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Radio Stations in Colonial Trinidad, 1945-1962, Book 3
Paperback
Series: History of Colonial Radio, Book 3
Caribbean HistoryGeneral SociologyGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9789769601666
Publisher: Richard M. Escalante
Published: May 30 2021
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.39 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Governor Opens Radio Trinidad.
With this announcement in 1947, a new era begins in colonial Trinidad.
The Second World War has ended, but a different kind of conflict is emerging. As the Cold War takes shape, the British Colonial Office turns to broadcasting as a tool to counter external influence and preserve imperial identity across the Caribbean. Radio is no longer experimental-it is now institutional, strategic, and political.
Yet within Trinidad, another force is rising.
A growing sense of nationalism is taking hold. Trinidadians are seeking a voice of their own, and radio becomes a powerful medium through which local identity, culture, and expression begin to flourish.
In Radio Stations in Colonial Trinidad, 1945-1962, Richard M. Escalante examines the decisive post-war years when radio evolved from an instrument of empire into a platform for nation-building.
This book explores:
- The expansion of colonial broadcasting policy in the early Cold War
- The establishment of Radio Trinidad and Radio Guardian
- The decline of foreign-controlled wartime broadcasting
- The role of radio in promoting Caribbean culture and identity
- The impact of new technologies, including the transistor radio
- The growing influence of nationalism and alternative media
As independence approaches in 1962, control of the airwaves becomes increasingly contested-between empire and nation, authority and expression, tradition and change.
Even as new media such as television emerge, radio remains at the center of Trinidad's transformation, shaping how a society listens, communicates, and ultimately defines itself.
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