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Brief history
This article is a part of the research entitled “Role and Status of Thai
community radio and people participation, 2006 funded by Ramkhamheang
University of Thailand.
The study focused on the member stations of Thai Community
Radio Federation which embrace with non-profit purpose, different from
thousands of commercial micro-radio stations. It explores community
radio exposure and relevant factors by investigating both sides as sender
and receivers to find out role and status of Thai community radio towards
community and society.
The study synthesized various theoretical perspectives and
observed the program production process of 21 stations in different
regions. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to compare Thai
community radio based on 4 different areas, namely urban, suburban,
rural, and particular sub-cultural area.
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