RadioQuake: Getting back 'on air' after the Christchurch earthquakes (2015)

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1476-45042040-1388
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Abstract
Local independent radio stations in Christchurch, New Zealand, had their operations severely disrupted by major earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011. This article examines the experiences of three radio stations that were shut out of their central city premises by the cordon drawn around the city after the 22 February quake. One of the stations continued broadcasting automatically, while the others were unable to fully get back on air for several weeks afterwards. All of the stations had to manage access to workspaces, the emotional needs of staff and volunteers, the technical ability to broadcast, and the need to adapt content appropriately when back on air. For the locally based radio managers decisions had to be made about the future of the stations in a time of significant emotional, physical, and geological upheaval. The article explores how these radio stations were disrupted by the earthquake, and how they returned to air through new combinations and interconnections of people, workspace, technology, content and transmission.
Citation
Joyce Z (2015). RadioQuake: Getting back 'on air' after the Christchurch earthquakes. Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media. 13(1-2). 57-73.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
Keywords
disaster; independent radio; New Zealand radio; Christchurch earthquake; Iwi (Maori) radio; local radioANZSRC Fields of Research
20 - Language, Communication and Culture::2001 - Communication and Media Studies44 - Human society::4410 - Sociology::441016 - Urban sociology and community studies
43 - History, heritage and archaeology::4303 - Historical studies::430320 - New Zealand history
16 - Studies in Human Society::1604 - Human Geography::160403 - Social and Cultural Geography
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