[cr-india] SARANGA - St Aloysius College Mangalore starts test broadcast

[Dr Richie Rego SJ]

SARANG 107.8 - St Aloysius College (Mangalore) CRS started its test
transmission on 24 June. After completing all its formalities, SARANG
was waiting to go on air - WOL pending, which came in the last week of
June. 

To begin with, SARANG CRS has been test-broadcasting for two hours
every day, from 6 to 8pm. But gradually it will increase the  broadcast
time. 
The SARANG signals are received over 20-25 km radius and covers large
agricultural, fisher folk, and daily wage earners' communities, besides
huge student population. Broadcasts include programmes on health and
hygine, farmers and agricultural issues, issues related to fisherfolk,
children, and youth and students. 

There has been a cordial reception to the SARANG CRS - community people
eagerly coming forward to air their day to day life - problems and
issues, folk elements and and joys and sorrows.  

The St Aloysius College Community Radio broadcasts in four different
languages - Konkani, Tulu, Kannada and English. Beary language
programmes also have been tried, though not on a regular basis. While
Konkani, Tulu, and Beary languages are major languages of the local
communities, Kannada and English happen to be languages of formal
communication.

A formal launch of SARANG 107.8 is planned for after the monsoon season passes by. 

CEMCA played a major role in securing the WOL. 

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Rev Dr Richard Rego SJ
Director, SARANG SAC 107.8FM Community Radio
Head & Asst Prof., MCMS 
Dept of Mass Communication 
St Aloysius College; P.B. 720
Mangalore - 575003. 
www.richardrego.wordpress.com
www.staloysiuscollege.wordpress.com
0824-2449706.
+919448546425.


      
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