We share your excitement and joy, but I can't help noticing that the article is
overly enthusiastic about the government's role. To wit:
"Community radio is a grassroots movement that even the government is excited
about. With 130 active radio stations across the country and 233 more in the
pipeline, the concept is a runaway success. "
Runaway success? Arguable. Compared to what? Compared to the potential for
nearly a million stations? Hardly.
The article does point to some limitations in the government's approach, but
does not even hint that a genuinely supportive environment (one well within the
government's hands to enable) might have tinted that perception of success.
"The wireless operator licence that has to come from the telecom ministry,
after the permission from I&B ministry, is supposed to take 30 days, but takes
6-8 months".
Let's hope that this praise for the ministry gets it to pull its thumb out and
get itself out of the way to a greater degree.
Vickram
http://communicall.wordpress.com
http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com
>________________________________
> From: Arti Jaiman <[email protected]>
>To: CR India <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, 17 March 2012, 23:36
>Subject: [cr-india] Tehelka article - on community radio in India
>
>
>A recent story in Tehelka magazine on what's happening in the CR space.
>
>http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ne240312Masses.asp
>
>Arti Jaiman
>
>Station Director : Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station 107.8 MHz FM
>email: [email protected]
>website: www.trfindia.org
>
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>and Haryanvi, with a team of community reporters, generating community
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>
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