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New media flows have sparked a boom of Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious channels in the Middle East. This is a close content analysis of the impact on religious broadcasting in the Middle East. It examines how the highly charged political and religious ferment in the Middle East plays out in the media.
Using the corporation's own reports, the author confirms his contention that the BBC is abandoning its commitment to religious broadcasting and therefore reneging on its 'public service broadcasting' ethic. The book puts on record loss of airtime, replacement of high quality religious programs by 'fillers', and marginalization.
This book, first published in 1968, describes the development of religion by radio, and its influences on people both inside and outside the Church. It tells of experiment and practice, of acceptance and rejection, of inspiration and comfort in peace and war, and assesses the great contribution made by religion to British broadcasting over the decades since the first religious broadcast, on Christmas Eve of 1922.
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Kenneth Wolfe's magisterial book provides an authoritative study of religion and public broadcasting during one of its most important periods.
Religious programming has been on the airwaves since broadcasting began, but today it is one of the fastest growing categories in radio. This book examines the progression of Christian radio from its beginnings on tiny local stations (like WCAL from St. Olaf's College in Minnesota) to its presence on network and satellite radio of today. The author notes the factors that brought Christian music into the mainstream and discusses how network policies and regulations affected the development of Christian radio. Also considered are the changing demographics that have contributed to the success of Christian broadcasting. Major Christian networks and their evangelical missions are discussed, along with such programs A Money Minute, Life on the Edge and Focus on the Family, which offer practical topical advice for today's Christian. The final chapter considers the future of Christian radio.
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