PU radio station to go on air soon Amit Sharma, TNN 8 October 2009, 05:21am IST
[excerpt] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/PU-radio-station-to-go-on-air-soon/articleshow/5099890.cms CHANDIGARH: Community radio is all set to go on-air at Panjab University, with School of Communication Studies ready to broadcast its first programme within four months. The round-the-clock station is a result of the Memorandum of Understanding between PU and Broadcast Engineering Consultants Limited (BECIL) under Union ministry. The schools chairperson, Dr Mohanmeet Khosla, said, The project is in the final stages of execution. A BECIL team had visited the department on September 30 to have a look at the infrastructure and identify sites for installing radio towers. There would be two studios one for live programming and the other as a back-up for preparing programmes apart from a panel discussion room, she added. The equipment required for the station would reportedly be provided by BECIL. Discussing the programme content, Dr Khosla said, Fifty percent will focus on the lower segments residing in slums in and around the city. Well concentrate on development, health and community-related issues that will help educate and create awareness among the masses.
