广播职能问题是极为重要、极其复杂的。研究这一问题,对于新闻工作者的实际工作,对于从理论上领会广播和整个大众传播工具体系,都具有重大意义。下面我们从整体职能和具体职能两个方面来进行探讨。广播的整体职能要谈广播的职能,首先要弄清社会学科中的“职能”的定义。社会学科中的“职能”,指的是一定的社会机构或社会进程对整体所起的作用。因此,应该确定并指出某种职能所涉及的整体。那末,广播的职能涉 The issue of broadcasting functions is extremely important and extremely complex. Studying this issue is of great significance to the actual work of journalists and to the theoretical understanding of radio and the entire mass media system. Below we from the overall functions and specific functions to explore two aspects. The Whole Function of Broadcasting To talk about the function of broadcasting, we must first understand the definition of “function” in social sciences. The “function” in the social sciences refers to the role of certain social institutions or social processes on the whole. Therefore, the whole of a given function should be identified and pointed out. Then, the radio functions