Great News! Hope it is for real. In that case, it is celebration time for one and all: a win for all those passionate about community radio in India including all our CR stations. A right step in the direction of taking the community radio movement in India to the next level.
Best wishes, Kanchan On 9 July 2012 09:40, vasuki belavadi <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I'm sincerely hoping that the news is true. If the report is indeed true, > there can't be any news better than this for the CR movement in India. > > Now, I think, instead of clamoring for credit, it's time to step on the > gas and get the humbled big babus in WPC to now implement the relevant > recommendations of the 2010 Unesco National Consultation on Community Radio > (http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002128/212875E.pdf): > > Recommendations: > *1. Online filling of the SACFA and WOL applications should be made > optional. Alternatively, the application should be completely revamped to > make it easier to fill. > 2. The CR online application needs to be separated from those of other > wireless licences. > 3. The WPC wing should set up an effective mechanism to provide quick > feedback to the applicants on their applications and relevant documents. > 4. Besides taking necessary action to simplify the process and revamping > the application process itself, the WPC should set up a separate dedicated > wing to process CR applications. > 5. The Ministry should provide concessions for higher transmitter power in > difficult terrains. It could also consider provision of repeaters in > extreme conditions. > 6. The current duty structures need to be reviewed to make it more > enabling for CR stations. Given the absence of indigenous manufacturers of > electronic equipment there are no options besides waiving existing duties > and taxes for CR applicants to bring down the prices. Same is the case with > acoustic treatment imports. > 7. A simple certification process with checks and balances in place for > agencies wanting to > access transmitter kits from abroad is the need of the hour. In addition > to this, more agencies > should be allowed to manufacture transmitters. This is bound to decrease > the costs on transmitters. > 8. Most agencies propagate high-end technologies that might prove > difficult for CBOs and even > some educational institutions to invest in. Start up CR stations must be > encouraged to explore low cost technology options too. > 9. Circular broadcast polarisation should be allowed for CR stations being > set up by CBOs and > educational institutions too under the CR Policy. > > *Warm regards > vasuki belavadi* > * > > -- > *VASUKI BELAVADI* > *Associate Professor & Faculty Fellow, Unesco Chair on Community > Media<http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/uccommedia/> > , > Department of Communication <http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/comm/>, University > of Hyderabad <http://www.uohyd.ac.in/>, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500046, > Andhra Pradesh, India > Phone (Off): +91 40 23135505, Email: [email protected] / > **Skype: vbelavadi, > Linkedin: vasuki belavadi > Extensions <http://blog.vasukibelavadi.com>/ > Website<http://www.vasukibelavadi.com> > / Bol Hyderabad 90.4 fm <http://snscomm.uohyd.ernet.in/bolhyd/>* > > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in > -- Dr. Kanchan K. Malik Associate Professor Department of Communication Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication University of Hyderabad Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046 Phone: +91-40-23135506 (O) +91-990-858-2613 (M)
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