Arogya Sarang on Radio 107.8FM Press Release
Mangalore Sept 26: Radio SARANG 107.8FM is celebrating its first birthday in a unique way: it is starting a new community-based live phone-in program Arogya Sarang beginning 26 September 2010. Arogya SARANG is a weekly health program in collaboration with the Arogya Medical Centre, in Kannada. Medical experts and practitioners would be speaking on various health issues, and answering peoples questions on the Community Radio, every Sunday at 11.00 a.m. Those interested may field their questions either during the live program or before it, calling the SARANG studio on 0824-2449744. Radio SARANG 107.8FM is a St Aloysius College campus-based community radio. It was test-launched on 24 June 2009, and formally launched on 23 September 2009 by His Excellency H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka in the presence of Dr Veerappa Moily, Dr V.S. Acharya and a host of other dignitaries and community representatives. Community Radios are envisaged as the voice of local communities to voice and discuss their issues. Radio SARANG 107.8FM has been networking with various local communities in and around Mangalore towards this end by producing community programs such as weekly fisher folk related Bengreda Swara, Ullal communitys voice Ullalda Usir and a host of other programs on agriculture, health and hygiene, environment, children and womens issues, and local culture. Ordinary people and experts move into the SARANG studio any time to produce their programs, besides Radio SARANG going to the communities. Community Radio SARANG reaches a wide area and cross section of people like farmers, workers, commuters, home-makers, children, and students in various places as far as Mangalore, Udupi, parts of Ujire and Puttur, Naravi, Belthangady, Bantwal, Manjeshwar, etc. SARANG started broadcasting for two hours during its trial period (June 2009 to September), gradually increasing its output to six hours post-official launch, and then to fourteen hours a day non-stop, since June 2010. During the past one years successful community broadcasting, SARANG has been transmitting in Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, and English daily, and Malayalam, Beary, and Hindi language programs on a weekly basis, besides Punjabi once a month. Its broadcasts include yakshagaana, Madhyama Harate (media review), Makkaledege SARANG, Kaanoonu Kacheri live phone-in program with a law college and practicing advocates on Wednesday evenings, Arogya Sparsha- a live phone-in health program on every Friday, interviews, talks, and entertainment programs. Printed from www.mangalorean.com http://mangalorean.com/printarticle.php?arttype=broadcast&newsid=199502 -- Nookaraju Bendukurthi Ph.D. Student Department of Communication S N School of Arts and Communication University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 Andhra Pradesh,India Ph:09980306757 Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
