Dear ALL,
We are happy to announce the launch of Radio Mewat by SMART
NGO.
Though still at its testing stage we have started broadcasting a two hour
program twice a day. It will be inaugurated and launched formally later this
month.
The frequency allotted to us is 90.4 FM. Our broadcast timing is 8am-10 am
and 3pm to 5pm.
The transmitter and Antennae was provided to us by UNESCO and was procured
and installed by NOMAD India.
The radio is headquartered in Nuh, the administrative block of district
Mewat, a recently carved out district of Haryana.
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About Mewat:
Mewat is an extremely backward area and marginalized district in the state
of Haryana. Just 75 km away from the national capital it is seeped in
poverty and illiteracy. Lack of potable water, health facilities, sanitation
and hygiene are some of the concerns of this area. The radio could be an
important tool for inclusive development and could assist in increasing the
participation of the community in the process of development through
information dissemination.
With its headquarters in the administrative town of Nuh, Radio Mewat will
reach out to a niche target of roughly 4 to 5 lakh people. The Radio will
have a reach of 15km (radius).
For a district like Mewat the community radio could play an important role-
first in informing and then in helping access the information for self
development. Acquiring knowledge is the first step toward change, whether
this change is social, economic, cultural, legal, or political. Information
is the catalyst, fuel, and product of this process of transformation that
can stimulate change and a desire to change. With an agenda to include the
excluded population the Community radio can be a unique and innovative tool
for development.
The radio will help in disseminating information and will meet the objective
of supporting “developmental and promotional activities” with a view to
securing greater inclusion, particularly among weaker sections, low income
groups and in backward regions.
Radio Mewat is broadcasting programs on the local issue, the recently held
Panchayat Elections, locally popular songs sung by the Mirasis,
commmunicable diseases like swine flu, dengue etc.
The District Collector, Mr CR Rana, has been very supportive and has always
encouraged creative mediums for informing and educating the masses.
Regards
Archana Kapoor
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Founder, SMART NGO
145, Gautam Nagar
New Delhi- 110049
Ph: 011 26517545, 41642241
Telefax: 011 26528263
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