{"id":1861,"date":"2025-11-03T14:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:07:30","slug":"why-radio-works-and-why-we-no-longer-need-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/?p=1861","title":{"rendered":"Why Radio Works \u2013 and Why We No Longer Need Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orientierungskarte-fuer-radiohoerer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orientierungskarte-fuer-radiohoerer.png 1024w, https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orientierungskarte-fuer-radiohoerer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orientierungskarte-fuer-radiohoerer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orientierungskarte-fuer-radiohoerer-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/orientierungskarte-fuer-radiohoerer-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">100 years ago, the first football match was broadcast live on German radio. Back then, newspapers printed \u201corientation maps\u201d with grid squares so listeners could follow where the ball was on the field. But it quickly became clear: that wasn\u2019t necessary. Because radio does more than deliver facts \u2013 it creates images in the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The magic of radio lies in the power of language and voice. With passion, eloquence, and the ambient sounds of the stadium, reporters bring the game to life for millions of listeners. Everyone forms their own mental picture; emotions and atmosphere are transmitted directly into the living room \u2013 without visual overload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No other medium \u2013 not television, not the internet \u2013 has managed to replace this unique connection between sport and audience in 100 years. Radio remains the medium that creates closeness, evokes emotion, and turns experiences into something truly special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> You don\u2019t need to see it to be part of it. Radio turns every match into a movie in your mind \u2013 and that\u2019s timelessly fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bernhard Ernst was the first to report live from a football stadium on German radio in 1925.<br>#RadioSalesWeekly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#ThePowerOfRadio<br>FAZ, November 1, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100 years ago, the first football match was broadcast live on German radio. Back then, newspapers printed \u201corientation maps\u201d with grid squares so listeners could follow where the ball was on the field. But it quickly became clear: that wasn\u2019t necessary. Because radio does more than deliver facts \u2013 it creates images in the mind. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/?p=1861\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eWhy Radio Works \u2013 and Why We No Longer Need Maps\u201c<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1863,"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861\/revisions\/1863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dasmedienzentrum.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}