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Space, Sound, Culture, and Politics: Radio Broadcasting in Southern Ontario
Author(s) -
Doucet Michael
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - French
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1983.tb01467.x
Subject(s) - telecommunications , broadcasting (networking) , geography , political science , public broadcasting , humanities , engineering , art , computer science , computer network
Broadcasting is one renewable resource that has received little attention from geographers. Different segments of the broadcast spectrum display quite different space‐covering characteristics, and the regulation of signals that cross international boundaries is a matter of growing concern for the International Telecommunication Union. In this paper, spectrum management issues are examined for the am portion of the broadcast band in the southern Ontario region, am stations often have large but irregularly shaped coverage areas, especially at night. Spectrum saturation and the competition from American broadcasters pose problems for the region, not all of which can be solved with new technology. Le spectre des radio‐fréquences est une ressource naturelle renouvable a laquelle les gkographes ont accordé jusqu’à présent peu d'attention. Les différentes bandes du spectre ont des caractéristiques de portée bien distinctes et les réglements regissant les télécommunications internationales deviennent de plus en plus importants pour l'Union internationale des télécommunications. Cette examine les problhes de gestion du spectre pour la bande radio‐diffusion MA dans la rkgion de l'Ontario du sud. Les stations de radio MA ont souvent de grandes, mais asymétriques, régions de reception, particulitrement la nuit. La saturation du spectre et la concurrence des stations amkricains posent des probltmes dam la region. La nouvelle technologie ne peut rksoudre tous ces problhes.