The Role of Voice of Kurdistan Radio in Supporting the Gullan Revolution (An Analytical Historical Study)

Abstract

This research aims to delineate the involvement of Radio Voice of Kurdistan during the Gulan Revolution (1976-1991) in fostering and galvanizing support for the revolution, urging the Kurdish population to safeguard their homeland and national sovereignty. Despite the contemporary proliferation of mass media channels, radio, as a prominent medium, retains its global familiarity and continues to wield influence in delivering media services. Historically, radio has not only served as a source of artistic programs, music, narratives, and radio dramas but has also played a pivotal role in news dissemination, investigative reporting, and coverage of events including wars, armed conflicts, national uprisings, and articulation of the political stances of nations, organizations, and political parties. In this context, this study seeks to investigate and elucidate the specific role Radio Voice of Kurdistan played in supporting the Gulan Revolution, ultimately assessing the magnitude of its contribution to the revolution and the Kurdish people's quest for liberation during this decisive and transformative epoch. Because it has worked oppossite a number of media institutions with unlimited human and material capacity. Knowledge of the radio's efforts in how to manage itself and its competition with the media, which consisted of hundreds of media institutions of the then Iraqi government are part of the content of the study.