Some notes on public service radio in a developing country

Abstract

In an atmosphere of mutual trust the invigorating role of radio in a developing country can prove an incalculable asset. Without that climate of confidence it may be a sterile facade serving only to reinforce existing prejudices. A ‘triangle of trust’ should exist between the three parties involved-the government, the broadcaster and the listening public. This atmosphere is seldom arrived at without itself being developed, the responsibility for its creation resting primarily with the central administration. It is the government which decides how the radio service will be set up and what controls it may decide to exercise over it. From the initial decision as to how broadcasting is to be structured, much will then follow automatically.