Thanks Sajan for mentioning TRF. The fact that we are the only NGO to get a license for a CR station in the NCR underscores our responsibility in running the radio station as a truly "community" station and not an NGO station.
So far, everyone I have talked to, have been enormously forthcoming in their assistance and advice. We are to receive our Frequency letter tomorrow (107.8), and are planning on starting broadcasts end-January. Between now and then, we have to get our community of Gurgaon villagers geared with the skills to run their radio station. I would really urge everyone interested in community radio, to look at pooling resources. Anyone with a meaningful idea of engagement with our community, be it in the area of health, education, legal literacy, livelihood, etc, is welcome to partner in our endeavour. Arti (TRF) sajan venniyoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Isn't it about time we called the bluff on mendacious reports like this? NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Area) is a Delhi suburb, not a city. And this is just one more in a rash of campus radio stations that have come up in and around Delhi, whose passion for burdening their 'communities' with programmes on 'health, law & order, development and social issues' would have been laughable had it not been so tragic. Just for the record, this is the third management institute in a total of nine educational institutions (that's right, nine) that have been given LoIs and licenses within a 20 kilometre radius of Delhi. There are more campus radio stations in Delhi NCR than commercial FM stations. Every single civil society organisation that has applied for a CR license anywhere near Delhi has been turned down, except for TRF in Gurgaon. So, how do the numbers stack up now? 63 campus radio LoIs under the old scheme and 46 under the new scheme. Even allowing for some minor overlaps, that's over 105 campus radio stations, compared to just 35 LoIs issued to civil society organizations. It's been six years since the old campus radio scheme was unveiled and two years since the new, improved policy was notified. Six years, and all we have to show for it are forty 'operational' campus radio stations, where college kids earnestly preach social virtues to the urban rich as they hasten home over the DND flyover. Sajan On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Alokesh Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: First community radio in Noida Pragya Kaushika Posted: Oct 05, 2008 NOIDA, October 4 Community awareness on issues like health, law and order, development and social issues will soon have a voice in Noida. The city is set to unveil its own first community radio. The licence for starting community radio has been granted to the Institute of Management Studies by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The community radio will be named Salaam Namaste CRS 90.4 FM and journalism students of the management institute will host programmes. "On September 16, 2008 we have received the grant of permission from Information and Broadcasting ministry which is a license to make the radio functional," said Sanjay Kumar, head of admission and public relations department at IMS. While welcoming the inauguration of the first-ever community radio station in the city, District Magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar, Shravan Kumar, said the services of Salaam Namaste could be used for creating public awareness regarding ongoing issues. "Community radio will be beneficial for the city as issues pertaining to the grassroots level would be discussed by the people," said the DM. It will run programmes related to various issues like health, crime, education, law and order and industries for eight hours every day. "Students will host the programmes. Community radio will provide a platform for the people to come and share their views," said Kumar. Students of the Institute of Management Studies have decided to discuss the city and its problems with the people who are affected. Community radio will also run health programmes and invite doctors and consultants for the benefit of people. Community radio will be inaugurated on October 12 and also serve as a guide for cultural activities in the city. Kumar said, "We will have a section where all major events and festivities will be reported. Noida has seen industrial unrest, the radio will also provide a platform for those who were unheard and for the industrialists who face major problems in the region." The institute is performing a trial run till October 12. "The radio will cover area of 10 km which will cover Mayur Vihar phase III, Noida and DND flyover," added Kumar. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/First-community-radio-in-Noida/369552 YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list [email protected] https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india Arti Jaiman Project Manager: TRF Radio +91 9811126336 www.trfindia.org www.jaiman.org www.pitara.com
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