[cr-india] Campus FM channel from July 1

[Alokesh Gupta]

Campus FM channel from July 1

30 Jun, 2007 l 0142 hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK

LUDHIANA: People living in and around city will soon hear a new announcement 
on their radio sets: "You are listening to Guru Nanak Girls College (GNGC) 
FM Radio". GNGC is starting FM community radio station from its campus. The 
first of its kind in the state, GNGC FM community radio will be inaugurated 
on July 1.
Contrary to other FM radios, which only focus on English and Hindi, it will 
also air programmes in Punjabi. "We want to reduce the gap between 
communities so we will air Punjabi programmes as well," GNGC president 
Gurveer Singh said.
In December 2002, the Centre had approved a policy for the grant of licences 
for setting up community radio stations in well-established educational 
institutions.
Inspired by this initiative, Gurveer Singh had applied for licence around a 
year back and received it two months back. College principal has been 
appointed the director of radio and GNGC management with the investment of 
Rs 8 lakh has set up a modern, well-equipped studio.
To get all latest information for the radio station, the college has hired a 
team of professionals, who were imparted training at Commonwealth 
Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi.
The FM will start its day with a religious programme at 6.15 am and will 
later air programmes for around 16.30 hours till 10.30 pm. All sorts of 
programmes related to health and environment, rural life, history and 
awareness, Punjabi literature, trade, fashion focus, science culture, art 
and life and students' corner will be aired, but the main focus will be 
promotion of new talent.
To generate revenue, FM will get sponsorships from government agencies while 
college authorities have got permission to air ads for five minutes every 
hour.

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