From fred at bytesforall.org Thu May 1 18:24:13 2008 From: fred at bytesforall.org (=?UTF-8?Q?Frederick_Noronha?= =?UTF-8?Q?_[=E0=A5=9E=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=87=E0=A4=A6=E0=A4=B0=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=95?= =?UTF-8?Q?_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=AF=E0=A4=BE]?=) Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:24:13 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Ferozepur farmers debunk Radio Pakistans malicious propaganda Message-ID: <8ea78e010805010554s4a2da63cq54a1d21124bdc139@mail.gmail.com> http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/ferozepur-farmers-debunk-radio-pakistans-malicious-propaganda_10043668.html Ferozepur farmers debunk Radio Pakistans malicious propaganda April 30th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin - Email This Post Email This Post Abohar (Punjab), April 30 (ANI): The ongoing peace initiatives between India and Pakistan notwithstanding, Islamabads propaganda-based radio programmes like Punjabi Darbar continue to routinely affect the friendly spirit between the two neighbours. The target is not India as a whole, but most specifically farmers in Punjab with the objective of twisting the truth and misinterpreting reports to provoke people on both sides of the divide. For instance, the farming community in Ferozepur District says that it listens to the Punjabi Darbar with deep interest, and a majority of them feel quite pained by the propaganda that is broadcast. The village of Jhandwala Bheerasangla is a case in point. Its residents were once natives of Pakistan before Partition 1947. Some of their relatives still live in Pakistan, and when they hear the lies being broadcasted, they shudder with disappointment. Many of these listeners find what is aired to be extremely objectionable and devoid of reality. Locals belonging to different communities say they take pride in their brotherhood and love to live in peace with each other. They reject claims of discrimination or sectarianism, and believe that what is presented in Punjabi Darbar is cooked up and in very poor light. Sardar Gurbaksh Singh, who originally belongs to Pakistan, says it is nothing but false information being aired through Radio Pakistan. He says such broadcasts should be stopped immediately. Village head Sukhraj Singh says Muslims are never treated the way it is projected in radio programmes broadcast from Pakistan. Sardar Harbans Singh, another villager, feels that when both countries are engaged in dialogue and want to create a peaceful environment, radio programmes like Punjabi Darbar should be discontinued. (ANI) -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org From fred at bytesforall.org Thu May 1 18:25:11 2008 From: fred at bytesforall.org (=?UTF-8?Q?Frederick_Noronha?= =?UTF-8?Q?_[=E0=A5=9E=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=87=E0=A4=A6=E0=A4=B0=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=95?= =?UTF-8?Q?_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=AF=E0=A4=BE]?=) Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:25:11 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] =?utf-8?q?ONLINE_RADIO=3A_Muziboo_Radio_=E2=80=93_Musi?= =?utf-8?q?c_for_Enthusiasts=2C_Not_Masses?= Message-ID: <8ea78e010805010555v2c4387a4qffb9d6561522709b@mail.gmail.com> http://www.newdesignworld.com/press/story/2380 Muziboo Radio – Music for Enthusiasts, Not Masses Avatar Posted by Nithya 10 days ago (http://www.newdesignworld.com) View profile Category: Internet | Tags: internet web music online radio (NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) -- April 21,2008,Bangalore,India How often do you feel trapped by the routine of hearing the redundant play-lists of mainstream music? If you are a music enthusiast or an upcoming artist yourself, willing to lend an ear to innovative and unexplored styles of music, your destination is Radio Muziboo ( http://muziboo.com/radio ) . Experience the ride through the wild terrain of eclectic music by contributing your feedbacks to artists while enjoying the sounds. Exposing and encouraging new talent and music to listeners and critiques is what Muziboo does best. Muziboo.com, being an active community that comes together to recognize music talent, churns out a growing number of mindblowing songs and the radio is the next logical feature that can quench our eagerness to inform the world about the great music of today. The uniqueness of the theme is the low barrier to entry for user's music. Its a good starting point for a newcomer with a satisfying recording that stands on its own merit. The simple radio widget on its display gives basic details of the track such as artist name and title and also a link to the song page on the site which has a complete description of the song, the discussions around it and a link to artist's portfolio. Currently channels are by language but eventually users will be able to create their own stations with content across languages and genres. Be a part of this effort to promote talent by embedding the radio on blogs and social network profiles. An effort which is not televised or aired but through the far reaching new online medium of WWW. To get your music webcasted, join the community and upload your music. -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org From fred at bytesforall.org Thu May 1 18:28:12 2008 From: fred at bytesforall.org (=?UTF-8?Q?Frederick_Noronha?= =?UTF-8?Q?_[=E0=A5=9E=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=87=E0=A4=A6=E0=A4=B0=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=95?= =?UTF-8?Q?_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=AF=E0=A4=BE]?=) Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:28:12 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] CHENNAI: Sparking change through radio (Women's Feature Service) Message-ID: <8ea78e010805010558s7cfa26b6vb874fed5326c690d@mail.gmail.com> http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr262008/she2008042564634.asp Deccan Herald » She » Detailed Story Sparking change through radio Women's Feature Service Lady, you should know, insist a group of creative college girls who have caught the attention of women slum dwellers in Chennai with their innovative programming on a FM community radio. Hema Vijay tunes in When Meenakshi, 28, tuned in to the radio, it was only to lighten her daily drudgery of washing dishes and clothes. However, just by accident, the young housewife heard the strains of 107.8 MHz. "It was the dialect that caught my attention. The voice on air sounded different. The woman on the radio was speaking 'slum' Tamil, unlike the anglicised Tamil common on the FM channel," she recounts. Meenakshi lives with her husband and three children in a one-room shanty in Chennai's Teynampet slum. The female voice on the radio reminded listeners about the polio vaccination drive being conducted in the city that day and of the deformities that a polio attack can lead to. "I wound up the washing and dragged my children to locate a polio camp," admits Meenakshi, now a loyal listener of 'Penne Nee Arivaai' (Lady, You Should Know). 'Penne Nee Arivaai' is a community radio programme broadcast thrice a day by M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. Launched in March 2005, the M.O.P. Vaishnav's community FM is the country's second community radio station, after Anna FM at Chennai's Anna University. The service spans out to several schools and colleges, in addition to a few slums and health centres falling within a radius of four to five kilometres of the M.O.P. campus. "Community radio works because it addresses specific communities," observes senior journalist Anjali Sircar. And the team of college girls at M.O.P. FM perfectly understands its audience, as proven by the stock of characters the students mimic on air for 'Penne Nee Arivaai' and other programmes. Keeping in mind the target community — women in the slums around the M.O.P. campus that spans just a little less than three acres — S Niveetha, a third-year student of BCom (Bachelors of Commerce) speaks up as 'Mallika' the flower vendor. She is joined by A Vaidehi who, off air, pursues an electronic media course, but is known as 'Idly kadai' Muniamma (literally 'Idli Shop Muniamma'!) on the airwaves. Then there Kuppamma, the vegetable vendor, who outside the recording studio is first-year economics student, S Uma. Interestingly, through their programme, the students — who are in the age group of 16 to 22 years and include both under-graduates and post-graduates — bring alive characters who could be residents of the neighbouring slums and with whom real women like Meenakshi can identify. But first they thoroughly research for their shows by speaking to doctors, welfare organisations and NGOs. Empowerment And, at times, the broadcasters also rope in real slum residents such as Saroja(30), D Ramani (42) and Kavitha (36) to share their homespun expertise on topics such as child rearing and health on air. "Our primary focus has been to facilitate women's empowerment," says Vijaya Thiruvengadam, former director, All India Radio, Chennai, who was roped in by the college to shape its community radio service. Each M.O.P. broadcast lasts for three hours and there are three broadcasts every day — between 6:30 am and 9:30 am, 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm, and 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm. Each programme lasts for 15 minutes. But it is not just the slum dwellers that these talented girls have been involving in their daily shows. They have been speaking to NGO representatives, and even have taken to the streets to monitor and spread the word on traffic rules despite the scorching heat of Chennai. They regularly talk about the need to wear helmets and also outline traffic rules to be followed to ensure safety. When this writer went visiting M.O.P.'s radio station, P Chandrasekharan, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Foundation, was in the studio recounting an incident where the NGO had intervened when a young girl in a rural school failed to appear for her school final exams. "She had been a good student and so we went to her house to inquire and we found the girl all dressed up to be betrothed. Only when the teachers took up the cause and threatened police action did the family send the girl to write her exams," he said. For the M.O.P. Vaishnav girls, such interviews are eye-openers and a reminder of the restrictive environment in which the girls in rural India live. "And when we talk to the NGOs, we make sure to get the beneficiaries to speak out on air too," says Thiruvengadam. Health concerns Concerns like HIV/AIDS are dealt with, too. "Classroom instructions can be embarrassing. But anonymous radio discussions are effective, especially when it is a case of the youth talking to the youth," observes Srinidhi Sampath, a counsellor. Another popular programme is the educational broadcast for visually-challenged students, produced by the Dehradun-based National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH) and recorded at Chennai's Rotary Helen Keller 'Talking Book' Library. "The programme has made a definite difference to our exam preparations," says K Muniappan, President, Blind Students' Association in Chennai. In addition to community interaction, the M.O.P. radio service is also used as a tool to communicate on campus. Incredible as it may seem, most students, at some point of time, do go on air. Some like Saranya Easwaran