I wish Ram had mentioned one word about CEMCA's role in getting the frequency, SACFA and WOL for Nammadhwani. sreedher Dr. R. Sreedher Director Commonwealth Educational Media centre for Asia 8/4 Sarv priya vihar, , New Delhi 110016 91 11 26537146 Fax 91 11 2653 7147 Res: B1/43 Ground Floor rear Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 Cell No: 09810778473 Phone:91 11 26535649,9111 46067664 email:[email protected]<email%[email protected]>, [email protected]
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"Tune in to rural radio - Koraput gets first station in > Orissa" (sajan venniyoor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:38:50 +0530 > From: "N.Ramakrishnan" <[email protected]> > Subject: [cr-india] An introduction to CR in Koraput, Orissa > To: CR India <[email protected]> > Cc: sajan venniyoor <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Dear all: > I'm delighted that Sajan has been so quick off the bat to post the > coverage on the new CR station in Koraput, Orissa, that appeared in the > Hindu today. I was on the verge of posting about the station-to-be > myself. This has given me an opportunity to give some background on the > area and the station. > The new station that the article refers to is the station that is going > to be set up near Chappar village, Koraput Block, Koraput, Orissa. With > a total population of around 11 lakh, it is home to over 52 tribal > groups, which constitute more than 50% of this population. Over 85% of > the population live in rural, and often inaccessible, areas. > Poverty is widespread: 85% of the population earns less than Rs.50 a > day. Migration and health are primary issues, as is HIV. > UNICEF is supporting the development and setup of the CR station there > in partnership with South Orissa Voluntary Action (SOVA), a well know > NGO which has been working in the area for over a decade. SOVA works > with marginalized communities on issues around livelihood, health, > education and governance. Its programmes reach more than 30000 people > directly, and an additional 60000 indirectly. > Our team at Ideosync Media Combine is providing the technical support to > the entire process, starting with inputs into the framework for rolling > out the CR process, through the setup and equipment for the station, > technical and production training for the initial core group of > community trainees, and the eventual commencement of broadcast. > As of today, several preparatory tasks are complete. The site for our > station there has been selected - an old SOVA school premises near > Chappar village, which we will now be refurbishing for use over the next > few months. SOVA's application for the station has already been entered. > An extensive communication needs assessment study has also been carried > out, with quantitative and qualitative components, which has thrown up > several practical pointers in terms of relevant content, listenership, > and other support processes that will need to be evolved. We have also > just concluded an orientation programme for community volunteers from > the (approximately) 55 villages that fall nominally within our coverage > area, and are in the process of preparing for the main training and > installation proces, which will carry on through much of 2009. > The Hindu article actually stems from the local stakeholders workshop > held in Koraput by SOVA on the 12th January, where other NGOs, officials > from the district government and prominent members of local society were > invited to input on how the CR station could be best used (and also be > used to better leverage existing civil society and government > development schemes). > Permit me to extend an invitation on behalf of on behalf of SOVA, UNICEF > and Ideosync to visit the site and CRS. I hope this post inspires more > people to write in about their own CR stations! And a small final > clarification: My name is Ramakrishnan, and not Ram Mohan, as the Hindu > reports - which should tell us all a little bit about the standards of > accuracy we should meet with our content! > Warmest, > Ramakrishnan > > ---- > Director of Projects > Ideosync Media Combine > 177, Ashoka Enclave III > Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 > Haryana - India > Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > Mobile: +91-9810273883 > Email: [email protected] > > sajan venniyoor wrote: > > > > First community radio station launched in Koraput > > > > The Hindu, 18 Jan 2009, > > http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/18/stories/2009011850760200.htm > > > > KORAPUT: It will be one of the greatest revolutions in the field of > > spreading the benefits of effective communication in the rural tribal > > pockets of Koraput district through community radio, Sunil Verma, > > Programme communication officer of UNICEF said at Koraput. > > > > He was attending the workshop on the launching of the first community > > radio station in the district. > > > > CAPACITY > > > > The station with a capacity to cover a distance of 25 km radius in air > > will be established with the joint