CHAPTER ONE 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The right way to deal with a problem is to first understand and analyze the issue involved.           In the same vein, in our attempt to propose effects of radio programme on a particular social decadence relating to teenagers, teenage pregnancy in rural communities. It is then become imperative to look in media so as to know their functions and effects on teenagers in rural communities.           According to S. Adedokun, the tradition functions of mass media (Radio) are to inform, educate and entertain the masses, later Dennis Masque added few other function of media (Radio) viz, surveillance, molding of people’s opinion, correlation and coordinating of fact among others.

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