are regular Radio Jockeys (RJs) and also double up as programme producers. "I plan to continue after graduation," she smiles. "We have good fun," adds R Padmapriya, a first-year electronic media student. The college has invested in a sound-proof recording room, a high-tech 54-channel amplifier, and even expensive Nuendo software used for recording. The recurring costs amount to about Rs 1,00,000 a year, estimates Thiruvengadam. "The college management has been generous with funds. The Department of Science and Technology has given us a monetary grant of Rs 11,00,000 this year, towards the use of community radio to promote scientific temper among women," says Dr K Nirmala Prasad, Principal, M.O.P. Vaishnav. "The community radio service is actually just an extension of our college's social initiative policy. Our girls had been going to the slums earlier as well. Students studying nutrition teach the women of Badrikarai slum to prepare nutritious low cost meals, while our entrepreneurship cell has helped women find better employment. For instance, our girls have taught bouquet flower arrangements to flower vendors there, which has helped them earn better," he elaborates. Touching lives Voices on M.O.P. FM have been touching lives. According to a survey conducted in July last year by the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), 53 per cent of the 1,000 women surveyed in the slums within the five kilometre radius of the campus, tuned in to M.O.P. FM, particularly the 'Penne Nee Arivaai' programme. As Chandrasekharan puts it, "They are creating small ripples and, at the very least, the college students are getting to know the real world, discuss serious issues, and seek answers." They will eventually find solutions, too. -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org From fred at bytesforall.org Thu May 1 18:55:08 2008 From: fred at bytesforall.org (=?UTF-8?Q?Frederick_Noronha?= =?UTF-8?Q?_[=E0=A5=9E=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=87=E0=A4=A6=E0=A4=B0=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=95?= =?UTF-8?Q?_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=AF=E0=A4=BE]?=) Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:55:08 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Journalism school in HP gets licence for community radio Message-ID: <8ea78e010805010625x40e051eep29bf88015f8f3233@mail.gmail.com> http://www.himvani.com/news/2008/04/23/journalism-school-in-hp-gets-licence-for-community-radio/1413/news/sanjayversain/ Journalism school in HP gets licence for community radio HimVani Solan: M.S. Panwar Institute of Communication and Management, Solan, has become the second institution in Himachal Pradesh to have got the licence to set up a community radio station. Earlier, the Tibetan Children's Village (TCV, Dharamsala, had been granted licence to run a community radio. Surprisingly, while in most of the states community radio is growing at a rapid pace, there have not been many takers for it in Himachal. The institute director Dr. B.S. Panwar said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has given the permission of starting the community radio station from their campus at Shamti in Solan. He said that the radio station would cover a distance of 12 to 15 km and would cover the areas of Shimla, Sirmaur and Bilaspur district. He said that the community radio revolution in Himachal is now set to unfold in full earnest. The institute has already installed recording and editing equipment on the campus. -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org From stalink123 at gmail.com Thu May 1 20:47:28 2008 From: stalink123 at gmail.com (Stalin K) Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 20:47:28 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations In-Reply-To: <5479ae440804300040n1e382bd1se1e368f468d72f13@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: The study on CR stations conducted by CEMCA that Sajan posted makes for very interesting reading. Here are my observations from going through the first two columns of the names and the dates (of application, of issuing LOI, of SACFA clearance and date on which the station was commissioned): Radio Active 108.7 at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Karnataka does even better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their LOI (22.09.06) a month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS ­ Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of the new policy (2007). I wonder if they had to go through the screening committee scrutiny like everyone else under the new policy? If not what rationales were used? Also, are these entities registered as non-profits? Does CEMCA or anyone else have these information? Of the 23 stations mentioned in the study twenty were set up under the old CR policy and only three have applied and set up stations under the new CR policy. These three are Sivanthi CRS 90.4 MHz at Tiruchendur in Tamilnadu, DU CRS 90.4 MHz at Delhi University and GB Pant Agricultural University in Uttrakhand. Now here is the scoop - DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI and SACFA on the same day ­ 13.08.2007 and commissioned the station within two following two months. Clearly there are plenty of lessons to be learnt from these two organizations on how they managed this miracle. Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say manages the mother of all miracles ­ it managed to commission the station in Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April 2004! Compare the above to all the rigmarole that community based organization have to go through to get through even the screening committee. Best regards, Stalin K Convener, Community Radio Forum-India On 4/30/08 1:10 PM, "sajan venniyoor" wrote: > On 13 Feb 2008, in a meeting in New Delhi, CEMCA faciliated a > questionnaire-based review of 23 of the reportedly 34 operational campus > radio stations in India. To quote the March '08 CEMCA newsletter: 'With a > view to ensure that the stations deliver the community service they were set > up to, the Ministry of Information called for a monitoring and evaluation > meeting of the functional community radio stations in the country. The > meeting, facilitated by CEMCA, revisited the original goals of the CR and > implemented an important decision by MIB which is that the community radio > stations would refer to themselves as "CR" stations rather than FM, > essentially to underscore the difference in purpose and content from the > commercial FM stations." > > The raw data from this campus station review is available on the CEMCA > website - http://cemca.org/scienceforwomen/institutionaldata.pdf. The data > includes basic details of 23 campus radio stations, programme formats, > financial management, organizational structure, audience feedback and > programme planning. > > Sajan > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN > ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE > NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness > building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering > help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical > options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing > list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more info and to register on-line: http://www.waccglobal.org/congress ------------ -- If you do not want to receive any more newsletters, visit http://wacc.phplist.com/lists/?p=unsubscribe&uid=fba53010becc1a5f4e3dd2d46dfbd6aa To update your details and preferences, visit http://wacc.phplist.com/lists/?p=preferences&uid=fba53010becc1a5f4e3dd2d46dfbd6aa Subscribe to WACC RSS feeds --- -- Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com -- From rvemraju at col.org Fri May 2 12:53:40 2008 From: rvemraju at col.org (Rukmini Vemraju) Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:23:40 -0700 Subject: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations References: Message-ID: Thank you Stalin for your interest in the CEMCA data and thanx for pointing out the 'goofs"-for thats just what they are. The data is under construction, and the data entry people actually are in the process of checking out the details- It was put on the site only to check out how it will pan out, style, lay out , number of sheets, etc. We had also asked CRs to look at at and fill in missing gaps. Sajan happened to log on and check the site and provide a link that you logged on to, before it was actually ready for public consumption. But to set the record straight anyway, let me please clarify a few things. In some cases, the people who attended the meeting and filled the data made some errors and some were made at the data entry stage by people, not necessarily familiar with the hierarchy of LOI, SACFA etc and unable to check the logic (such that exists!). Coming to specifics: Radio Active 108.7 ( its actually 107.8 ) at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Karnataka does even better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their LOI (22.09.06) a month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). Application: 18.10.2004; LOI 22.09.2006; SACFA 12.03.2007 Commissioning 20.07.2007 Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS - Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of the new policy (2007). As per the information we have, they all applied under the old policy and their clearances pending for one to two years. As such, these were not considered technically under the new policy . DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI and SACFA on the same day - 13.08.2007 and commissioned the station within two following two months. DU: LOI 10.06.2007; SACFA 04.07.2007, WOL: 13.08.2007. COMMISSIONING: 02.10.2007 G.B.PANT : Application: 11.07.2007; LOI 04.01.2008, SACFA: Applied, not yet cleared. In fact we helped file the application. Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the station in Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April 2004! As I understand it, those days, procedures were even more lengthy and somewhat different. A station could sign an agreement with GOI after getting an allotment, pending SACFA clearance. They got something called a temporary licence, pending SACFA clearance. Anna Frequency allotted 14.01.2004: Test Transmission 01.02.2004 On a personal note, Anna had Dr.Sreedher, who can indeed pull miracles. The good part I think is, he tries to help pull these for others too. A question of perspective , I guess. Rest assured, all the goofs will be fixed and we will get to see the picture as it is. Bear with us while we sort out the and correct the data. Thanks again for your feedback. Cheers! Rukmini Vemraju Programme Officer Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia 8/4, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110016 Phones:+91-11-26537146; 26537148 Fax: :+91-11-26537147 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Learning for Development In consonance with the mission of Commonwealth of Learning, The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi, promotes the meaningful, relevant, and appropriate use of information and communication technologies to serve the educational and training needs of Commonwealth Member States of Asia ________________________________ From: cr-india-bounces at sarai.net on behalf of Stalin K Sent: Thu 5/1/2008 8:47 PM To: sajan venniyoor; cr-india Subject: Re: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations The study on CR stations conducted by CEMCA that Sajan posted makes for very interesting reading. Here are my observations from going through the first two columns of the names and the dates (of application, of issuing LOI, of SACFA clearance and date on which the station was commissioned): Radio Active 108.7 at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Karnataka does even better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their LOI (22.09.06) a month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS - Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of the new policy (2007). I wonder if they had to go through the screening committee scrutiny like everyone else under the new policy? If not what rationales were used? Also, are these entities registered as non-profits? Does CEMCA or anyone else have these information? Of the 23 stations mentioned in the study twenty were set up under the old CR policy and only three have applied and set up stations under the new CR policy. These three are Sivanthi CRS 90.4 MHz at Tiruchendur in Tamilnadu, DU CRS 90.4 MHz at Delhi University and GB Pant Agricultural University in Uttrakhand. Now here is the scoop - DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI and SACFA on the same day - 13.08.2007 and commissioned the station within two following two months. Clearly there are plenty of lessons to be learnt from these two organizations on how they managed this miracle. Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the station in Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April 2004! Compare the above to all the rigmarole that community based organization have to go through to get through even the screening committee. Best regards, Stalin K Convener, Community Radio Forum-India On 4/30/08 1:10 PM, "sajan venniyoor" wrote: > On 13 Feb 2008, in a meeting in New Delhi, CEMCA faciliated a > questionnaire-based review of 23 of the reportedly 34 operational campus > radio stations in India. To quote the March '08 CEMCA newsletter: 'With a > view to ensure that the stations deliver the community service they were set > up to, the Ministry of Information called for a monitoring and evaluation > meeting of the functional community radio stations in the country. The > meeting, facilitated by CEMCA, revisited the original goals of the CR and > implemented an important decision by MIB which is that the community radio > stations would refer to themselves as "CR" stations rather than FM, > essentially to underscore the difference in purpose and content from the > commercial FM stations." > > The raw data from this campus station review is available on the CEMCA > website - http://cemca.org/scienceforwomen/institutionaldata.pdf. The data > includes basic details of 23 campus radio stations, programme formats, > financial management, organizational structure, audience feedback and > programme planning. > > Sajan > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN > ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE > NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness > building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering > help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical > options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing > list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india From media at web.net Fri May 2 10:02:57 2008 From: media at web.net (George Lessard) Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:32:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [cr-india] Job Title - Radio/Media for Development Specialists & Consultants Message-ID: <49617.216.108.22.182.1209702777.squirrel@flymail.web.net> Job Title - Radio/Media for Development Specialists & Consultants, - Various - (West Africa, South Asia & Middle East) Closing Date - 15 May 2008 Organisation - Equal Access URL Address - http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7DQTS4 Job Description Radio/Media for Development Specialists & Consultants Equal Access, a San Francisco-based INGO creates positive social change and empowers underserved communities in the developing world with critically needed information, education and leadership training in early childhood development, teacher training, democracy and governance, distance learning and livelihoods. 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Reference Code: RW_7DQTNJ-46 From media at web.net Fri May 2 10:08:45 2008 From: media at web.net (George Lessard) Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:38:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [cr-india] Job Title - Chief of Radio (P-5), Sudan (the) (Darfur) Message-ID: <49639.216.108.22.182.1209703125.squirrel@flymail.web.net> Job Title - Chief of Radio (P-5), Sudan (the) (Darfur) Closing Date - 15 May 2008 Organisation - UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations URL Address - http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7E7TB4 Chief of Radio (P-5) United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Location: Sudan (the) (Darfur) Closing date: 15 May 2008 Job Description Accountability Under the supervision of the Director of Public Information, the Chief of Radio will be responsible for the following duties: Direct and oversee all operational, editorial, programming, technology, administrative, budgetary, and human and materiel resource management aspects of UN radio in a peacekeeping mission; Supervise the radio production and/or broadcast operation and ensure coverage of activities related to the mission as well as significant political, social and cultural events in the mission area, as appropriate; Oversee all aspects of production of radio programming including public service announcements, news stories, features and documentaries for local, regional and international use; Devise an appropriate national, regional and international distribution system for mission radio products, as required; Interpret mission mandate as it applies to radio production and exercise editorial judgment over radio production; Help recruit, train and supervise the work of national producers and other national staff and contractors; Undertake assessments and evaluate operations on an ongoing basis and prepare periodic status reports on radio strategy implementation; Analyze, plan and prepare the unit/section budget; Oversee the identification and approve the evaluation and procurement of broadcast technology equipment; Approve and monitor the installation, operation, maintenance, repair and upgrade of equipment; Set up feed back mechanisms to implement lessons learned into future broadcast plans; Where applicable, and depending upon the model of the radio operation, collaborate with implementing partners, relevant donors and UN agencies and funds to ensure sustainability and continued operation of the radio operation beyond the lifecycle of the peacekeeping mission; Perform other duties as assigned. 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Language - Fluency in spoken and written English or French; knowledge of a second UN language is an advantage and sometimes a requirement. Fluency in the local language may be essential. Vacancies Contact Ms. Susan Huntington at the following email address: huntingtons at un.org Reference Code: RW_7E7T94-40 From media at web.net Fri May 2 10:13:57 2008 From: media at web.net (George Lessard) Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:43:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [cr-india] Job Title - Radio Trainer, Haiti Message-ID: <49653.216.108.22.182.1209703437.squirrel@flymail.web.net> Job Title - Radio Trainer, Haiti Closing Date - 28 Jun 2008 Organisation - Internews Network URL Address - http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7E5QLK Radio Trainer Internews Network Inc. Internews® Network is an international non-profit organization based in Arcata, CA and Washington, D.C. with a mandate to support open media worldwide. 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EOE M/F/D/V Reference Code: RW_7E5QJJ-91 From stalink123 at gmail.com Sat May 3 08:20:32 2008 From: stalink123 at gmail.com (Stalin K) Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 08:20:32 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thank you Rukmini for the prompt response and clarification. I am happy that these were all 'goofs'. Looking forward to the completed study. Regards, Stalin On 5/2/08 12:53 PM, "Rukmini Vemraju" wrote: > Thank you Stalin for your interest in the CEMCA data and thanx for pointing > out the 'goofs"-for thats just what they are. The data is under construction, > and the data entry people actually are in the process of checking out the > details- It was put on the site only to check out how it will pan out, > style, lay out , number of sheets, etc. We had also asked CRs to look at at > and fill in missing gaps. Sajan happened to log on and check the site and > provide a link that you logged on to, before it was actually ready for public > consumption. > > But to set the record straight anyway, let me please clarify a few things. In > some cases, the people who attended the meeting and filled the data made some > errors and some were made at the data entry stage by people, not necessarily > familiar with the hierarchy of LOI, SACFA etc and unable to check the logic > (such that exists!). > > Coming to specifics: > Radio Active 108.7 ( its actually 107.8 ) at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in > Karnataka does even better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their > LOI (22.09.06) a month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). > > Application: 18.10.2004; LOI 22.09.2006; SACFA 12.03.2007 Commissioning > 20.07.2007 > > > Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS - > Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering College > for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old > policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of the > new policy (2007). > > As per the information we have, they all applied under the old policy and > their clearances pending for one to two years. As such, these were not > considered technically under the new policy . > > > DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI and SACFA on the same day - 13.08.2007 > and commissioned the station within two following two months. > > DU: LOI 10.06.2007; SACFA 04.07.2007, WOL: 13.08.2007. COMMISSIONING: > 02.10.2007 > > G.B.PANT : Application: 11.07.2007; LOI 04.01.2008, SACFA: Applied, not yet > cleared. In fact we helped file the application. > > Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say > manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the station in > Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April 2004! > > As I understand it, those days, procedures were even more lengthy and > somewhat different. A station could sign an agreement with GOI after getting > an allotment, pending SACFA clearance. They got something called a temporary > licence, pending SACFA clearance. > > Anna Frequency allotted 14.01.2004: Test Transmission 01.02.2004 > > > On a personal note, Anna had Dr.Sreedher, who can indeed pull miracles. The > good part I think is, he tries to help pull these for others too. A question > of perspective , I guess. > > Rest assured, all the goofs will be fixed and we will get to see the > picture as it is. Bear with us while we sort out the and correct the data. > Thanks again for your feedback. > > Cheers! > > Rukmini Vemraju > Programme Officer > Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia > 8/4, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110016 > Phones:+91-11-26537146; 26537148 Fax: :+91-11-26537147 > ______________________________________________________________________________ > __________ > Learning for Development > In consonance with the mission of Commonwealth of Learning, The Commonwealth > Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi, promotes the meaningful, > relevant, and appropriate use of information and communication technologies to > serve the educational and training needs of Commonwealth Member States of Asia > > ________________________________ > > From: cr-india-bounces at sarai.net on behalf of Stalin K > Sent: Thu 5/1/2008 8:47 PM > To: sajan venniyoor; cr-india > Subject: Re: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations > > > The study on CR stations conducted by CEMCA that Sajan posted makes for very > interesting reading. Here are my observations from going through the first two > columns of the names and the dates (of application, of issuing LOI, of SACFA > clearance and date on which the station was commissioned): > > Radio Active 108.7 at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Karnataka does even > better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their LOI (22.09.06) a > month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). > > Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS - > Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering College > for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old > policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of the > new policy (2007). I wonder if they had to go through the screening committee > scrutiny like everyone else under the new policy? If not what rationales were > used? Also, are these entities registered as non-profits? Does CEMCA or anyone > else have these information? > > Of the 23 stations mentioned in the study twenty were set up under the old CR > policy and only three have applied and set up stations under the new CR > policy. These three are Sivanthi CRS 90.4 MHz at Tiruchendur in Tamilnadu, DU > CRS 90.4 MHz at Delhi University and GB Pant Agricultural University in > Uttrakhand. Now here is the scoop - DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI > and SACFA on the same day - 13.08.2007 and commissioned the station within two > following two months. Clearly there are plenty of lessons to be learnt from > these two organizations on how they managed this miracle. > > Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say > manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the station in > Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April 2004! > > Compare the above to all the rigmarole that community based organization have > to go through to get through even the screening committee. > > Best regards, > Stalin K > Convener, Community Radio Forum-India > > > > > On 4/30/08 1:10 PM, "sajan venniyoor" wrote: > >> On 13 Feb 2008, in a meeting in New Delhi, CEMCA faciliated a >> questionnaire-based review of 23 of the reportedly 34 operational campus >> radio stations in India. To quote the March '08 CEMCA newsletter: 'With a >> view to ensure that the stations deliver the community service they were set >> up to, the Ministry of Information called for a monitoring and evaluation >> meeting of the functional community radio stations in the country. The >> meeting, facilitated by CEMCA, revisited the original goals of the CR and >> implemented an important decision by MIB which is that the community radio >> stations would refer to themselves as "CR" stations rather than FM, >> essentially to underscore the difference in purpose and content from the >> commercial FM stations." >> >> The raw data from this campus station review is available on the CEMCA >> website - http://cemca.org/scienceforwomen/institutionaldata.pdf. The data >> includes basic details of 23 campus radio stations, programme formats, >> financial management, organizational structure, audience feedback and >> programme planning. >> >> Sajan >> YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN >> ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE >> NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness >> building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering >> help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy >> advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical >> options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing >> list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > From venniyoor at gmail.com Sat May 3 12:36:55 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 12:36:55 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] FW: review of campus radio stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5479ae440805030006k10553cd3o4243c0980217aae8@mail.gmail.com> Dear Dr. Sreedher, The data was available on the CEMCA website (www.cemca.org), which is in the public domain, until Friday. The link on the home page under 'What is New?" ('CR Institutional Data") still remains, though I see that the data has since been removed from the site. (However, even a cursory google search on, say, "Anna CRS" will throw up the relevant pagessince the information has already been cached and would be quite impossible to remove. The CEMCA web administrator should have known this). I am sorry if the information was confidential or inauthentic. There was nothing on the website to suggest that it was. In any case, I did not jump to conclusions - I merely gave the link and the context. We look forward to the completed study. Sajan On 5/3/08, sreedher ramamurthy wrote: > > Dear sajan and stalin, we should not jump into conclusions. Sajan > before giving the hyperlink should have informed cemca. He should have > cross checkd through his own authentic sources. Making comments on paw > data is not desirable. Data will soon be available on public domain > > On 5/3/08, Stalin K wrote: > > Thank you Rukmini for the prompt response and clarification. I am happy > that > > these were all 'goofs'. Looking forward to the completed study. > > > > Regards, > > Stalin > > > > > > On 5/2/08 12:53 PM, "Rukmini Vemraju" wrote: > > > > > Thank you Stalin for your interest in the CEMCA data and thanx for > > pointing > > > out the 'goofs"-for thats just what they are. The data is under > > construction, > > > and the data entry people actually are in the process of checking out > the > > > details- It was put on the site only to check out how it will pan > out, > > > style, lay out , number of sheets, etc. We had also asked CRs to look > at > > at > > > and fill in missing gaps. Sajan happened to log on and check > the site > > and > > > provide a link that you logged on to, before it was actually ready > for > > public > > > consumption. > > > > > > But to set the record straight anyway, let me please clarify a few > > things. In > > > some cases, the people who attended the meeting and filled the data > made > > some > > > errors and some were made at the data entry stage by people, not > > necessarily > > > familiar with the hierarchy of LOI, SACFA etc and unable to check > the > > logic > > > (such that exists!). > > > > > > Coming to specifics: > > > Radio Active 108.7 ( its actually 107.8 ) at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain > > College in > > > Karnataka does even better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got > > their > > > LOI (22.09.06) a month before they even put in their application > > (18.10.06). > > > > > > Application: 18.10.2004; LOI 22.09.2006; SACFA 12.03.2007 > Commissioning > > > 20.07.2007 > > > > > > > > > Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, > CRS - > > > Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering > > College > > > for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the > old > > > policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period > of > > the > > > new policy (2007). > > > > > > As per the information we have, they all applied under the old policy > and > > > their clearances pending for one to two years. As such, these were not > > > considered technically under the new policy . > > > > > > > > > DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI and SACFA on the same day - > > 13.08.2007 > > > and commissioned the station within two following two months. > > > > > > DU: LOI 10.06.2007; SACFA 04.07.2007, WOL: 13.08.2007. COMMISSIONING: > > > 02.10.2007 > > > > > > G.B.PANT : Application: 11.07.2007; LOI 04.01.2008, SACFA: Applied, > not > > yet > > > cleared. In fact we helped file the application. > > > > > > Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should > say > > > manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the > station > > in > > > Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April > > 2004! > > > > > > As I understand it, those days, procedures were even more lengthy and > > > somewhat different. A station could sign an agreement with GOI after > > getting > > > an allotment, pending SACFA clearance. They got something called a > > temporary > > > licence, pending SACFA clearance. > > > > > > Anna Frequency allotted 14.01.2004: Test Transmission 01.02.2004 > > > > > > > > > On a personal note, Anna had Dr.Sreedher, who can indeed pull > miracles. > > The > > > good part I think is, he tries to help pull these for others too. A > > question > > > of perspective , I guess. > > > > > > Rest assured, all the goofs will be fixed and we will get to see the > > > picture as it is. Bear with us while we sort out the and correct the > > data. > > > Thanks again for your feedback. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > Rukmini Vemraju > > > Programme Officer > > > Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia > > > 8/4, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110016 > > > Phones:+91-11-26537146; 26537148 Fax: :+91-11-26537147 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > > __________ > > > Learning for Development > > > In consonance with the mission of Commonwealth of Learning, The > > Commonwealth > > > Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi, promotes the meaningful, > > > relevant, and appropriate use of information and communication > > technologies to > > > serve the educational and training needs of Commonwealth Member States > of > > Asia > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: cr-india-bounces at sarai.net on behalf of Stalin K > > > Sent: Thu 5/1/2008 8:47 PM > > > To: sajan venniyoor; cr-india > > > Subject: Re: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations > > > > > > > > > The study on CR stations conducted by CEMCA that Sajan posted makes > for > > very > > > interesting reading. Here are my observations from going through the > first > > two > > > columns of the names and the dates (of application, of issuing LOI, of > > SACFA > > > clearance and date on which the station was commissioned): > > > > > > Radio Active 108.7 at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Karnataka does > > even > > > better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their LOI > (22.09.06) a > > > month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). > > > > > > Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, > CRS - > > > Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering > > College > > > for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the > old > > > policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period > of > > the > > > new policy (2007). I wonder if they had to go through the screening > > committee > > > scrutiny like everyone else under the new policy? If not what > rationales > > were > > > used? Also, are these entities registered as non-profits? Does CEMCA > or > > anyone > > > else have these information? > > > > > > Of the 23 stations mentioned in the study twenty were set up under the > old > > CR > > > policy and only three have applied and set up stations under the new > CR > > > policy. These three are Sivanthi CRS 90.4 MHz at Tiruchendur in > Tamilnadu, > > DU > > > CRS 90.4 MHz at Delhi University and GB Pant Agricultural University > in > > > Uttrakhand. Now here is the scoop - DU and GB Pant managed to get > their > > LOI > > > and SACFA on the same day - 13.08.2007 and commissioned the station > within > > two > > > following two months. Clearly there are plenty of lessons to be learnt > > from > > > these two organizations on how they managed this miracle. > > > > > > Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should > say > > > manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the > station > > in > > > Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April > > 2004! > > > > > > Compare the above to all the rigmarole that community based > organization > > have > > > to go through to get through even the screening committee. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Stalin K > > > Convener, Community Radio Forum-India > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/30/08 1:10 PM, "sajan venniyoor" wrote: > > > > > >> On 13 Feb 2008, in a meeting in New Delhi, CEMCA faciliated a > > >> questionnaire-based review of 23 of the reportedly 34 operational > campus > > >> radio stations in India. To quote the March '08 CEMCA newsletter: > 'With a > > >> view to ensure that the stations deliver the community service they > were > > set > > >> up to, the Ministry of Information called for a monitoring and > evaluation > > >> meeting of the functional community radio stations in the country. > The > > >> meeting, facilitated by CEMCA, revisited the original goals of the CR > and > > >> implemented an important decision by MIB which is that the community > > radio > > >> stations would refer to themselves as "CR" stations rather than FM, > > >> essentially to underscore the difference in purpose and content from > the > > >> commercial FM stations." > > >> > > >> The raw data from this campus station review is available on the > CEMCA > > >> website - http://cemca.org/scienceforwomen/institutionaldata.pdf. The > > data > > >> includes basic details of 23 campus radio stations, programme > formats, > > >> financial management, organizational structure, audience feedback and > > >> programme planning. > > >> > > >> Sajan > > >> YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND > TAKING > > AN > > >> ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE > > >> NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness > > >> building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering > > >> help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > > >> advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions(Technical > > >> options) _______________________________________________ cr-india > mailing > > >> list cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com > > Dr. R. Sreedher > Director > Commonwealth Educational Media centre for Asia > 8/4 Sarv priya vihar, , New Delhi 110016 > 91 11 26537146 > Fax 91 11 2653 7147 > Res: B1/43 Ground Floor rear > Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 > Cell No: 09810778473 > Phone:011 26535649, 26850669 > Email: r.sreedher at gmail.com, sreedherr at yahoo.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080503/283f343e/attachment-0001.html From r.sreedher at gmail.com Sat May 3 11:59:01 2008 From: r.sreedher at gmail.com (sreedher ramamurthy) Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 11:59:01 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] FW: review of campus radio stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear sajan and stalin, we should not jump into conclusions. Sajan before giving the hyperlink should have informed cemca. He should have cross checkd through his own authentic sources. Making comments on paw data is not desirable. Data will soon be available on public domain On 5/3/08, Stalin K wrote: > Thank you Rukmini for the prompt response and clarification. I am happy that > these were all 'goofs'. Looking forward to the completed study. > > Regards, > Stalin > > > On 5/2/08 12:53 PM, "Rukmini Vemraju" wrote: > > > Thank you Stalin for your interest in the CEMCA data and thanx for > pointing > > out the 'goofs"-for thats just what they are. The data is under > construction, > > and the data entry people actually are in the process of checking out the > > details- It was put on the site only to check out how it will pan out, > > style, lay out , number of sheets, etc. We had also asked CRs to look at > at > > and fill in missing gaps. Sajan happened to log on and check the site > and > > provide a link that you logged on to, before it was actually ready for > public > > consumption. > > > > But to set the record straight anyway, let me please clarify a few > things. In > > some cases, the people who attended the meeting and filled the data made > some > > errors and some were made at the data entry stage by people, not > necessarily > > familiar with the hierarchy of LOI, SACFA etc and unable to check the > logic > > (such that exists!). > > > > Coming to specifics: > > Radio Active 108.7 ( its actually 107.8 ) at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain > College in > > Karnataka does even better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got > their > > LOI (22.09.06) a month before they even put in their application > (18.10.06). > > > > Application: 18.10.2004; LOI 22.09.2006; SACFA 12.03.2007 Commissioning > > 20.07.2007 > > > > > > Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS - > > Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering > College > > for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old > > policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of > the > > new policy (2007). > > > > As per the information we have, they all applied under the old policy and > > their clearances pending for one to two years. As such, these were not > > considered technically under the new policy . > > > > > > DU and GB Pant managed to get their LOI and SACFA on the same day - > 13.08.2007 > > and commissioned the station within two following two months. > > > > DU: LOI 10.06.2007; SACFA 04.07.2007, WOL: 13.08.2007. COMMISSIONING: > > 02.10.2007 > > > > G.B.PANT : Application: 11.07.2007; LOI 04.01.2008, SACFA: Applied, not > yet > > cleared. In fact we helped file the application. > > > > Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say > > manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the station > in > > Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April > 2004! > > > > As I understand it, those days, procedures were even more lengthy and > > somewhat different. A station could sign an agreement with GOI after > getting > > an allotment, pending SACFA clearance. They got something called a > temporary > > licence, pending SACFA clearance. > > > > Anna Frequency allotted 14.01.2004: Test Transmission 01.02.2004 > > > > > > On a personal note, Anna had Dr.Sreedher, who can indeed pull miracles. > The > > good part I think is, he tries to help pull these for others too. A > question > > of perspective , I guess. > > > > Rest assured, all the goofs will be fixed and we will get to see the > > picture as it is. Bear with us while we sort out the and correct the > data. > > Thanks again for your feedback. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Rukmini Vemraju > > Programme Officer > > Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia > > 8/4, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110016 > > Phones:+91-11-26537146; 26537148 Fax: :+91-11-26537147 > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > __________ > > Learning for Development > > In consonance with the mission of Commonwealth of Learning, The > Commonwealth > > Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi, promotes the meaningful, > > relevant, and appropriate use of information and communication > technologies to > > serve the educational and training needs of Commonwealth Member States of > Asia > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: cr-india-bounces at sarai.net on behalf of Stalin K > > Sent: Thu 5/1/2008 8:47 PM > > To: sajan venniyoor; cr-india > > Subject: Re: [cr-india] review of campus radio stations > > > > > > The study on CR stations conducted by CEMCA that Sajan posted makes for > very > > interesting reading. Here are my observations from going through the first > two > > columns of the names and the dates (of application, of issuing LOI, of > SACFA > > clearance and date on which the station was commissioned): > > > > Radio Active 108.7 at Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Karnataka does > even > > better also pulled a rabbit from its hat. They got their LOI (22.09.06) a > > month before they even put in their application (18.10.06). > > > > Radio Active and PSG College of Technology 107.8 MHz in Coimbatore, CRS - > > Dharwad 90.4 MHz and Vishnu CRS 90.4 MHz at Shri Vishnu Engineering > College > > for Women in AP are all interesting cases. They all applied under the old > > policy and but all of them got its SACFA clearance during the period of > the > > new policy (2007). I wonder if they had to go through the screening > committee > > scrutiny like everyone else under the new policy? If not what rationales > were > > used? Also, are these entities registered as non-profits? Does CEMCA or > anyone > > else have these information? > > > > Of the 23 stations mentioned in the study twenty were set up under the old > CR > > policy and only three have applied and set up stations under the new CR > > policy. These three are Sivanthi CRS 90.4 MHz at Tiruchendur in Tamilnadu, > DU > > CRS 90.4 MHz at Delhi University and GB Pant Agricultural University in > > Uttrakhand. Now here is the scoop - DU and GB Pant managed to get their > LOI > > and SACFA on the same day - 13.08.2007 and commissioned the station within > two > > following two months. Clearly there are plenty of lessons to be learnt > from > > these two organizations on how they managed this miracle. > > > > Anna Radio 90.4 MHz at Anna University, Chenna takes cake, or should say > > manages the mother of all miracles - it managed to commission the station > in > > Feb 04 a couple of months before it even got SACFA clearance in April > 2004! > > > > Compare the above to all the rigmarole that community based organization > have > > to go through to get through even the screening committee. > > > > Best regards, > > Stalin K > > Convener, Community Radio Forum-India > > > > > > > > > > On 4/30/08 1:10 PM, "sajan venniyoor" wrote: > > > >> On 13 Feb 2008, in a meeting in New Delhi, CEMCA faciliated a > >> questionnaire-based review of 23 of the reportedly 34 operational campus > >> radio stations in India. To quote the March '08 CEMCA newsletter: 'With a > >> view to ensure that the stations deliver the community service they were > set > >> up to, the Ministry of Information called for a monitoring and evaluation > >> meeting of the functional community radio stations in the country. The > >> meeting, facilitated by CEMCA, revisited the original goals of the CR and > >> implemented an important decision by MIB which is that the community > radio > >> stations would refer to themselves as "CR" stations rather than FM, > >> essentially to underscore the difference in purpose and content from the > >> commercial FM stations." > >> > >> The raw data from this campus station review is available on the CEMCA > >> website - http://cemca.org/scienceforwomen/institutionaldata.pdf. The > data > >> includes basic details of 23 campus radio stations, programme formats, > >> financial management, organizational structure, audience feedback and > >> programme planning. > >> > >> Sajan > >> YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING > AN > >> ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE > >> NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness > >> building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering > >> help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > >> advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical > >> options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing > >> list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > > > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Dr. R. Sreedher Director Commonwealth Educational Media centre for Asia 8/4 Sarv priya vihar, , New Delhi 110016 91 11 26537146 Fax 91 11 2653 7147 Res: B1/43 Ground Floor rear Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 Cell No: 09810778473 Phone:011 26535649, 26850669 Email: r.sreedher at gmail.com, sreedherr at yahoo.com From satheeshperiyapatna at yahoo.com Sat May 3 13:11:09 2008 From: satheeshperiyapatna at yahoo.com (periyapatna satheesh) Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 13:11:09 +0530 (IST) Subject: [cr-india] FW: review of campus radio stations In-Reply-To: <5479ae440805030006k10553cd3o4243c0980217aae8@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <66452.20282.qm@web94707.mail.in2.yahoo.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Nelson, senior executive producer in the Chennai station, told IANS: "Today, using mobile phones to listen to FM stations has increased and we will finetune our programmes keeping this fact in mind." The advent of cell phones with FM radios has posed radio stations a great programming challenge. "Segmenting the programmes on the presumption of a listener's age profile and the likely radio listening time is difficult nowadays. Youngsters can at any time plug into their cell phone FM radios," he said. The other mode of reaching out to youth is signing up with around 74 colleges as media partners for cultural activities. Suryan FM is made available in six cities in Tamil Nadu - Chennai, Tirunelvelli, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai and Tuticorin - and in Pondicherry. The first three stations will shortly celebrate their fifth anniversary. In order to have deeper connectivity with all categories of listeners, Suryan FM is planning to air programmes with more local flavour. Asked whether it is the station's answer to Big FM's Tamizha Tamizha programme, Nelson said: "We don't have to do programmes to connect with our local listeners. Other stations have a non-Tamil flavour whereas Suryan FM does not. The connectivity with our local listeners is very strong." At a time when the average listening time for a Tamil FM station is 22 minutes, Suryan FM commands double that time. "This is the highest among all the FM stations, which goes to prove the strength of our programmes," claimed Nelson. Unlike other stations where radio jockeys (RJ) have two/three-hour programmes, Suryan FM airs fresh live programmes every hour hosted by a different RJ. The Sun TV group that targets a Rs.1 billion revenue from 45 FM radio stations by 2010 increased the number of stations to 36, by launching nine new ones in Warangal, Rajkot, Aurangabad, Ahmedabad, Nasik, Vadodara, Jamshedpur, Guwahati and Mysore in April. The group owns the licences through Sun TV Network, Kal Radio Ltd (south India stations), South Asian FM Ltd (Rest of India) and Udaya FM Pvt Ltd. While the stations in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry operate under the Suryan FM brand, the other stations are branded as S FM. According to officials, each station involves an investment of around Rs.10 million to Rs.15 million and funding is done through internal accruals. Indo-Asian News Service -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org From fred at bytesforall.org Mon May 5 03:00:04 2008 From: fred at bytesforall.org (=?UTF-8?Q?Frederick_Noronha?= =?UTF-8?Q?_[=E0=A5=9E=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=87=E0=A4=A6=E0=A4=B0=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=95?= =?UTF-8?Q?_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=B0?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A5=8B=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=AF=E0=A4=BE]?=) Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 03:00:04 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Fwd: new book: Broadcasting, Voice and Accountability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8ea78e010805041430r5fa86e1fs567ef0885a5b2f78@mail.gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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They said, the prospect of the Community Radio is that it could give voice to the voiceless people, but the rules and procedures of the licensing system should have provisions to ensure that the ownership of the information really remain within the community. Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Bangladesh NGO's Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) and United News of Bangladesh (UNB) jointly arranged the seminar with the theme "Peoples Voices, Peoples Participation and Community Radio" at the conference room of UNB. Information Secretary Jamil Osman as Chief Guest inaugurated the seminar while former Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and former Secretary of the Government Syed Margub Morshed was in the chair. Country Director and Representative of UNESCO in Bangladesh Dr Malama Meleisea and Assistant Country Director of UNDP in Bangladesh K A M Morshed addressed the inaugural session as Special Guests. Among others, Secretary General of AMIC Dr Indrajit Banerjee, Professor of International Institute of Communication, UK Dr Andrew Taussig, Director General of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Mohammad Nazrul Islam and Chairman of UNB Amanullah Khan addressed the session. AMIC Head of Research Dr Kalinga Seneviratne presented the keynote paper of the session titled "Overview of Community Radio across Asia: Opportunities and Challenges". Information Secretary Jamil Osman said, the present Care Taker Government, as part of its series of reforms, has formulated and announced the Community Radio policy on March 12. "We have received a huge response from our community stakeholders to obtain license to install, broadcast and operate community radios within specific communities", he said. A regulatory committee, a national monitoring committee and a technical sub-committee have been formed, which would scrutinize the applications and select the successful applicants, provide guidance to them for installation and broadcasting of community radios and monitor their operational activities, the Information Secretary added. In the first plenary session on "Mobilizing Communities for Community Radio" Assistant Professor of Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of University of Dhaka S. M. Shameem Reza and Director of Centre for Media Rights, Nepal Vinaya Kasajoo presented papers while Chairperson of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) Md. Rafiqul Alam was in the chair. Head of Research of Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne presided over the second plenary Session. Station Manager of Radio Sagarmatha, Nepal Ghamaraj Luintel and Community Media Consultant of Sri Lanka Kapila Gamage presented papers respectively on "How to Make Community Radio Popular" and "Radio, Internet and Digital Technology Connecting Communities". Deputy Director (Liaison and Research) of Bangladesh Betar Faroha Suhrawardy chaired the roundtable on "Peoples Voices, People's Participation and Community Radio". Country Representative of Article 19 in Bangladesh Tahmima Rahman, Director of School of Social Sciences of University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh (ULAB) Professor Dr Brian Shoesmith, Director, Centre for Media Rights, Nepal Vinaya Kasajoo, and Community Media Consultant of Sri Lank Kapila Gamage addressed the session as panel discussants. 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Experts of Hisar-based Haryana Agricultural University could play an important role in this regard, he said. The country's first community radio station for farmers was set up in Dharwad in Karnataka last year. The Haryana government prefers to set up such radio stations in backward districts like Mewat, he said. Community radio service that caters to the interests of a particular area, broadcasting material popular with the local audience but is overlooked by established broadcasting groups. Normally, such stations cover a range of 5 to 10 km. Dharamvir further said that an NGO has applied for setting up a community radio station at Punhana (Mewat) block, which has the lowest socio-economic indicators. The government wants to set up the station as a pilot project and later on, such stations could be set up in other blocks of the district through public-private partnership, he said. Government plans to engage NGOs and schools to popularise the concept in the state. Presently, 34 community radio stations are functioning in the country including one at Chandigarh, which has been set up by a private school. