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ABSTRACT The article explores Christian missionary radio broadcasting as part of a wider sonic colonization of the Philippines under US colonial rule. Specifically, I explore how some post-Second World War faith-based broadcasters shaped the listening practices of Filipino audiences through programming tactics such as blocktiming. Furthermore, I consider how missionary broadcasters cultivated direct relationships with listeners through the imagined ‘shared experiences’ of aural space. As a case study, I explore the activities of the US-based Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC), which began its operations in the Philippines in 1948. Since then, the organization has used the country as a hub for its expanding domestic and international radio network, which now includes broadcasts to South East Asia, China and other parts of the world. In addition to exploring how FEBC’s localized approach to programming has cultivated specific listening audiences, I explore how programmes have been received by listeners in the Philippines, many of whom continue to tune in via terrestrial radio.

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  • The article explores Christian missionary radio broadcasting as part of a wider sonic colonization of the Philippines under US colonial rule

  • I explore the activities of the US-based Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC), which began its operations in the Philippines in 1948

  • In the context of spreading Protestant belief in Asia through missionary work, this article explores the political impact of Christian missionary radio broadcasting and its afterlife as part of a wider sonic colonization of the Philippines under US rule

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The article explores Christian missionary radio broadcasting as part of a wider sonic colonization of the Philippines under US colonial rule. Part of the article explores how missionary radio, as a domestic and international communicative medium, has cultivated audiences through ‘shared experiences’ (Hendy 2007) that have enabled missionary broadcasters to forge direct relationships with listeners in the Philippines and internationally using localized content.

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