Research Catalog

Title

SABC, 1936-1995 : still a key player... or an endangered species? / Wynand Harmse.

Author

Harmse, Wynand

Publication

South Africa : Naledi, November 2018.

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Details

Description

xxi, 488 pages, 6 pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm

Summary

Wynand Harmse writes authoritatively about the history of the SABC from its inception to the establishment of a new democratic dispensation in South Africa -Drawing from his vast experience in the top management and as CEO of the organisation as well as his own meticulous research. This captivating book covers the years from 1936 to 1995. He therefore makes an important historical contribution about an important period in our country.He takes you on a journey through the introduction of public broadcasting, its mission and purpose and why it needs to be reconsidered today. He elaborates some of the success like the wonderful world of radio and the establishment of the first country-wide FM transmitter network in the world, the introduction of broadcasts in the indigenous languages and the advent of the long-awaited television services. The political dimensions are examined in detail: what role did the SABC play during the apartheid years? Was the SABC a part of the support structure of apartheid or key player during the transformation process? or both? political interference is highlighted with appointments directly from the department of the minister responsible for broadcasting

Alternative Title

• SABC
• South African Broadcasting Corporation,1936-1995
• SABC : still a key player... or an endangered species?

Subject

• Broadcasting > South Africa > History
• South African Broadcasting Corporation
• Television and history > South Africa
• Broadcasting policy > South Africa
• Broadcasting > South Africa > Politics and government
• Communication > Political aspects > South Africa
• Radio > South Africa > History
• Advertising > South Africa
• Advertising
• Broadcasting
• Broadcasting policy
• Communication > Political aspects
• Radio
• Television and history
• South Africa

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-469) and index.

Contents

Window 1: Introduction -- Window 2: Wireless-the wonder child -- Window 3: The concept of public broadcasting and birth of the SABC -- Window 4: The South African broadcasting landscape -- Window 5: SABC during the first quarter century: 1936-1960 -- Window 6: The 1960s: golden years of radio -- Window 7: The 1970s: introduction of television in South Africa -- Window 8: The 1980s: stormy politics and TV in African languages -- Window 9: The 1990s: decade of transformations -- Window 10: The SABC and afdvertising -- Window 11: Finance -- Window 12: Management and operations/activities -- Window 13: People at the helm of the SABC -- The SABC and politics in four parts -- Window 14:The SABC and apartheid -- Window 15: Political relationships in the harsh apartheid years until 1980 -- Window 16: The run-up to transformation: the 1980s -- Window 17: Transformation: changes in practice 1990-1995 -- Window 18: Handover to a new dispensation -- Epilogue: Public broadcasting today: a personal perspective

Call Number

ReCAP 21-6410

ISBN

• 9781928426530
• 1928426530

LCCN

2019448276

OCLC

1101185080

Author

Harmse, Wynand, author.

Title

SABC, 1936-1995 : still a key player... or an endangered species? / Wynand Harmse.

Publisher

South Africa : Naledi, November 2018.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-469) and index.

Spine Title

SABC : still a key player... or an endangered species?

Research Call Number

ReCAP 21-6410