[cr-india] Arogya Sarang on Radio 107.8FM

[Nookaraju B]

Arogya Sarang on Radio 107.8FM

Press Release

Mangalore Sept 26: Radio SARANG 107.8FM is celebrating its first
birthday in a unique way: it is starting a new community-based live
phone-in program Arogya Sarang beginning 26 September 2010.

Arogya SARANG is a weekly health program in collaboration with the
Arogya Medical Centre, in Kannada. Medical experts and practitioners
would be speaking on various health issues, and answering peoples
questions on the Community Radio, every Sunday at 11.00 a.m. Those
interested may field their questions either during the live program or
before it, calling the SARANG studio on 0824-2449744.

Radio SARANG 107.8FM is a St Aloysius College campus-based community
radio. It was test-launched on 24 June 2009, and formally launched on
23 September 2009 by His Excellency H.R. Bhardwaj, Governor of
Karnataka in the presence of Dr Veerappa Moily, Dr V.S. Acharya and a
host of other dignitaries and community representatives.

Community Radios are envisaged as the voice of local communities to
voice and discuss their issues. Radio SARANG 107.8FM has been
networking with various local communities in and around Mangalore
towards this end by producing community programs such as weekly fisher
folk related Bengreda Swara, Ullal communitys voice Ullalda Usir and
a host of other programs on agriculture, health and hygiene,
environment, children and womens issues, and local culture. Ordinary
people and experts move into the SARANG studio any time to produce
their programs, besides Radio SARANG going to the communities.

Community Radio SARANG reaches a wide area and cross section of people
like farmers, workers, commuters, home-makers, children, and students
in various places as far as Mangalore, Udupi, parts of Ujire and
Puttur, Naravi, Belthangady, Bantwal, Manjeshwar, etc.

SARANG started broadcasting for two hours during its trial period
(June 2009 to September), gradually increasing its output to six hours
post-official launch, and then to fourteen hours a day non-stop, since
June 2010.

During the past one years successful community broadcasting, SARANG
has  been transmitting in Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, and English daily,
and Malayalam, Beary, and Hindi language programs on a weekly basis,
besides Punjabi once a month. Its broadcasts include yakshagaana,
Madhyama Harate (media review), Makkaledege SARANG, Kaanoonu Kacheri
live phone-in program with a law college and practicing advocates on
Wednesday evenings, Arogya Sparsha- a live phone-in health program on
every Friday, interviews, talks, and entertainment programs.



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-- 
Nookaraju Bendukurthi
Ph.D. Student
Department of Communication
S N School of Arts and Communication
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad-500 046
Andhra Pradesh,India
Ph:09980306757