A Rádio Universitária FM como um modelo possível de radiodifusão pública: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This paper aims to understand the Radio Universitária FM 107.9 (RUFM), from its charter and the laws that support it, as well as by its programming, analyzing to what extent it fits the parameters of public broadcasting and promotes the principles of public communication. It also aims to understand the RUFM as an educational and public broadcaster, noting where it fits in the radio spectrum. It is based on the concepts of public broadcasting established by UNESCO (2001), by Article 221 of the 1988 Federal Constitution and by Law 11652/2008, which created the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC); and of public communication, as constructed by the French researcher Pierre Zémor and by Brazilians Jorge Duarte, Elizabeth Brandão, Eugênio Bucci, Maria Helena Weber, Nélia Del Bianco and Heloísa Matos. In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the research has as its methodology proposal the bibliographical review and the case study, having as reference the methodology developed in De Mingo (2021). As a result, looking at the programming under the aspects of content production and social participation, it was observed that the performance of RUFM converges with the parameters of public broadcasting, since it presents a musical, journalistic and educational programming diverse, plural and that values the national diversity and regional culture, and relies on the collaboration of the community in the processes of building programs. This information can be demonstrated by the 45 mapped productions that can be divided into musical, journalistic, and scientific/cultural/variety programs, which bring reflections, information, interviews, and debates about the themes in question, and are segmented for different audiences. In addition, at least 17 count with the collaboration of people outside the vehicle's staff. It is also noteworthy that aspects that weaken the public character were identified, such as recent attempts of intervention in the programming and dismantling of the vehicle (O POVO, 2022; BRASIL DE FATO, 2022), and regulatory principles and characteristics that allow only partial participation of civil society.