[cr-india] India: Symbiosis Institute to set up community radio on campus

[George Lessard]

India: Symbiosis Institute to set up community radio on campus

Pune based Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC) will soon
launch its own community radio, called Radio Symbi by February 2009. The
institute has already applied for the government license.

<http://www.i4donline.net/news/news-details.asp?newsid=15580>

The actual cost is setting up the stations and infrastructure like
transmitters for which Rs. 25 Lakhs has been sourced from the college
resources.”Radio Symbi would also raise some funds from public service
advertisements and educational advertisements. “As per the norms of campus
and community radio we can have 5 min ads in an hour which need not be
typically commercial ads but can be related to social cause related,
education or public service advertisements and we look forward to cash on
that.”

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