Hi Sajan, Thanks for this. I was a bit startled to see that 445 have been rejected. Wonder if the CRF should file a RTI to find out what have been the reasons for these 445 rejections. Since the spectrum fee waiver has not come about, I wouldn't be surprised to many applicants withdrawing from the process or giving up altogether.
best, Ram On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, sajan venniyoor <[email protected]>wrote: > Here is the latest > list<http://mib.nic.in/ShowContent.aspx?uid1=2&uid2=3&uid3=0&uid4=0&uid5=0&uid6=0&uid7=0>of > operational CR stations, LoI holders, applicants etc, as on 3 Aug 2012. > > There isn't much to cheer about -- ten years after the first CR Policy was > unveiled, we have 135 operational community radio stations, of which about > 40 are licensed to civil society bodies. The rest of the licenses have gone > to universities, private educational institutions and the occasional KVK. > Even among the 42 NGO-run CR stations, I would be surprised if more than > ten are in rural India. > > Of the 371 Letters of Intent issued so far, Tamil Nadu has the maximum of > 51, of which 44 have been granted to educational institutions -- mostly > private colleges -- and 7 to NGOs. Maharashtra, on the other hand, has 42 > LoIs, of which 28 have gone to civil society organizations. > > - No. of applications received so far from 2004 > to 01.08.2012: (including 104 against old guidelines): 1083 > - Letters of Intent (LOI) issued: 371 > - Grant of Permission of Agreement(GOPA) signed: 180 > - Operational Community Radio Stations: 135 > - Number of applications rejected: 445 > - Applications under process: 267 > > Elsewhere, in terms of advertising support for CR stations, only 9 > stations have been empanelled with > DAVP<http://davp.nic.in/em_rc_agn_list_26122011.pdf>. > I hope the Forum or the stations listed below can give us an idea of the > quantum of ads released by DAVP annually to CR stations. > > List of Community Radio Stations empanelled with DAVP till 31st March, > 2012. > > 1. Radio Mewat, Nuh, Mewat, > 2. Kumayun Vani, Mukhteshwar (TERI) > 3. Radio Namashkar, Konark, Orissa > 4. Siwan Vani, Siwan, Bihar > 5. Gyan Taranga, Assam > 6. Radio Mattoli, Kerala > 7. Hint Radio, Ghaziabad > 8. Sangham Radio, Hyderabad > 9. Jago Mumbai, Mumbai > > These CRS are empanelled with DAVP at the rate of Rs.1 per second. > > Sajan > > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in >
Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
