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Radio 2.0 in Higher Education Communities. An approximation of Aveiro University Members perceptionsin the research as a another sample could offer a richer vision of students answers about college radio and itscharacteristics.To evaluate the perceptions of professors about the potential of a college radio platform on the web forcommunity cohesion, a convenience sample of five professors from AU Communication & Art Department wasselected. This selection is based on the assumption that, given their expertise, these professors would present abroad knowledge of new media and its possibilities, as well as offers a critical perspective of them.In this sense, to get as much information as possible about the idea that professors have over theuniversity webradios, in-depth interview was chosen as a research tool.An interview of 20 minutes was structured around three blocks of questions: their perception of web radioas a casual user, their perception of the possibilities of this platform for the university community in general, andtheir perception of potentials that this webradio could provide for their specific teaching. The contributions madeby professors during the course of these interviews were recorded in audio format and revised. This reviewallowed to draw ideas for the next phase of this research.Main resultsThe work developed allowed us to deepen into the precepts that, both students and professors, haveabout the benefits of a webradio implementation for the Aveiro university community. These results werestructured in two blocks according to the sample and methodological differences.StudentsSurveyed students were particularly receptive to a webradio creation in the context of the Aveiro academycommunity. 84% of students considered interesting the implementation of the AU webradio and 71% evenforesees the possibility that this platform could become their favourite station.However, students are not so sure that this platform is a good way to establish links between the differentaudiences of university webradio.Disagree17%Stronglydisagree4%Strongly agree5%Agree34%Neither agreenor disagree40%Figure 2. University webradio platform interaction is a good form to meet peopleAs shown in the chart above (Figure 2), although a relevant percentage of AU students considers positivethe webradio interaction for meeting and establishing relationships with others (a total of 39%), most of therespondents believe that this platform is not necessarily a place to meet people, but do not dismiss it (40%).ECREA: Radio Evolution: technology, contents, audiences – conference 2011 | 31