Programming and editing as alternative logics of music radio production

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Abstract

The disparity between structural and phenomenological perspectives in media studies informs an unacknowledged distinction between two alternative logics of music radio production: programming and editing. Whereas programmers employ predetermined playlists nested in structural considerations, editors consider thematic associations both linearly between songs and simultaneously with shared external events. Implementation of both logics is illustrated in Israeli radio, where stations partly preserve music editing despite commercialization. By privileging the moment of the live broadcast and attending to semiotic, performative, and temporal contingencies, editors aim to encode preferred meanings, acting as engineers of collective mood. Favoring the logic of live editing over predetermined programming may provide one of radio's last advantages in the changing media field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)759-779
Number of pages21
JournalInternational Journal of Communication
Volume7
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Broadcasting
  • Editing
  • Encoding
  • Israel
  • Media production
  • Popular music
  • Programming
  • Radio
  • Time

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