Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study

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dc.contributor.advisorBosch, Tanja Een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNgomani, Noluyoloen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-03T14:16:46Z
dc.date.available2018-05-03T14:16:46Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to explore young people's radio listening habits in a time of radio convergence in South Africa. This study explores how the radio listening practices of youth studying and living in a township, for example Khayelitsha, differ from the practices of those who attend school in an urban area, for example Rondebosch, and acknowledging the University of Cape Town as a 'grey area' where diverse youth come together, by comparing Humanities and Science students. Drawing on Bourdieu's theories of capital, the study argues that various issues related to Internet access in South Africa, including communicative ecology, the historical background, and 'cultural capital' (Bourdieu, 1986; 1990), make the radio listening experience different for different groups, and strongly influence young people's radio listening habits. This argument is contextualized in relation to radio convergence which is seen through the use of social networking sites by radio stations, young people and people at large, and focusing especially on the growth of online-only radio with evidence of it being accessible to those that have access to the Internet. Furthermore, this study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the uses and gratifications as well as the social and individualistic act of radio listening, and the phenomenon of online-only radio. This study analyses the online radio stations Assembly Radio, CliffCentral and Ballz Visual Radio as case studies to show the dynamics of this medium, specifically highlighting programming, revenue, access to stations, and the reasoning behind their conception. In conclusion, the study argues that radio convergence should not be viewed as an erosion of the nature of traditional radio, but rather argues for convergence as an extension of the medium.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNgomani, N. (2016). <i>Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27922en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNgomani, Noluyolo. <i>"Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27922en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNgomani, N. 2016. Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ngomani, Noluyolo AB - The purpose of this study is to explore young people's radio listening habits in a time of radio convergence in South Africa. This study explores how the radio listening practices of youth studying and living in a township, for example Khayelitsha, differ from the practices of those who attend school in an urban area, for example Rondebosch, and acknowledging the University of Cape Town as a 'grey area' where diverse youth come together, by comparing Humanities and Science students. Drawing on Bourdieu's theories of capital, the study argues that various issues related to Internet access in South Africa, including communicative ecology, the historical background, and 'cultural capital' (Bourdieu, 1986; 1990), make the radio listening experience different for different groups, and strongly influence young people's radio listening habits. This argument is contextualized in relation to radio convergence which is seen through the use of social networking sites by radio stations, young people and people at large, and focusing especially on the growth of online-only radio with evidence of it being accessible to those that have access to the Internet. Furthermore, this study used both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the uses and gratifications as well as the social and individualistic act of radio listening, and the phenomenon of online-only radio. This study analyses the online radio stations Assembly Radio, CliffCentral and Ballz Visual Radio as case studies to show the dynamics of this medium, specifically highlighting programming, revenue, access to stations, and the reasoning behind their conception. In conclusion, the study argues that radio convergence should not be viewed as an erosion of the nature of traditional radio, but rather argues for convergence as an extension of the medium. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study TI - Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27922 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27922
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNgomani N. Radio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative study. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27922en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedia Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleRadio convergence: young people's radio listening habits in Cape Town - a comparative studyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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