[cr-india] cabinet note on FM, CR

[voices]

VOICES would be happy to participate in this endeavour .
Best
Ashish
----- Original Message -----
From: "B. Shadrach" <basheerhamad.shadrach at oneworld.net>
To: "'A list on community radio in India'" <cr-india at sarai.net>; "'sajan
venniyoor'" <venniyoor at rediffmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:06 AM
Subject: RE: [cr-india] cabinet note on FM, CR


> If the rates are not too high, we could join hands as NGO consortia and
> bid for FM stations.   There are organisations and individuals who would
> certainly support the idea.  As Dr Sreedhar mentioned, we need to build
> capacity of community broadcasters as many in number as possible.
> OneWorld is committed to building capacity among 1000 grassroots
> broadcaster in South Asia - predominantly India.
>
> We shall be delighted to join hands with like-minded NGOs, academia and
> even the private sector to initiate a channel that would work towards
> creating livelihood opportunities and economic prosperity for the poor
> people living in urban and rural India.
>
> Warmest regards
> Shadrach
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> Dr. B. Shadrach,
> Director for South Asia
> OneWorld International Foundation
> shaddy.shadrach at oneworld.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cr-india-bounces at sarai.net [mailto:cr-india-bounces at sarai.net] On
> Behalf Of Dr R Sreedher ,Director ,EMRC,Chennai
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: sajan venniyoor; A list on community radio in India
> Subject: Re: [cr-india] cabinet note on FM, CR
>
>
> good news. we need to train a large number of radio professionals.
> otherwise radio is being misused and misrepresented. CR enthisiasts can
> now join and start a National Radio Academy using infrstructure such as
> one world and voices. If it can happen in Nepal why not in India?
> sreedher
> >  This is a multipart mime message
> >
> >
> >
> > I&B sending note on FM radio to cabinet
> > Bhaskar Roy, Times of India, 2 May 2005
> >
> > New Delhi: The I&B ministry is sending in a day or two a detailed note
> on the second phase of private FM radio expansion project to the Cabinet
> for its approval.
> >
> > Already delayed in order to modify the ground rules of the sector, the
> proposal is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet within a fortnight. In
> the second phase later this year, the FM project will invite bids from
> private players for 300 radio stations in 90 cities around the country.
> >
> > The ministry is simultaneously sending notes on the uplinking policy
> for satellite television channels, community radio and publication of
> facsimile editions of foreign newspapers in the country.
> >
> > Government has felt the need for regulating foreign channels uplinked
> from outside the country for beaming into India. The policy formatted
> for this purpose is being sent for Cabinet approval.
> >
> > Concerned over the recent spurt in obscenity n television, the
> ministry has decided to act tough.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Dr.R. Sreedher
> Director, Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Anna university
> Chennai 600025 India Telephone: +91 +44 22 30 01 05
> Residence: L 40 Staff Quarters, Anna university, Chennai 600 025
> Phone: 94 44 24402108 cell No 9444207459
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