Loviglio (media and communication studies, U. of Maryland, Baltimore County) and Hilmes (media and cultural studies, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) bring together media and history scholars from
North America, Australia, and the UK for 12 articles that explore the evolution of radio in the digital environment, namely radio’s transformation from platforms to practices, national systems
to local reception, and radio programming to digital soundwork. They focus on the themes of sound production, local practices of listening, and technological convergences, as well as how
globalization and digital convergence are interacting with local conditions, communities of interest, and problems of political economy. The examine how listening has changed, public radio, and
freeform DJ playlists and algorithms; digital innovations, including mobile phones, on-air conversations on Spanish-language radio stations, the presence of people with vocal disabilities on
the radio, and radio features; and historical research on 1940s Caribbean radio, US serials revoiced for Australia and other countries, French responses to US radio’s market-friendly version of
public service in the interwar period, and the musical clock format in early morning radio programs. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
