcasting alternative content.