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandigarh/Community_radio_stations_for_Haryana_farmers/articleshow/3010618.cms From venniyoor at gmail.com Wed May 7 09:55:30 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 09:55:30 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] "Radio should pay more for music" Message-ID: <5479ae440805062125wfe5ecfq8550665c5a4eb73a@mail.gmail.com> According to the rates negotiated by some particularly dim-witted element of the CR fraternity, community radio stations in India will need to pay Rs.480 per needle-hour of music to PPL and IPRS. If the music content exceeds two hours a day, we are told, there's an additional charge of 4% revenue share as well. (The same brilliant negotiator also ensured that schools and colleges - mostly profit making private institutions run by and for the urban elite - pay only Rs.50,000 a year to IPRS, while rural NGOs have to pay out three times that amount: Rs.150,000 per year. I don't remember any NGO being consulted on this). According to the story below, a commercial radio operator - with a range of 100 kilometres and unlimited commercial time - pays Rs.660 per needle hour to PPL, and the commercial FM people find this extortionate. To put things in perspective, ASCAP and BMI put together (the two major music rights agencies in the US who represent several hundred thousand music publishers, composers and songwriters between them, compared to the 137 music companies represented by PPL in India) charge just over two dollars ($2.019) from Low Power FM stations in the US. That's about Rs.80 day, or Rs.6.73 per hour for 12 hours. Correct me if I am wrong, but does this mean that a community radio station in rural Jharkhand needs to pay 71 times more in music royalties than his counterpart in urban New York? Sajan ** *Radio operators should pay more for music content: PPL * *By BIBHUTI BASNETH Indiantelevision.com *(30 April 2008 3:00 pm) NEW DELHI: With plummeting record sales, Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) feels they are charging under reasonable limits for the music content to the radio industry. Says PPL CEO Vipul Pradhan, "Almost all the content that the radio plays is music and we are charging only Rs 660 per needle hour, which I feel isn't excessive by any means. The price was set by the government and I, myself, am complaining about the rates fixed. If I were to set a rate for my content, it would be no less than Rs 2,400 per needle hour." Pradhan says that the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is acting like a shopper in Palika Bazaar trying to buy an article worth Rs 100 for Rs 50, not even realising that the marked price is beyond reasonable. Complains T-Series president marketing, media and publishing (TV) Vinod Bhanushali: "Because of the music that's been made available to general public by the radio fraternity, our sales have been dropping. Unlike the TV stations which play only a portion of the songs, the radio stations play the entire thing. The royalty rates is fixed, whether the content comes from T-Series or from any other sources." The government has fixed Rs 660 as the tariff in 2001 and that the rates haven't been revised since, adds Pradhan. Reacting to Radio Mirchi's $1 million (Rs 40 million) offer of free commercial time (FCT) to music companies for campaigning against piracy, PPL feels that such a drive will not carry much weight. Calling the Radio Mirchi's offer of FCT as a media gimmick, Pradhan says, "No one has so far contacted us regarding the offer. Just making a public statement is not enough. If the radio station is serious about its offer, they should come forward and talk to us and get whatever they're looking for from individual music companies." He thinks that the radio industry may have some ulterior motive to the FCT statement made at the Ficci Frames. Perhaps it is a means of pressurising the government to allow them to air current affairs and news content. Talking about piracy related issues, Pradhan feels that a more educated action was required from all the bodies involved. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The radio initiative, intended for young people aged 15-24, consists of two radio shows - one edutainment drama series and a weekly talkshow. The objective of Timasukirane is to encourage open discussion about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, and risky behaviour amongst young people... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269004/376 2. Reporting Transitional Justice: A Handbook for Journalists This publication was designed to be a practical resource for journalists, media institutions, and others following transitional justice developments in Africa and elsewhere. It was produced by the BBC World Service Trust and the International Center for Transitional Justice as part of their "Communicating Justice" project which aims to raise public awareness and debate around transitional justice issues in five post-conflict African countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268648/376 3. Gender Sensitive Reporting Manual This manual is part of a Gender Sensitive Training Package, which aims to be a resource for trainers who want to encourage more gender sensitive reporting in the southern African media. The publishers suggest that the manual be used to organise an eight-day course. Each day of the course focuses on a specific subject area, and each day is divided into four sessions which include: patriarchy, concepts of gender, customs and traditions, gender division of labour in the media, and gender-sensitive reporting... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268865/376 4. 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Producão de Programas (Programme Production) This manual, also developed as part of the "Strengthening Democracy and Governance through Development of the Media in Mozambique" media development project, aims to help community radio editorial groups understand the needs of the communities they are serving in order to produce good quality and relevant programmes. The manual includes sections on planning a programme, writing scripts, using sound effects and music, producing different formats, and undertaking an evaluation... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267171/376 6. Support Technology for Educators and Parents (STEP) - Madagascar The International Education Systems (IES) Division of the Education Development Centre (EDC) is piloting their Support Technology for Educators and Parents (STEP) programme in Madagascar. The project involves the nationwide broadcasting of radio programmes intended to invigorate teaching and learning in Madagascar. The STEP radio programmes consist of thirty-minute segments featuring a cast of local characters engaging in games, stories, songs, and group work. Through the radio programmes, first and second-graders learn Malagasy, mathematics, and French... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267265/376 7. Database of African Journalism Schools This database was compiled by UNESCO's Programme in Communication and Information, as part of the "Building Professional and Institutional Capacity for Media Training" initiative. It contains up-to-date information on ninety-six journalism teaching institutions across the African continent. Intended for journalism teachers, students, textbook publishers, donors, and the media industry itself, the database provides a listing of journalism schools in Africa which include background information, programme information, focus areas, and contact details... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268555/376 === VOTE IN THE COMMUNITY RADIO POLL: In which area of development is community radio in Africa most effectively being used?: Agriculture Conflict Economic Development Education Governance Health Other To vote and send comments go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio and see the Top Right side of the page. === 8. Media Legislation in Africa: A Comparative Legal Survey This study includes an overview and a comparative analysis of existing media legislation in 10 multi-party democratic countries in Africa. It also aims to put legislation in these African countries in perspective with regional and international standards and best-practices in the field of media law conducive to freedom of expression. The countries covered in this study are: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268596/376 9. Let Women Have a Say Too!: Why are so few women in the media? Why are women's views not reflected in the media? A Report in Search of Answers and Proposals for Ways Forward This qualitative study seeks to explain why so few women enter and stay in the media. Interviews with editors, women and male journalists, and members of other institutions suggest that what is on paper, i.e. legislation to bring about more gender equality, has in reality not brought about any dramatic progress in the media and in its coverage of gender... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268880/376 10. Pilika Pilika (Busy Busy) - Tanzania This radio soap, launched in 2004 in Tanzania, aims to spread awareness about issues relating to sustainable rural livelihoods such as home hygiene and community water management, gender issues, and local rights and responsibilities. Pilika Pilika, which means "busy, busy" in English, is set in the fictional Tanzanian village of Jitazame, a kind of crossroads village that has representatives of most local cultures... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268640/304/376 11. Participatory Assessment of Gugar Goge, an Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera in Nigeria A Qualitative Assessment Report This report documents the results of a participatory assessment exercise conducted in Nigeria to gauge audience reception of Gugar Goge (“Tell It To Me Straight”), an entertainment-education radio soap opera that sought to promote education for girls, the delay of marriage and pregnancies, and the adoption of family planning and maternal health services. The assessment exercise, which used participatory sketching and participatory photography, aimed to assess how frequent listeners engaged with the radio programme, and how they derived personal meanings from its plot, characters, and educational messages... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269041/376 12. The reach and impact of social marketing and reproductive health communication campaigns in Zambia This paper assesses the reach of selected radio and television programmes about family planning and HIV/AIDS in Zambia, as well as the reach of communications about the socially marketed Maximum condoms, and the impact of both these communication interventions on condom use. The results suggest that exposure to these campaigns has a strong effect on condom use, that radio programmes and condom advertisements are more effective than television programmes and advertisements, and that the effect of these campaigns on condom use is considerably stronger for males than for females... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269052/376 13. Andrew Lees Trust Project Radio Impact Evaluation Since 2003, the Andrew Lees Trust (ALT) has collaborated with the National HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee of Madagascar (Commite Nationale Lutte contre le SIDA - CNLS) to deliver HIV information via radio to rural populations in southern Madagascar. ALT also distributed 2,000 radios and set up dedicated listening groups to receive national broadcasts about HIV/AIDS as well as locally produced radio programmes on the subject. An evaluation of the project found that radio is the most important source of information on HIV/AIDS in Madagascar... http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269640/376 14. Vodacom Women in The Media Awards 2008 Deadline: May 15 2008 Nominees will be judged on their exceptional contribution to growth and development of media in the past 18 months. Influential women from all media sectors, including research, business, editorial, sales, and education may enter. http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269431/38 15. MISA Press Freedom Award 2008 Deadline: August 12 2008 This award is given to honour excellence in journalism, which is described as "the upholding of ethics of the profession at all costs and the relentless pursuit of the truth behind the facts". http://www.comminit.com/en/node/269516/38 === For more information, see: Community Radio Theme Site http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio/ Edutainment Theme Site http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/edutainment.html If you would like to subscribe to the SB Extra: Community Radio please go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/soul-beat-subscribe.html and indicate an interest in Community Radio. Or you can write to us at soulbeat at comminit.com indicating that you would like to receive the SB Extra: Community Radio. === -- From media at web.net Fri May 9 19:25:37 2008 