Between algorithm and curation: radio programming, music genres and repetition

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v18i51.2216

Keywords:

Rádio, programação musical, curadoria, automação, mediação algorítmica

Abstract

This article investigates the process of building a radio programming, increasingly tensioned between two poles: human curation and the algorithmic mediation of automation software. We propose a discussion on the roles played by categories such as musical genres, diversity and repetition. The argument is based on the premise that music remains central to radio at a time of transition in media industries. This time of new intermediacy consolidation is marked by streaming services in which human curation has progressively given way to sophisticated automation systems, reorganizing music listening on a large scale.

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Author Biographies

Marcelo Kischinhevsky, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Professor at the Radio and TV sector at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and the Graduate Program in Communication at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Gustavo Ferreira, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

Professor of Communication and Multimedia at Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) and PhD in Communication at Universidade Estadual do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Claudia Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

PhD in Music Science at Instituto de Etnomusicologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (INET/UNL), Portugal. Master’s in Communication and Culture at UFRJ, journalist and broadcaster.

Artur Seidel, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

PhD student in Communication and Culture at UFRJ and Master’s at the same institution. Scholar of the Radio and TV sector at UFRJ.

Liana Monteiro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Master’s student in Communication and Culture and graduated
in Social Communication, minor in Radio, at Escola de Comunicação at UFRJ, civil servant at the Radio and TV sector at the same institution.

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Published

2021-03-22

How to Cite

Kischinhevsky, M., Ferreira, G., Góes, C., Seidel, A., & Monteiro, L. (2021). Between algorithm and curation: radio programming, music genres and repetition. Comunicação Mídia E Consumo, 18(51), 165. https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v18i51.2216

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Vol. 18 No. 51 (2021): JANEIRO/ABRIL

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Artigos

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