State-level television committees to monitor FM and community radio The state / district-level monitoring committees will henceforth be authorised to monitor the content broadcast on private FM I community radio stations also in addition to private satellite TV channels. The content can be monitored by the committees suo-moto and on the basis of complaints received.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/ib-ministry/ state-level-television-committees-to-monitor-fm-community-radio-170805
Campus connect: Bridging gaps through Pune’s community radios Radio FTII, with frequency 90.4, travels from community to community explaining the marvels of this platform and how, without having to go through cumbersome formalities, they can avail this platform to communicate their issues, find solutions and also demonstrate their artistic prowess. http://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/campus-connect- bridging-gaps-through-pune-s-community-radios/story- 4Myj8u3CtnqQTQoAOWWHGK.html Community Radio needs innovation to stay relevant [August 3, 2017] Bhubaneswar, 3rd August 2017: “Community Radio needs volunteers and community participation in order to bring in sustainable practices” opined the participants at the National Level Consultation on ‘Community Radio: Furthering Rights, Justice and Development of Marginalized Communities’ today. The 2-day consultation ended at Prasar Bharati Training Institute, Bhubaneswar organized by Young India supported by ActionAid India and OdishaLIVE as the digital media partner. https://orissadiary.com/community-radio-needs-innovation-stay-relevant/ National-level Consultation on Community Radio Concludes [ August 4, 2017] Bhubaneswar: The community radio needs volunteers and community participation in order to bring in sustainable practices, opined the speakers at the two-day consultation titled ‘Community Radio: Furthering Rights, Justice and Development of Marginalised Communities’ organised by the Young India in support of ActionAid India and the OdishaLIVE, that concluded here on Thursday. https://www.odisha360.com/2017/08/04/national-level- consultation-community-radio-concludes/ Odisha: Community Radio should Strive to Bring Forth Voice the Unheard [August 2, 2017] Bhubaneswar: “Community Radio has been one of the very effective medium of reaching out to the most marginalized and remote communities whose voice has not been heard. Also it is one of the effective means of making the voice of the community heard and collectivizing people around the issue that affect most”, echoed the participants in the National Level Consultation on ‘Community Radio: Furthering Rights, Justice and Development of Marginalized Communities’ today. The 2-day consultation started at Prasar Bharati Training Institute, Bhubaneswar organized by Young India supported by ActionAid India and OdishaLIVE as the digital media partner. https://orissadiary.com/odisha-community-radio-strive- bring-forth-voice-unheard/ Jalandhar: City’s first campus community radio launched Tribune News Service [Jalandhar, August 1] The PG Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Doaba College today launched Jalandhar’s first Campus Community Radio - Radio Raabta at 90.8 Mhz. Launching it, Principal Dr Naresh Kumar Dhiman said, “The radio will cover a radius of 15 km, reaching the urban as well rural regions of Jalandhar district. It will relay programmes related to various communities, including housewives, labourers, farmers, students etc for two hours from 10 am to 12 noon. It has been established under the proposal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. We will be sending our recordings to them for three months after which we are expecting a funding of Rs 7.5 lakh. By then, we also intend to broadcast it online.” http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/city-s-first- campus-community-radio-launched/445879.html -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. WE ARE SHIFTING: After being hosted for many years by Sarai.in (thank you!) we are shifting to Googlegroups. Please join the new CR-India mailing list there at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cr-india This list is open to everyone interested in CR issues. Just stay on-topic and polite in your posts. Pass the word around to anyone who might be interested.... -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
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