Hello all,
I have been following the discussion on the radio browsing experience in
Srilanka in this list. Now, i would like to put in my own experience. In
March last year, I initiated a 15 minute radio program on the local
community radio (Radio Sagarmatha). This program was based on the idea
Allow me to respond to the comments made by Meddie Mayanja.
There is no doubt that a radio station requires devoted and appreciative
listeners. However, the existence of such listeners offer no guaranty
that the station will be able to sell on-air advertising to support
their operation.
Considering the importance of the sustainability issue of the Kothmale
CMC, and for that matter all Universal Access initiatives, this is to
inform you that CIDA and ITU's BDT (Bureau de Developpement des
Telecommunications) have undertaken a collaborative initiative to
develop appropriate
A brief note to reassure those concerned to hear of the interruption of the
Internet service at Kothmale that this seems to be just a temporary hitch.
When the Kothmale Internet Radio project started in Sri Lanka, both Telecom
and broadcasting came under one ministry. The recent split into two
It is ironic that since Gaston Zongo sent in his message about
sustaunability, I found out that the Internet part of the community
radio in Kothmale, Sri Lanka has been shut down. I understand it is
because the government owned Telecommunications operator has cut off the
free Internet service it
Hi,
I want to echo Gerard's posting on Radio Browsing for communities. In the
case of West Africa, there is an increasing number of FM broadcasting radios
that are being operated by the private sector and NGOs throughout the
countries; this is particularly the case for Mali, Burkina Faso and