partnership of UNICEF and SOVA, a > > leading voluntary organisation at Chapar , a tribal village near > > Koraput, he said . > > > > While the station, initially would be managed with the support of the > > facilitating organisation, it would gradually be handed over to the > > community. > > > > Moreover the station would produce and air only the programmes > > designed and prepared by the members of the community, he added. > > > > FINAL NOD > > > > While it would take a few months to get final clearance from the > > government to establish, efforts were already made to develop > > sufficient software packages with the involvement of the community, > > Ram Mohan, the technical expert from IDEOSYNC Media Combine, New Delhi > > who has been working with SOVA for the project, said. > > > > The radio station with its 12 village reporters would benefit at least > > 53 villages with bridging the gaps by creating new information flows > > and sharing process, Sanjit Pattnaik, Secretary, SOVA said. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cr-india mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:57:15 -0500 > From: Maraa <[email protected]> > Subject: [cr-india] Namma Dhwani gets through... > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear All, > > On behalf of the communities of Budikote and nearby villages, MYRADA staff, > and VOICES, we are very happy to announce that Namma Dhwani, in Budikote > Village, Kolar District, Karnataka, has finally got its Wireless Operating > License (WOL) after a long struggle and wait. > > MYRADA received the WOL on 16th of December and is currently concentrating > on building tower, and renovating studio infrastructure. > With a long history of cable radio, loudspeaker narrowcast, school radio, > extensive SHG participation, excellent governance and gender sensitive > programming, > Namma Dhwani is all geared up to start broadcasting. > > Since 2003-4, Namma Dhwani has been making 90 minutes of programs on a > daily > basis., and not only has a huge database of usable programs, but also has a > library of jingles, station IDs and Public Service Announcements (PSAs). > > The date for launch has not been decided yet, but will be announced > shortly. > > > The Namma Dhwani team is currently attending workshops and training > programmes, facilitated by Maraa as part of the IPDC-UNESCO project, > 2008-09. The other stations under this project are Vikalp Radio, Jharkhand, > Radio Bundelkhand, MP and Kumaon Vani, Uttarakhand. > > Wishing Namma Dhwani great radio days! > > Cheers > Team Maraa > www.maraa.in > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20090119/f076ad30/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:56:04 +0530 > From: "N.Ramakrishnan" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cr-india] Namma Dhwani gets through... > To: [email protected] > Cc: Maraa <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Congratulations, Nammadhwani, MYRADA, Voices, Maraa! > It's been a while coming, but I'm sure the wait will be worth it! > Warmest, > Ramakrishnan > > N.Ramakrishnan > > Director of Projects > Ideosync Media Combine > 177, Ashoka Enclave III > Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 > Haryana - India > Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > Mobile: +91-9810273883 > Email: [email protected] > > > > Maraa wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > On behalf of the communities of Budikote and nearby villages, MYRADA > > staff, and VOICES, we are very happy to announce that Namma Dhwani, in > > Budikote Village, Kolar District, Karnataka, has finally got its > > Wireless Operating License (WOL) after a long struggle and wait. > > > > MYRADA received the WOL on 16th of December and is currently > > concentrating on building tower, and renovating studio infrastructure. > > With a long history of cable radio, loudspeaker narrowcast, school > > radio, extensive SHG participation, excellent governance and gender > > sensitive programming, > > Namma Dhwani is all geared up to start broadcasting. > > > > Since 2003-4, Namma Dhwani has been making 90 minutes of programs on a > > daily basis., and not only has a huge database of usable programs, but > > also has a library of jingles, station IDs and Public Service > > Announcements (PSAs). > > > > The date for launch has not been decided yet, but will be announced > > shortly. > > > > The Namma Dhwani team is currently attending workshops and training > > programmes, facilitated by Maraa as part of the IPDC-UNESCO project, > > 2008-09. The other stations under this project are Vikalp Radio, > > Jharkhand, Radio Bundelkhand, MP and Kumaon Vani, Uttarakhand. > > > > Wishing Namma Dhwani great radio days! > > > > Cheers > > Team Maraa > > www.maraa.in <http://www.maraa.in> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cr-india mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:58:29 +0530 > From: "Kavita Ratna" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cr-india] Namma Dhwani gets through... > To: N.Ramakrishnan <[email protected]> > Cc: Maraa <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hearty congratulations to all of you - and wish you the very best. > > Kavita > > For Team CWC > > > > 2009/1/20 N.Ramakrishnan <[email protected]> > > > Congratulations, Nammadhwani, MYRADA, Voices, Maraa! > > It's been a while coming, but I'm sure the wait will be worth it! > > Warmest, > > Ramakrishnan > > > > N.Ramakrishnan > > > > Director of Projects > > Ideosync Media Combine > > 177, Ashoka Enclave III > > Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 > > Haryana - India > > Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > > Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > > Mobile: +91-9810273883 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Maraa wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > > > On behalf of the communities of Budikote and nearby villages, MYRADA > > > staff, and VOICES, we are very happy to announce that Namma Dhwani, in > > > Budikote Village, Kolar District, Karnataka, has finally got its > > > Wireless Operating License (WOL) after a long struggle and wait. > > > > > > MYRADA received the WOL on 16th of December and is currently > > > concentrating on building tower, and renovating studio infrastructure. > > > With a long history of cable radio, loudspeaker narrowcast, school > > > radio, extensive SHG participation, excellent governance and gender > > > sensitive programming, > > > Namma Dhwani is all geared up to start broadcasting. > > > > > > Since 2003-4, Namma Dhwani has been making 90 minutes of programs on a > > > daily basis., and not only has a huge database of usable programs, but > > > also has a library of jingles, station IDs and Public Service > > > Announcements (PSAs). > > > > > > The date for launch has not been decided yet, but will be announced > > > shortly. > > > > > > The Namma Dhwani team is currently attending workshops and training > > > programmes, facilitated by Maraa as part of the IPDC-UNESCO project, > > > 2008-09. The other stations under this project are Vikalp Radio, > > > Jharkhand, Radio Bundelkhand, MP and Kumaon Vani, Uttarakhand. > > > > > > Wishing Namma Dhwani great radio days! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Team Maraa > > > www.maraa.in <http://www.maraa.in> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > cr-india mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > _______________________________________________ > > cr-india mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > > > -- > Director - Communications > > The Concerned for Working Children (CWC) > 303/2, L.B. Shastri Nagar, > Vimanapura Post, > Bangalore - 560 017 > # 91 - 80 - 25234611/25234270 > Web: www.workingchild.org > > Children are citizens today! > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20090120/a5103fbf/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:19:09 +0530 > From: Mamta Joseph <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cr-india] Namma Dhwani gets through... > To: "N.Ramakrishnan" <[email protected]> > Cc: Maraa <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > This is great News! > Congratulations! Although this may seem like the end of a battle, it is > only > a beginning... All the very best to the Nammadhwani team, the people of > Budikote and everyone who put their time, efforts and faith into this... > God bless! > Regards, > Mamta > > > On 1/20/09, N.Ramakrishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Congratulations, Nammadhwani, MYRADA, Voices, Maraa! > > It's been a while coming, but I'm sure the wait will be worth it! > > Warmest, > > Ramakrishnan > > > > N.Ramakrishnan > > > > Director of Projects > > Ideosync Media Combine > > 177, Ashoka Enclave III > > Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 > > Haryana - India > > Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > > Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) > > Mobile: +91-9810273883 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Maraa wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > > > On behalf of the communities of Budikote and nearby villages, MYRADA > > > staff, and VOICES, we are very happy to announce that Namma Dhwani, in > > > Budikote Village, Kolar District, Karnataka, has finally got its > > > Wireless Operating License (WOL) after a long struggle and wait. > > > > > > MYRADA received the WOL on 16th of December and is currently > > > concentrating on building tower, and renovating studio infrastructure. > > > With a long history of cable radio, loudspeaker narrowcast, school > > > radio, extensive SHG participation, excellent governance and gender > > > sensitive programming, > > > Namma Dhwani is all geared up to start broadcasting. > > > > > > Since 2003-4, Namma Dhwani has been making 90 minutes of programs on a > > > daily basis., and not only has a huge database of usable programs, but > > > also has a library of jingles, station IDs and Public Service > > > Announcements (PSAs). > > > > > > The date for launch has not been decided yet, but will be announced > > > shortly. > > > > > > The Namma Dhwani team is currently attending workshops and training > > > programmes, facilitated by Maraa as part of the IPDC-UNESCO project, > > > 2008-09. The other stations under this project are Vikalp Radio, > > > Jharkhand, Radio Bundelkhand, MP and Kumaon Vani, Uttarakhand. > > > > > > Wishing Namma Dhwani great radio days! