MIB Study Makes A Case for Strengthening Community Radio in Rural India
Recognising the power of community radio stations (CRS’s) as a tool for positive social change in...
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Community Radio has Given Voice to Neglected Communities: Al-Amin
The need for community radio in the world is more relevant today than it was 10 years ago. Community radio is more close to the local citizens and their content is focused on the issues faced by communities that it seeks...
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CR Advocates Resolve to Rekindle ‘The Spirit of Pastapur’
Community radio practitioners and advocates met at University of Hyderabad on October 16,...
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Two Major Communities, One Community Radio Station – Sagor Giri
During a recent visit to the University of Chittagong, I met Ahm Bazlur Rahman, a well-known...
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‘South Asia CR stations must advocate for liberal legislation’
Between August 9 and 10, 2016, participants from Bangladesh, India and Nepal met at the South Asian community radio conference organized by Association of Community Radio Broadcasters of Nepal (ACORAB) to discuss community...
Read MoreLessons from India’s first emergency radio
It has been a few months now that India’s first emergency radio has been broadcasting in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. There is little doubt that the radio station, based out of the District Collector’s office, broadcasting...
Read MoreRegional meet connects community radio stations across Maharashtra
The fourth Maharashtra state-level community radio (CR) meet was organized on January 4 and 5, 2016 at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Representatives from 15 out of 17 CR stations in Maharashtra participated in the event. The...
Read MoreWhen will India’s first emergency radio get a permanent license?
John Nelson, Managing Trustee, Saranalayam Charitable and Educational Trust, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, is credited with setting up India’s first emergency radio station in December 2015 (see story in CR News...
Read MoreEmergency radio in India happens at last
India’s first emergency FM station in flood-hit Cuddalore, TN, 107.8 FM is on air. Ekta Mittal of Maraa reports. A phone call from John Nelson, Managing Trustee of Sarnalayam Trust, in Cuddalore is what it took to get the...
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