[cr-india] HCU all set to ride the radio waves...

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

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    Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 07:47:12 +0530
    From: "Alokesh Gupta" <alokeshgupta at hotmail.com>
Subject: HCU all set to ride the radio waves

HCU all set to ride the radio waves

MRITYUNJAY RAM
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2005 11:42:20 PM ]

HYDERABAD: The University of Hyderabad (HCU) is fine-tuning its frequency to
reach out to its students.
It is setting up an FM radio station, which will be functional in a few
months. The university will soon have an FM transmitter through which it
will broadcast programmes on issues relating to education, health,
environment, agriculture and rural and community development.
Since the transmitted programmes can reach an audience in an 8-15 km radius,
the station will also transmit literacy programmes for the people of Seri
Lingampally municipality, Prof Vinod Pavarala of the department of
communication, University of Hyderabad, told The Times of India.
The radio station will also transmit cultural programmes for students from
different states, including those from the north-eastern states, he said.
The university had applied for a licence to set up the station when the
Centre decided to grant community radio broadcasting licences to
well-established and recognised educational institutes.
The university has reportedly received the consent of both the human
resource development ministry and the home ministry to set up the station.
It is mandatory to receive the consent of both these ministries before the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting can grant a licence.
Union information and broadcasting minister S Jaipal Reddy recently assured
that the Centre would issue the licence in a few months, Prof. Pavarala, who
is also the project coordinator, said.
But the FM radio station will not air news and current affairs programmes,
as well as election and political broadcasts. The reason being, as per the
the terms and conditions stipulated by the Centre, community radio
broadcasting should only serve the needs of people living in the coverage
zone of the station.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1024437.cms

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi