A look into diversity in the radio and music industry in Spain

  • J. Ignacio Gallego Universidad Carlos III
Keywords: diversity, music industry, radio, popular music, charts

Abstract

UNESCO’s approval of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (UNESCO, 2005) has been an important element in catalyzing any attempt to measure the diversity of cultural industries (UIS, 2011). Within this framework, this article analyzes the relations between the music and radio industries in Spain from a critical perspective through the analysis of available data on recorded music offer and consumption (sales lists, radio-formula lists, the characteristics of the phonographic and radio markets) in different key moments due to the emergence of new formats and devices (CDS, Mp3, Internet).

The main goal of this work is to study the evolution of the Spanish record market in terms of diversity from the end of the 1970s to the present, through the study of radio music hits lists and, the business structure of the phonographic and radio sectors, and phonograms top sales

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Published
2016-06-07
How to Cite
Gallego J. I. (2016). A look into diversity in the radio and music industry in Spain. CIC. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 21, 139-155. https://doi.org/10.5209/CIYC.52879