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@article{JSCL68636, author = {Debora Alfi Dwidi Teofani and Dhanang Puguh and Yety Rochwulaningsih}, title = {“Perebutan Ruang Udara:” Kontestasi Jaringan Radio di Bawah Pengawasan Pemerintah Kolonial Hindia Belanda, 1934-1942}, journal = {Jurnal Sejarah Citra Lekha}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, year = {2026}, keywords = {NIROM; Radio; Politics; Propaganda Media.}, abstract = { This article examines the contestation between the Dutch East Indies colonial government's radio networks and locally-owned private radio stations as political instruments for control and propaganda dissemination within the colony. Utilizing historical and archival research methods, this study identifies the Nederlandsch-Indische Radio Omroep Maatschappij (NIROM) as the sole government-sanctioned radio network following the enactment of the 1934 broadcasting legislation. Although under colonial ownership, NIROM incorporated Malay-language programming, initially intended as a strategic medium to neutralize nationalist movements. However, the medium underwent a functional shift as Indonesian youth co-opted radio to mobilize nationalist sentiment. This shift was propelled by the emergence of \"Eastern broadcasts\" (siaran ketimuran) managed entirely by indigenous youth, fostering a competitive environment between the state and local private entities. The findings demonstrate that radio served as a vital propaganda medium for independence, successfully subverting the constraints of colonial surveillance. }, issn = {2443-0110}, pages = {67--75} doi = {10.14710/jscl.v10i1.68636}, url = {https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/jscl/article/view/68636} }
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This article examines the contestation between the Dutch East Indies colonial government's radio networks and locally-owned private radio stations as political instruments for control and propaganda dissemination within the colony. Utilizing historical and archival research methods, this study identifies the Nederlandsch-Indische Radio Omroep Maatschappij (NIROM) as the sole government-sanctioned radio network following the enactment of the 1934 broadcasting legislation. Although under colonial ownership, NIROM incorporated Malay-language programming, initially intended as a strategic medium to neutralize nationalist movements. However, the medium underwent a functional shift as Indonesian youth co-opted radio to mobilize nationalist sentiment. This shift was propelled by the emergence of "Eastern broadcasts" (siaran ketimuran) managed entirely by indigenous youth, fostering a competitive environment between the state and local private entities. The findings demonstrate that radio served as a vital propaganda medium for independence, successfully subverting the constraints of colonial surveillance.
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