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Community radio is a radio station owned, run and maintained by a community.

"It is called popular or educational radio in Latin America, rural or local radio in Africa, public radio in Australia and free or associative radio in Europe. All these describe the same phenomenon - gaining voices and democratising communication on a community / scale. Community radio, although taking on diverse forms depending on its surroundings, remains a type of radio made to serve people; radio that encourages expression and participation and that values local culture. Its purpose is to give a voice to those without voices, to marginalised groups and to communities far from large urban centres, where the population is too small to attract commercial or large-scale State radio."

Michael Delorme, World Association of Community Broadcasters [AMARC]




Listen Up!: Community Radio in Rural India






Take a call on radio
Telegraph, Kolkata, November 4, 2008

Child Radio Reporter is about lending an ear to underprivileged children as they talk about hardships they have suffered, voice their grievances and question the authorities for their negligence. Under a joint initiative by Jadavpur University and UNICEF, 20 of these children, between 12 and 17 years, mostly from south Calcutta NGOs, were shortlisted to participate in the programme, to be aired from Children's Day on every Sunday at 5pm. .... more



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Community Radio Policy in India


Community Radio Policy in India, guidelines provided by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI

In December 2002, the Government of India approved a policy for the grant of licenses for setting up of Community Radio Stations to well established educational institutions including IITs/IIMs.

The matter has been reconsidered and the Government has now decided to broad base the policy by bringing ‘Non-profit’ organisations like civil society and voluntary organisations etc under its ambit in order to allow greater participation by the civil society on issues relating to development & social change.

The detailed policy guidelines in this regard are given in the links below:

To download the application form click here

Source: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

 



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Community Radio and the
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