Sentidos de paz territorial desde la radio comunitaria suba al aire y dignidad estéreo

Abstract

Community radio stations are key agents in building territorial peace in Colombia due to their roots in local contexts and their ability to interpret community needs related to the armed conflict and its aftermath. This research analyzes how the teams at Suba al Aire (Bogotá) and Dignidad Estéreo (Miraflores-Guaviare) build and implement meanings of peace through their communication practices. Using a qualitative approach focused on their members, it was identified that these stations: Empower communicators as territorial leaders (“radio broadcasters”), transforming their role into peace brokers. Generate local epistemologies of peace through strategies that territorialize abstract concepts. Implement strategies for audiences to appropriate the meaning of peace in their daily lives. It is concluded that, given the uncertainty of institutional peace processes, these radio stations institutionalize collective hope through daily actions that reclaim the territory as a space for peace.