Abstract:
Purposes 1. To study the demands and opinions dealing with educational, special feature and general knowledge programs of Mathayomsuksa V students, undergraduates and people in general. 2. To survey the demands dealing with the period and rage of time and days of broadcasting. 3. To find the effective ways for providing educational, special feature and general knowledge for broadcasting station. Procedures 1. The sample consisted of Mathayomsuksa V students, undergraduates and people in Bangkok. The lowest level of certification was Mathayomsuksa III. The questionnaires were designed for surveying the demands and opinions as well as the benefits from listening to radio programs. 2. The questionnaires were tabulated and analized by percentage and means of rating scale. Results 1. The sample needed vocational programs and showed a demand for educational programs, especially, general education and introduction to social sciences. For general knowledge, they needed health, vocational and general law programs, respectively. 2. The sample needed each program for 30 minutes with the range of broadcasting time 6.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday very much. 3. The sample agreed with the following ways of providing various programs, namely, being aware of the basic knowledge of the learners, having music accompaniment during each program, having a variety of technique presentations and a pleasing presentation by the announcer, inserting music about 5-10 minutes between each program and having each program moves from the simple to the more complex. Suggestions 1. Vocational programs should be more emphasized and suitable to the present situation. 2. Textbooks and correspondent courses for each program should be well prepared promptly. 3. Ones who were responsible in each program should think of the varied of the programs and a pleasing presentation by the announcer. 4. Undertake the Chulalongkorn Universsity broadcasting station as a part of Continuing Education Center.