Beginnings of the Lithuanian diaspora's radio media: contexts, establishment, and breaking points in the USA in 1928-1945

ENThe article analyzes the hitherto not researched beginnings of Lithuanian Americans' radio communication. The research covers the period from the Lithuanians' first radio attempts in 1928 to the end of World War Two. The aim of the article is to reconstruct the beginnings of Lithuanian Americans' radio communication in the diaspora. To achieve this aim, the preconditions for the creation of the Lithuanian radio and the context of its operation are presented in general terms. Lithuanian radio programs created in this period are also discussed and the guidelines for the Lithuanians' activity are also presented; exceptional cases that reveal the principles of the Lithuanian radio operation are analyzed more widely. The specificity of the diaspora's radio communication during the war years is presented as well as the breaking point in the diaspora's communication, when entertainment radio became also an instrument of communication, a means of preserving one's identity and community. [From the publication]

• Istorija / History
• Komunikacija / Communication