[cr-india] Mailing list on community radio

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Please pass this message on to anyone who might be interested. Specially
educational institutions capable of opening more radio space for
development/educational purposes. FN

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In view of India finally showing signs of  opening up of community
(rather, educational radio) to IIMs, IITs and other educational
institutions in the country, the possibility of radio waves being
accessible to a larger audience suddenly become possible. For long, India
has not been tapping the full potential of radio.

To join a mailing list dealing with community-radio issues, visit
http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india

Please send in a introductory note if you'd like to join the list. To know
more about the issues involved in, please check out the list archives. 

See http://mib.nic.in/information&b/CODES/licenradio.htm
for the guidelines put out by New Delhi for applying for licenses for
setting up low-powered, local 'community radio' stations.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING
      LICENSES FOR SETTING UP
      COMMUNITY RADIO STATION 

     PREAMBLE 

     The Union Government   has  decided  to  grant
     Community    Broadcasting   licenses  to  well   established
     educational   institutions/organizations   recognized  by  the
     Central Government or  the State Government. These        
     will     include     the    Universities      and    Institutes    of
     Technology/Management   and     residential    school. 

     The salient features of eligibility criteria, basic
     conditions/obligations and procedures for obtaining license to
     set up and operate Community Radio service are briefly
     described below:-

     2.            Technical parameters: 

     2.1       Licence will be granted for  FM transmitters  for  
     power of  50 Watts or less. 

     2.2       Licence will  be issued in the shared frequency band
     from 87.5 to 100 Mhz.  However, in the event of frequency not
     being available in this  band,  the exclusive broadcast band of
     104 to 108 Mhz may also be considered,  as in case of private
     FM broadcasters.  The frequency band from 100 to 104 Mhz.
     earmarked exclusively for the use of AIR, Prasar Bharati  will
     not be disturbed. 


     3.      Procedure to be followed:

      Application:-

      3.1              Any eligible institution/organization
     desirous of setting up of  Community Radio  broadcasting
     service may make an application to the Ministry of I&B in the
     prescribed proforma. (Download application form)....

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