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Team Maraa > > > www.maraa.in <http://www.maraa.in> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > cr-india mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > _______________________________________________ > > cr-india mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20090120/f099deef/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:17:23 +0530 > From: Kalanjiam Community Radio <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cr-india] Namma Dhwani gets through... > To: Maraa <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Congratulations, Nammdhwani team & People of Budikode Village. > > Wishes for MYRADA, VOICES & MARAA > > Best wishes from Kalanjiam Team, Looking forward that you go on AIR soon > > Regards > > Naguveer Prakash > Project Executive > Kalanjiam Samuga Vanoli > Vilunthamavadi > Nagapattinam > Tamil Nadu 611 112 > 9488008366 > 9842197645 > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Maraa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > On behalf of the communities of Budikote and nearby villages, MYRADA > staff, > > and VOICES, we are very happy to announce that Namma Dhwani, in Budikote > > Village, Kolar District, Karnataka, has finally got its Wireless > Operating > > License (WOL) after a long struggle and wait. > > > > MYRADA received the WOL on 16th of December and is currently > concentrating > > on building tower, and renovating studio infrastructure. > > With a long history of cable radio, loudspeaker narrowcast, school radio, > > extensive SHG participation, excellent governance and gender sensitive > > programming, > > Namma Dhwani is all geared up to start broadcasting. > > > > Since 2003-4, Namma Dhwani has been making 90 minutes of programs on a > > daily basis., and not only has a huge database of usable programs, but > also > > has a library of jingles, station IDs and Public Service Announcements > > (PSAs). > > > > The date for launch has not been decided yet, but will be announced > > shortly. > > > > The Namma Dhwani team is currently attending workshops and training > > programmes, facilitated by Maraa as part of the IPDC-UNESCO project, > > 2008-09. The other stations under this project are Vikalp Radio, > Jharkhand, > > Radio Bundelkhand, MP and Kumaon Vani, Uttarakhand. > > > > Wishing Namma Dhwani great radio days! > > > > Cheers > > Team Maraa > > www.maraa.in > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cr-india mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20090120/aaa9f1e7/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:28:38 +0530 > From: "sajan venniyoor" <[email protected]> > Subject: [cr-india] "Tune in to rural radio - Koraput gets first > station in Orissa" > To: "CR India" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Tune in to rural radio - Koraput gets first station in Orissa > The Telegraph, 19 Jan 2009 > > *Bhubaneswar, Jan. 18:* Community radio stations, believed to be an > important tool for social empowerment of marginalised people, are finally > making inroads into rural Orissa. > > Bringing useful communication and radio programmes relevant to the > community > it serves, Koraput is ready with the first community radio station in the > state. > > With a capacity to cover 15km radius on air, the station is being set up > with the joint partnership of Unicef and Sova, a leading NGO in Orissa. > > The station at Chappar village, about 6km from the Koraput district > headquarters, will be fully managed by the community and will cover about > 51 > villages, including Koraput town. > > The programmes will be designed by the community themselves and will be > accessible to a population of about 1.5 lakh, said Sanjit Pattnaik, the > secretary of Sova. At least 12 village youths, including five girls, have > been trained as reporters, while one station manager has been appointed for > it. > > "Their role will involve collection of news to be broadcast. Besides, we > will also play programmes highlighting the culture and tradition of the > area," said Pattnaik. > > "As of now, we will initially run recorded shows for trial base till we get > final clearance from the government," he said, adding that the district > collector was a part of the advisory committee. Programmes relating to > development, government schemes, including NREGA, besides a host of > awareness and advocacy programmes will be its major contents. > > http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090119/jsp/nation/story_10408775.jsp > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20090120/8f4764c3/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > End of cr-india Digest, Vol 62, Issue 4 > *************************************** >
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