Fr Rego has been posting regularly to this list, but I do not recall he has ever tried to give the impression that the station is 'Jesuit-run', although doubtless several Jesuits are intimately involved with it. This news item unnecessarily puts a religious bias on the activities of the station, although it is characterised by its RJ (surely: not DJ!) Antony D'Souza as "by the people, for the people, and for no profit".
Generally speaking, while it is important to pass on snippets of news to the list, I think it is also important, if the person passing it on has some knowledge of it, to suitably comment or place it in context, whenever possible. It also puts more legitimacy on the reproduction of the original news item, as a courtesy. Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nookaraju B <[email protected]> > To: cr-india <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, 27 July, 2010 6:18:38 > Subject: [cr-india] Radio station seeks larger community > > Radio station seeks larger community > > Posted By jessy On July 26, 2010 @ 5:02 pm In Indian News | No Comments > > A Jesuit-run radio station in Mangalore is looking to broaden its > appeal by launching a host of new community-oriented programs. > > Sarang Radio, a community station run by the Jesuits of St. Aloysius > Autonomous College, says the introduction of the new services will > also help mark its first anniversary on Sept. 23, 2010. > > “We plan to start more community-oriented programs in regional > languages like Kannada, Tulu and Konkani along with Hindi and > English,” said Jesuit Father Richard Rego, who is in charge of the > radio station and heads the Journalism Department at the college. > > There are also plans to launch several weekly phone-in programs, such > as Kannoonu Kacheri, on legal issues, Arogya Sparsha, a live program > on health concerns, and a special program for children, he said. > > The station will also invite leaders, writers, social workers, farmers > and local artists for interviews, narration and feature presentations, > he said. > > Sarang Radio initially used to broadcast about four to six hours a > day, but now it is on air for 14 hours, Father Rego said. > > Disc jockey Antony D’Souza says Sarang Radio is determined to spread > its message to a wider audience. > > “Even though community radio is by the people, for the people, and for > no profit, the public still prefer to listen to the big FM stations,” > he said. > > “Since people have not begun to come to us, we intend to go to them,” he said. > >http://www.cathnewsindia.com/2010/07/26/radio-station-seeks-larger-community/print/ >/ > > -- > Nookaraju B > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to >www.crforum.in Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
