Vickram/Sajan: The report says it's a 15W transmitter, not 40W. I haven't heard of the College or of their radio station until I saw the report. Agree with you, in principle, on the legality question. However, it would be easier to bring pressure on the government to legalize certain kinds of low-power radio broadcasts if there were hundreds of colleges and others doing it around the country. Somewhat like the cable TV story (with policy following technological dissemination).
As of now, this effort does seem not quite legal! best, Vinod On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:58 PM, Vickram Crishna <v1cl...@yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > The students may not have done enough homework in those critical 4 months: > I can't imagine why they thought they needed to build a 40W TX for a campus > only 3 km across. Incidentally, if the college authorities own the entire > campus, the radio station may not be illegal, as radio transmissions within > a private property may be allowed. However, I would not be surprised if the > signal consistently goes well beyond that distance, which is illegal. But > if the station is 'successful', shouldn't we rather be asking, why does the > government want to make it illegal? > > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > ------------------------------ > *From:* sajan venniyoor <venniy...@gmail.com> > *To:* CR India <cr-india@sarai.net> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 19:30 > *Subject:* [cr-india] unlicensed campus radio station in Hyderabad > > [Thanks to Jose Jacob for this link] > > *Wake up, the college radio is > here<http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/wake-up-the-college-radio-is-here/article4329728.ece> > * > R Ravikanth Reddy | The Hindu | 22 Jan 2013 > > * The college radio is a hit with students of St. Peters College and also > colleges located in the 3-km radius it covers* > > “Good morning St. Peters,” a charming voice fills the air even as students > stream into the campus early in the morning. As they settle down in the > canteens and lobbies for a refreshing coffee for the hard day ahead, they > are greeted with some melodies and the day’s important news. > > It is not Madhu of “Happy Days” or Jahnavi of “Lage Raho Munnabhai” who > engage students of St. Peters Engineering College at Maisammaguda with > their enchanting voice but their own college RJs Aishwarya, Ramya, Shalaka > and Zainab. Within a few minutes ‘SPEC Beats’ draws every student into > 100.0 frequency, on which their college radio operates. > > “Birthday wishes and dedications to friends follow, refreshing the minds > and souls,” says Aishwarya, RJ and a final year student. The college radio > is a hit with students of St. Peters College and also colleges located in > the 3-km radius it covers. “Apart from music, we share info on student > festivals, placements, job fairs and foreign education,” reveals Manohar > from the technical team. > > The college radio was started as part of a project, and the team of > Manohar Yadav, Vinay Padakanti, Shashank Vangapally, Hemanth Reddy and > Shilpa Reddy – all final year students – worked hard for four months to > make it a reality. “The role of NOWA Technika group, started by a faculty > member, Kaushik Kathuri, provided them with technical and financial support. > > The radio reaches students in three different slots. From 8.30 a.m. to 9 > a.m.; 12.30 p.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. The noon show > discusses interesting topics, while the evening show takes student requests > for songs, besides dedicating numbers. The entire content is generated by > students. The shows are accessed by students tuning their mobiles to 100.0 > frequency, while speakers are also fitted in canteens and lobbies. > > Manohar says the transmitter was assembled with parts imported from China, > and it contains a modulator, phase log loop integrated circuit and a power > amplifier. The transmitter is of 15 watts, and it costs Rs. 40,000. A > personal computer and two mikes are the other paraphernalia. “Ours is a > non-commercial channel, and we have not applied for licence,” says Manohar. > > The team visited the University of Hyderabad (UOH) and Keshav Memorial > Institute of Technology (KMIT) that operate campus radios in the city, to > study the technical aspects and content generation. “Colleges located > around the place and local villagers too can use our channel for their > benefit, and it’s free of cost,” says Manohar. It can be followed on ‘ > www.facebook.com /specbeats’. > > > http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/wake-up-the-college-radio-is-here/article4329728.ece > > 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 > -- Dr. Vinod Pavarala Professor of Communication & UNESCO Chair on Community Media Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication University of Hyderabad Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046 Phone: +91-40-23135501/23011553 http://www.commuoh.in/ http://www.uccommedia.in/ http://www.communityradioindia.org/
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