A geographical analysis of America's ethnic radio programming

Bibliographic Data

ID12007802
AuthorsAlvar W Carlson (Bowling Green State University, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume34
Issue3
Pages285-295
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/s0362-3319(97)90029-x
OpenAlexW2009903191
LanguageEN
References cited8

Although America's ethnic populations have been mapped using census data, their geographical distributions can also be revealed by mapping the locations of AM/ FM radio stations that carry special ethnic programs. The number of radio stations more than doubled between 1960 and 1990 as well as the number of stations carrying ethnic programs. Approximately 1 of 6 radio stations in the period of 1960– 1990 carried at least one weekly ethnic program. Many of them carried programs for several ethnic populations while others had a format designed exclusively for one ethnic audience. In total, programs and formats were aimed at over 50 different ethnic populations during the 30 years, but those aimed at Blacks (African Americans) and Hispanics represented nearly half of all the ethnic programs by 1960 and the percentage increased thereafter. A geographical analysis of America's ethnic radio programming reveals the persistence of programs for certain ethnic populations and the emergence of new programs that are associated with America's changing ethnic diversity due to the growth in immigration from Asia and Latin America, including the Caribbean

Archaeology · Census · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Latin Americans · Political science · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media

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