[cr-india] CRS lincencing Policy Nedds a Change

[Arun Mehta]

How about a compromise.

Suppose we allow anyone to operate a 5W FM transmitter on a
non-interference basis for a period of two years :-) If said person
demonstrates ability to keep station running in a manner consistent
with the spirit of the community radio policy, she becomes entitled to
apply for a regular CR license...

Arun

On 7/7/07, Stalin K <stalink123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Avdesh Kumar,
>
> Let me respond to your third suggestion: Allowing individual officers who
> have worked as Station Directors/Managers in AIR/Private FMs is NOT the
> reason why we struggled so hard for a Community Radio Policy in this
> country. The CRF is very clear that we need to strengthen the possibilities
> of  'Community' (and not individuals, however experienced they are) stations
> - ones that are owned, managed, produced by the community. Also, experience
> in "following the program code of the AIR" is not a key, and will not be the
> key, "elgibility" criteria that the CRF wishes to propagate. CRF will be
> putting its strength to help groups with experience in working with the
> community, experience of empowering them to articulate for themselves,
> experience in trusting the communities abilities to be creative content
> producers, experience in setting up and managing community media (as against
> the tightly controlled state/market-owned media), experience and  belief in
> the right of communities, specially the rights of the disadvantaged
> communities, to own and run their own media set ups. Even if some of the
> Station Directors/Managers of AIR/Private FMs have some or all of these
> experience, CRF will NOT push their right to apply for CRS. They can surely
> be associated with, volunteer with, work for such CRS. Please dont forget
> the first word in CRS. A CRS is not merely envisioned as station 'for' the
> community-where well meaning (and not so well meaning) individuals own and
> operate a station for the benefit of the community. We see CRS as radio
> stations 'for', 'by' and 'of' the community.
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly.
>
> In harmony,
> Stalin K.
> Convener, CRF-India
>
>
> On 7/6/07, avdhesh sharma <akkhandal007 at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> >
> > The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has laid down a condition for
> > CRS that any NGO must have been functioning atleast for last three years at
> > the time of applying for CRS. Perhaps MIB wants to assure that a NGO
> > functioning for three year will have credibility and would be able to follow
> > the PROGRAMM CODE OD AIR in letter and spirit.
> > But this condition needs to be amended beacause there are numbers of new
> > Organisations functioning  for Natural Disaster which is a new concept and
> > depriving them to open a CRS would amount to  categorically denying the
> > helping hands during the time of crisis or at the time the people need it
> > most.
> > Secondly, this condition of three years functioning of a NGO is
> > consindered when the Government is advancing loan or grants but in the case
> > of CRS no loan or grant is being advanced by the Government.
> > Thirdly, all those officers who had worked as a Station Directors in AIR
> > and Station Managers in Private channels should be given licence for CRS
> > even if they are not a part of NGO because they have enough experience to
> > run a station; to follow the Programme code of AIR and above all expertise
> > in this field. Denying them a licence for CRS mean neglecting their
> > experience and expertise.
> > I earnestly request Mr. Stalin to consider these points to put before the
> > Secretary,MIB,New Delhi when he meets him on behalf of Forum.
> >
> > Avdhesh Kumar Sharma
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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