Antenne che si vedono. Nascita della radio in FM e cultura partecipativa

pp: 88 DOI: 10.7371/71285

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In the second half of the 1970s Italian radio broadcasting turned
from a monopolistic and state-controlled system
into a dynamic and often chaotic one
as hundreds of local
small stations sprang up all over the country.
Several scholars have pointed out the anticipatory character of that transition
in which bottom/up
audience-driven practices had a crucial role. By examining the ways in which a keyword of those years
such as partecipazione
was elaborated in the debate on free radio
the paper argues that FM broadcasting was reportedly perceived as a Â«multisensorialÂ» experience
in which tactile and visual relations may be established between broadcasters and listeners
providing them with new means of self-expression