Conceptualización de la radio comunitaria ecuatoriana desde la Ley Orgánica de Comunicación.

Abstract

This research includes a study on the "Conceptualization of the Ecuadorian community radio from the Communications Law", with the general objective: redefine the community term in the XXI century in Ecuador. The methods used were scientific, deductive, analytic-synthetic, bibliographic and statistical method. The instrument applied to collect information was the interview conducted six directors or people who are immersed in topics of alternative media. From the results obtained in the research, respondents agreed community radio has a great future for the radical change that has led the digital age and exposure of issues outside the educational context, it was concluded that community radio stations play a key role in society in Ecuador. However, this social resource is recognized neither by the people nor by successive governments, despite the importance and the laws that support them. So the implementation of new interactive spaces and public opinion recommends taking advantage of the wide availability of existing technology today.