Luhmaningtyas, Inet Maryana
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Beyond Media Displacement: Local Radio as Inclusive Communication Infrastructure Pramayoga, Dewanta; Luhmaningtyas, Inet Maryana
Tuturlogi: Journal of Southeast Asian Communication Vol 7, No 2 (2026): Tuturlogi: Journal of Southeast Asian Communication (IN PRESS)
Publisher : Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.tuturlogi.2026.007.02.2

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The dominant narrative on twenty-first-century media has frequently positioned radio as a residual medium undermined by digital platforms. This study examined the role of local public radio as inclusive communication infrastructure amid the intensification of digital public services and citizen participation channels. Focusing on the Laporo Rek segment at Radio Suara Kota 101.7 FM — a local public broadcasting institution (LPPL) in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia — this research applied a qualitative content analysis to 708 citizen reports received through official broadcast channels during 2021–2026. Findings revealed three principal functions sustaining radio's communicative resilience. First, radio operated as an expressive space for citizens at risk of exclusion from digital ecosystems, including elderly residents, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. Second, radio functioned as a last-resort channel when complaints submitted through formal or digital mechanisms received inadequate institutional responses. Third, radio cultivated listener attachment through secondary orality practices, enabling experiences of participation, proximity, and social recognition. The study demonstrated that radio was not fully displaced by digital media; rather, it underwent adaptive remediation by incorporating WhatsApp as a participatory input channel while preserving its broadcast character. This article contributes to Indonesian communication studies by affirming legacy media resilience in a small non-metropolitan city shaped by Pandalungan cultural ecology.