About the Book

Broadcasting Education

It is difficult to give an account of educational broadcasting in countries where broadcasting is largely or wholly a matter of private management and where the larger and more important stations and networks are private commercial enterprises. All educational broadcasters use various communications technologies to distribute their programs; the commonest technologies are over-the-air transmitters, cable television, and satellite distribution. In the 1980s there were discussions between the provinces about developing a nationwide educational television network using the existing broadcasters' resources, with contributions from the other provinces of programs or funding. However, provincial government funding cutbacks in the 1990s have made it more likely that a national educations television network will be developed by private corporations. This book highlights the importance of broadcasting in education. CONTENTS : (1)Film, Radio and Television as Educational Institutions (2)The Educational Potential of the Mass Media (3)Electronic Media Education in Radio: Television and Education (4)Positioning Study of Media in Field of Communication (5)Broadcasting Law of India.