Community Radio Stations in Brazil

Abstract

This work intends to provoke and enlarge the debate about the subject of community radio stations in Brazil. Although it is a subject quite often commented on in the present time, it is still rarely studied with its deserved importance in scientific communication. This study brings forth new information about how the legalized community radio stations in Brazil have been operating since their creation in 1998. The data presented in this study were catalogued during the development of a doctoral thesis, the focus of which was the functioning of community radio stations in Brazil.

Notes

¹Conceptualizing the Movement—text for an event in Ouro Preto - Luiz Carlos Vergara www.rbc.org.br “We want to transform society, and that is why we do radio.”

²The cities that answered the questionnaire were: Álvares Machado, Andradina, Araraquara, Assis, Avaré, Bady Bassit, Barueri, Batatais, Bertioga, Campinas, Cananeia, Cerqueira César, Cravinhos, Guararema, Guareí, Guarulhos, Igaratá, Itajobi, Itatiba, Itirapina, Itupeva, Jales, Laranjal Paulista, Lençóis Paulista, Mesópolis, Miguelópolis, Mogi-Guaçu, Nova Europa, Paranapanema, Paulínia, Pedrinhas Paulista, Penápolis, Piracaia, Pirajuí, Pirassununga, Pompéia, Presidente Bernardes, Ribeirão Bonito, Ribeirão Pires, Salto Grande, Santa Albertina, Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, Santa Fé do Sul, Santa Gertrudes, Santa Isabel, São João da Boa Vista, Taquarituba, Taubaté, Três Fronteiras, and Valinhos.

³Data provided by ABRAÇO (Brazilian Association of Community RadioBroadcasting) http://www.abraconacional.org/.