Archipel - Année 2002 - Volume 64 - Numéro 1 - Pages 289-321Jérôme Samuel This paper deals with Indonesian radio broadcasting, especially during the last thirty-five years. It examines the changes brought by the New Order and the era of Reformasi, and shows that the main transformations experienced by this industry were introduced about fifteen years ago. The New Order had established a radio boadcasting system based on independent local radio stations as small businesses supported by advertising. During the 1980s, the system changed significantly because of the increasing segmentation of the radio stations and the development of networks. Besides, two important new phenomena arose, namely the explosion of interactive programs, revealing civil society's need for speech, and the increasing demand for information. Reformasi provided the main actors of radio broadcasting with the opportunity to extend those changes, but did not overhaul the existing system. Nevertheless, it opened the way for two new kinds of participants, community radio stations and foreign operators. Finally, from the legal point of view, very little has been achieved so far and broadcasters are still waiting for a new legal framework, something which has been under discussion for two years. 33 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.