[cr-india] Women launch Indias first community radio (fwd)

[Frederick Noronha]

First of a very interesting series of reports from the DX_India mailing
list. FN

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06 Oct'02

Women launch India’s first community radio
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TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2002 01:59:04 AM ]
KURNOOL: India's first community radio has been launched at Orvakallu in 
Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The woman members of the 
Mandal Ikya Sangham, who spent over Rs 25,000, to set up the radio station, 
named Mana Radio, formally launched the broadcast on Friday.
The radio station is located in a small room in this village about 30 km 
from Kurnool town.
The Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) provided technical
support and gave training to the women in running the station. It will
broadcast 45 minutes of programming every Monday from 6.00 to 6.45 pm.
The recorded speeches of employment generation minister B Gopalakrishna
Reddy and SERP chief executive officer K Raju were broadcasted during the 
launch function.
The station's locally-generated programmes, including a play and a news
bulletin, have received good response from the villagers. The bulletin was 
prepared by reporters Nagaraju, Laxmi Prasanna, Jayaram and Prakash. 
Nagaraju and Laxmi Prasanna read the bulletin, which included local and 
national news.
According to SERP advisor Meera Shenoi, the content includes songs,
documentaries, stories, jokes, interviews with officials, and talks on
agriculture, animal husbandry and literature. She said 30 young men were 
given training for three days in producing programmes at Orvakallu.
Technical support came from a technician, Anshuman, who helped the sangham 
in establishing the radio station. He said the radio signals are being 
broadcasted at FM 900 mhz and the radius would be increased to 5 km from the 
present 1 km in the next phase.
SERP local officer Vijaya Bharathi said 'Mana Radio' would help promote a 
feeling of pride in the community. She added that radio also serves as a 
platform for local artistes and activists.
Reporter Laxmi Prasanna felt that women of the village are now confident of 
doing anything as they are running a radio station by recording and also 
editing programmes. Laxmi said even illiterate women were coming forward to 
prepare programmes.

Warm Regards,
Alokesh Gupta,
New Delhi, India.

Phone # 0091-11-6177277



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