Radio as a Screen Medium in BBC Arts Broadcasting

Genders, Amy

Abstract

Today more than half of all radio listening in the UK is occurring through digital platforms. Within this context the BBC’s current arts proposition provides a valuable insight into how public service broadcasters are adapting and responding to this burgeoning digital audience. In particular, attention is drawn to the ways in which digital platforms are used to supplement and enhance the auditory listening experience. In doing so, the present article argues that radio continues to occupy a significant position in furthering public engagement with the arts due to, rather than despite of, advances in digital technology.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 2, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 16, 2018
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 2, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 20, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Radio and Audio Media
• Print ISSN: 1937-6529
• Electronic ISSN: 1937-6537
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 142-155
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2017.1415343
• Keywords: radio, digital platforms, public service broadcasters, auditory listening, public engagement
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/865600
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2017.1415343
• Contract Date: May 2, 2018