Radio Sampling

  • used a portable wideband radio to do an inventory of all available radio stations

  • ranged from as few as 2 radio stations (Pohnpei) to as many as 14 stations (Guam)

  • sampled random times between 6 AM and midnight; total of 20 hours of sampled broadcasts

  • recorded start and stop times, style of each work, language of lyrics, musical origin, language of announcer, language of advertising