Osama Manzar, member of screening committee of Community Radio Licensing in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, & DEF’s Founder & Director shared his views how community radio stations can be empowered with digital media tools, at the Session, entitled as ‘Community Radio 2.0’ during the 3rd National Community Radio Sammelan held on 9-11th February…
maraa is happy to open call for applications to the workshop titled “Digital Media and Community Radio: Opportunities and Challenges” on the 11th and 12th of September in New Delhi. This workshop is supported by Ford Foundation, Delhi. Click here for a tentative Schedule for the workshop. Venue to be confirmed shortly. Project Background Since the…
The incisive letter that the National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy wrote to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 6 July has had desired effect. Roy had opposed the five-fold increase in license fee for community radios, as per sources.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry has launched a dedicated Facebook page for community radio stakeholders in the country to connect with them and answer their queries relating to government policies as well as provide them a platform to share information about their programmes. The Facebook page ‘Community Radio India’ can be accessed at www.facebook.com/communityradioindia.…
An example of a ‘barefoot innovator’ is Raghav Mahto from Vaishali district in Bihar. Only a second grade pass, Mahto was inspired by a cordless microphone to create an FM radio transmitter with which he transmitted for fi ve years from his electronics repair shop, pioneering the concept of community radio with cheap broadcast equipment,…
In India the campaign to legitimise community radio began in the mid-1990s, soon after the Supreme Court of India ruled in its judgment of February 1995 that “airwaves are public property”. This inspired groups across the country; however, only educational (campus) radio stations were originally permitted (under a number of conditions). Anna FM was India’s first campus “community” radio…
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) along with partners, including CEMCA envisaged the concept of facilitating establishing community radio, content development and technology facilitation and now also acting as a CR Facilitator Centre and help in applying for Community Radio License Process.
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Ritu Srivastava at ritu@defindia.net
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Amit Kumar at amit@defindia.net
Tel No: 011-26532786
