Program Number: 31

Contents: Report: A story on Argentine beef consumption, and how it has declined with the nation's economic and political troubles; a report on the surprising defeat suffered by Mexico's official party, the PRI, in municipal elections in northern Mexico; a look at Mexican ?telenovelas? or soap operas, and their new found concern with social issues; an examination of Mexico's multi?lingual Indian radio system. Interview: Robert White, director of research at the Centre for the Study of Communication and Culture in London, describes new trends in community radio in Latin America.

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Final Production: n/a

For Play: Monday, August 1, 1983 - Sunday, August 7, 1983

[Air Date]: August 3, 1983

Timings: p.o. 28:54