[cr-india] Plan for "5000 community radio stations"

[Frederick Noronha]

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Dear Fred

My mail server on softhome seems to have packed up for the moment: 
Can you please forward this to the CR list at sarai? Thanks

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Today's Times of India in Mumbai has a front page report that says 
the government is putting the finishing touches to a policy that 
will allow 5,000 community radio stations, each having a range of 
4-5 km. There is a caustic comment that other countries with similar 
policies have ensured that at least 8,000 such stations are allowed.

Once this document is ready, the WPC will get into the act to 
allocate frequencies to each of these stations! Maybe the hon min 
should take some trouble to ensure this only happens where there is 
is a request for more than one station within 5 km.

The report also says that the educational institutions that run 
these stations will have to fund the approximately Rs 10 lakhs 
needed for installation. They will not be allowed to run commercials 
(advertising).

A fine recipe for success.
-- 
Vickram