Dear Arti, Are you suggesting that campus radio stations don't feel the pinch? I'm sure several campus radio stations including ours may not be in a position to pay the five-fold increase. I would therefore suggest that we simply refuse to pay up the spectrum fee and go ahead and broadcast. Warm regards vasuki belavadi
++++++++++++++ On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Arti Jaiman <a...@trfindia.org> wrote: > Vasuki, > I'm not sure if there is agreement among CR stations about this. I'm sure > if one was to do a survey about this (literally pick up the phone and ask > CR stations about their stand) a clear picture will emerge. I believe, in > informal discussions, many campus stations don't really have an issue with > the spectrum fee hike. > > Regards > > Arti > > Arti Jaiman > > Station Director : Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station 107.8 MHz FM > email: a...@trfindia.org > website: www.trfindia.org > > Gurgaon Ki Awaaz is the first and only civil-society-led community radio > station in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Since 2009, we have been > broadcasting 22X7, in Hindi and Haryanvi, with a team of community > reporters who generate community content with community participation. > > > --- On *Tue, 12/6/12, vasuki belavadi <vbs...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: vasuki belavadi <vbs...@gmail.com> > Subject: [cr-india] SPECTRUM FEE HIKE > To: "CR India" <cr-india@sarai.net>, "CR Forum" <crfin...@gmail.com> > Cc: "sreedher ramamurthy" <r.sreed...@gmail.com> > Date: Tuesday, 12 June, 2012, 2:35 PM > > > What will/can the government do if all the 140 odd stations decide to > continue to broadcast without paying the spectrum fee? Will they shut down > all the stations? > Like they say in Hindi 'Laaton ke bhoot baaton se nahi mante'. > I think all the stations should simply refuse to pay any spectrum fee and > continue to broadcast. > Warm regards > vasuki belavadi > > -- > *VASUKI BELAVADI* > *Associate Professor & Faculty Fellow, Unesco Chair on Community > Media<http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/uccommedia/> > , > Department of Communication <http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/comm/>, University > of Hyderabad <http://www.uohyd.ac.in/>, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500046, > Andhra Pradesh, India > Phone (Off): +91 40 23135505, Email: > mai...@vasukibelavadi.com<http://mc/compose?to=mai...@vasukibelavadi.com> > / > **Skype: vbelavadi, > Linkedin: vasuki belavadi > Extensions <http://blog.vasukibelavadi.com>/ > Website<http://www.vasukibelavadi.com> > / Bol Hyderabad 90.4 fm <http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/bolhyd/>* > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in > > -- *VASUKI BELAVADI* *Associate Professor & Faculty Fellow, Unesco Chair on Community Media<http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/uccommedia/> , Department of Communication <http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/comm/>, University of Hyderabad <http://www.uohyd.ac.in/>, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500046, Andhra Pradesh, India Phone (Off): +91 40 23135505, Email: mai...@vasukibelavadi.com / **Skype: vbelavadi, Linkedin: vasuki belavadi Extensions <http://blog.vasukibelavadi.com>/ Website<http://www.vasukibelavadi.com> / Bol Hyderabad 90.4 fm <http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/bolhyd/>*
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