I believe such interconnection (by any means whatsoever) is specifically disallowed for community radio in India, no doubt to ensure, as you mention, [the options for receiving and sharing of information are few and limited]. But then, we aim to be a superpower.
Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > >From: sajan venniyoor <[email protected]> >To: CR India <[email protected]> >Sent: Fri, 20 August, 2010 8:48:35 >Subject: [cr-india] Community Radios connected by satellite network in Nepal > >COMMUNITY RADIOS CONNECTED BY SATELLITE NETWORK IN NEPAL >http://www.amicaltmedia.net/research.php?pid=31 >Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB) has launched >Community Information Network (CIN) connecting 105 community radios of Nepal >into a single satellite network on 29 th of May 2009, providing a platform for >information sharing. The Network will allow the stations to receive news and >information from the studios of ACORAB as well as to share information among >the >stations. >Most of Nepal’s community radios are located in remote areas of the country >and >hence the options for receiving and sharing of information are few and >limited. >Internet connectivity is not widespread. Most stations are dependent on >dial-up >based low speed connectivity. Sharing of content among the stations has been >mostly based on exchanging of audio CDs. However, given the regular road >blockades pertaining to natural as well as human-made reasons, delivery of CDs >has been inefficient. >The satellite network is expected to help the stations overcome these >challenges. Through CIN, community radios will be able to share their radio >programs and voice clips with other stations in the network. ACORAB has set up >a >recording studio along with a small but a professional news production team in >Kathmandu. It will dispatch news twice, everyday. Participating stations will >also receive the news in text to allow them to repackage and localize. >In the next phase, member community radios and ACORAB will work together to >produce programs in Kathmandu on the basis of information and content received >from the stations. This way, CIN will help to centralize local issues and >localize central issues. >The CIN will function in close collaboration with community radios. It will >focus on encouraging critical dialogues from local perspective on various >current issues such as national identity, democracy, human rights, >good-governance, social-cohesion, socialinclusion and social-justice, >peace-building, constitution making process, development and other >socio-political issues. >In order to ensure a high level of participation of the community radio >stations >and as part of the CIN plans, ACORAB will work to enhance the capacity of >radios >by organizing internship opportunities for the staffs of the stations. During >internship, local producers and reporters will get change to hone up their >skills and knowledge for news and program production. >ACORAB will soon begin to broadcast live, the proceedings of the Constituent >Assembly where assembly members are working to write the new constitution of >Nepal. The broadcast is expected to increase the level of accountability of >the >legislators towards their constituencies and local communities. The broadcast >will also feed into content creation to enhance dialogue between the policy >makers and members of their constituency, with the aim of providing input to >the >constitution making process. >Source: AMARC-AP Newsletter June 2009
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