Radio via mobile phones: the intersecting logics of media technologies in Ghana

Domaine:

digital infrastructure

Créateur:

Sey

Éditeur:

SAG

Hôte:

This article argues that the material history of mobile phones as they took shape in Ghana reveals them to be essential parts of radio’s infrastructure; one that is social, informal, and transnational. Using the radio tuning feature on mobile phones as an emblematic device, this article unpacks the sociotechnical infrastructure underpinning radio’s continued dominance in Ghana, revealing the intersecting logics that help to sustain the media technology landscape in the country.

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