From: media at web.net (George Lessard) Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:55:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [cr-india] Audacity 1.3.5 (beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix. Message-ID: <49258.216.108.22.182.1210341337.squirrel@flymail.web.net> download from http://audacity.sourceforge.net Thu, 08 May 2008 15:31:45 -0700 The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 1.3.5 (beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix. Changes include improvements and new features for recording, import/export and the user interface. Because it is a work in progress and does not yet come with complete documentation or translations into foreign languages, it is recommended for more advanced users. For all users, Audacity 1.2.6 is a stable release, complete and fully documented. You can have Audacity 1.2.6 and 1.3.5 installed on the same machine. From venniyoor at gmail.com Sun May 11 08:34:37 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:34:37 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Election Signs - will CR make a difference? Message-ID: <5479ae440805102004i65839355he5d6d6d1a61d69b0@mail.gmail.com> * Election signs * SEVANTI NINAN 'Media Matters', 11 May 2008, The Hindu Elections are a year away and it's time to look for tell-tale signs, folks. The hard-sell will begin later, may be by the end of this year, but right now it's time to put things in place. Beginning with people. Last fortnight, one of Soni a Gandhi's handpicked bureaucrats quietly became chairman of Prasar Bharati: Arun Bhatnagar, the retired IAS officer who had been Secretary General of the now-defunct National Advisory Council. There isn't a dot of media-related experience in his CV but why should that matter? A little rearranging had to be done to make this appointment possible. The government decided earlier this year to amend the Prasar Bharati Act to change the age of eligibility of the Chairperson so that the incumbent would become ineligible! He was, of course, appointed by the previous government. Expectations of autonomy from Prasar Bharati these days are low, but even so, this is a first. In its decade of existence, the first two chairmen have been journalists, Nikhil Chakravarti and K.V. Kamath. This time, newspaper reports said journalist Vir Sanghvi and former television executive and NASSCOM chief Kiran Karnik were in the running but Mr. Bhatnagar evidently outshone them. Taken over by bureaucracy This column is not about Prasar Bharati , but let it be said in passing that its takeover by the bureaucracy is complete. Now you have a chairperson, a CEO, and a part-time member who are former IAS officers, and three other members of the board, including an ex officio member, who are civil servants. Of the five part-time members including dancer Mamta Shankar who are non-bureaucrats, only one, who has spent his career in UNI, has a media background. Meanwhile, the staff of Prasar Bharati are agitating to be retained as government employees rather than being transferred to an autonomous corporation. >From the Emergency onwards, there is rich evidence that official media does not deliver election victories but governments tend to be incorrigible optimists. In 1989 Rajiv Gandhi tried through the notorious K.K. Tewary, and in 1996, Narasimha Rao was sold to would-be voters through a music video. In early 2004, the NDA government unleashed its India Shining campaign. Judging by the electoral verdict in each case, you could say the efforts bombed at the box office. A pre-election year is a good time to begin reaching out to the masses and this time around there is a new selling point for the UPA government. It can claim that along with the Right to Information legislation, opening up of community radio to community organisations is one of its progressive legacies. Over the past decade, successive governments have found the idea of opening up local frequencies to community entities far scarier than allowing the private sector to get FM radio frequencies. So private FM has blossomed while community radio has been permitted only for educational institutions. Mr. Dasmunshi finally responded to long-standing demand for opening up community radio to non-profit organisations by announcing new guidelines in December 2006. But the way community radio has actually panned out so far, it has been more urban than rural and more governmental than non-governmental. An applicant for a CR licence needs umpteen clearances, including one from the Home ministry. If the institution applying is government-funded, this clearance becomes fairly routine; if it is an NGO, an intelligence bureau man is dispatched to check out the organisation with slower and more unpredictable results. Therefore, the first three applicants to clear all hurdles are universities. The first community radio station to start broadcasting under the new policy is on the Delhi University campus, headed by a retired deputy director general of All India Radio! In the list of 76 cleared Letters of Intent so far, NGOs number less than 25 per cent. Government schools, colleges and universities abound. Opportunities ahead Keen to get his ministry involved in community radio, Mr. Sharad Pawar is funding Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) to the tune of Rs. 12 lakh each to start stations, some 13 of these are in the first LOI list. But at least KVKs are in the rural areas. More opportunity for retired AIR people: a former AIR engineer has set up an enterprising consultancy in doing turnkey community radio projects for KVKs! The most intriguing entrants are from Bihar. Ten government schools, seven of them in Nalanda, chief minister Nitish Kumar's constituency. The Bihar Government's secretary for Information and PR told the *Hindustan Times*, "Once the licence is issued, we will set up FM broadcasting stations at select schools that will relay programmes related to local issues, fairs, etc. The core programming will be done in Patna while peripheral programming in districts." Just what community radio was supposed to be about, right? And note the "we". Officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting sense that they need to get more rural, and fast. The secretary in the ministry now holds meetings every month to monitor progress under the new scheme. Officials are optimistic that community involvement will grow. 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URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080515/00b68a40/attachment.html From venniyoor at gmail.com Fri May 16 10:13:57 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 10:13:57 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] update on CR in Bangladesh Message-ID: <5479ae440805152143m71ed1f3etb72c3d55a3df3e09@mail.gmail.com> BNNRC reports that "about 400 Government and non-government development organizations took application forms from the Ministry of Information for the permission of setting up community radio for the development of the rural and marginalized people in Bangladesh. 178 applications have been submitted by the last date 30 April." http://www.bnnrc.net/resouces/CR%20Bangladesh.pdf A *Community Radio National Helpdesk* has been set up in Dhaka, at the BNNRC Sectt, which offers the following assistance and services to potential CR broadcasters: a. Help Desk for the Community Radio Enthusiast; Budget and Planning; b. Assisting in filling up the form and following up with the concerned Department, Ministries and Commissions in this regard; c. Technical guidance for Studio setup, broadcasting equipments; d. Assist in acquiring relevant software; e. Baseline studies and need analysis; f. Monitoring and Evaluation; g. Capacity Building including training on radio content production, editing and presentation; h. Transmission management; i. Library and Archives; j. Feedback; k. Identify partners and funding agencies. Contact Address House 13/1, Road 2, Shamoli, Dhaka 1207. Tel: +88 02 9130750, 9138501, Fax: 9138501 (Ext.-105) Email: ceo at bnnrc.net, Web: www.bnnrc.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080516/93c43cd4/attachment.html From nram at ideosyncmedia.org Fri May 16 11:18:08 2008 From: nram at ideosyncmedia.org (N.Ramakrishnan) Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 11:18:08 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] update on CR in Bangladesh In-Reply-To: <5479ae440805152143m71ed1f3etb72c3d55a3df3e09@mail.gmail.com> References: <5479ae440805152143m71ed1f3etb72c3d55a3df3e09@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <482D2018.7090209@ideosyncmedia.org> >>A *Community Radio National Helpdesk* has been set up in Dhaka, at the BNNRC Sectt, which offers the following assistance and services to potential CR broadcasters<< All the more reason why we should be doing the same here. We've been discussing the concept of a centralized helpdesk number and a one-stop access point for advice and government liaison for CR applicants for some time now - since February 2007, to be precise, and more recently in February 2008 at Bangalore - but I'm not sure why this hasn't moved forward. In the meantime, all of us are just offering tidbits of advice to whoever gets in touch with us. At the risk of repeating myself, all the information and support processes that we all have - and by that I mean both individuals and organizations working on CR in India - would be better pooled. When we were at that workshop in Bangalore/Bengaluru in February, we spoke about creating a standardized set of orientation materials based on the trainings that CRF did with UNESCO support in 2007. We also discussed the development of an e-portal/website that would present advice and explanations in simple form - something that is sorely needed, given the lack of clarity regarding the application process (and SACFA clearances in particular). Most importantly, we discussed the need CRF to be an identifiable entity with a clear contact/access point - a contact point manned by people who are performing only this assist function. If this requires funding and a donor, so be it - it's not going to happen till we concretize the concept and approach a donor. That's something we discussed as at Bangalore as well - a proposal that would request support for a larger and more sustained CR orientation workshop programme and admin support. Folks, before long, there are going to be too many entities speaking for CR in India. Given the procedural delays and the issues that need fixing in the policy, IMHO this should be a bigger priority for all of us on CR-India. Warmest, Ram N.Ramakrishnan Director of Projects Ideosync Media Combine 177, Ashoka Enclave III Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 Haryana - India Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) Mobile: +91-9810273883 Email: nram at ideosyncmedia.org sajan venniyoor wrote: > BNNRC reports that "about 400 Government and non-government > development organizations took application forms from the Ministry of > Information for the permission of setting up community radio for the > development of the rural and marginalized people in Bangladesh. 178 > applications have been submitted by the last date 30 April." > http://www.bnnrc.net/resouces/CR%20Bangladesh.pdf > > A *Community Radio National Helpdesk* has been set up in Dhaka, at the > BNNRC Sectt, which offers the following assistance and services to > potential CR broadcasters: > > a. Help Desk for the Community Radio Enthusiast; Budget and Planning; > b. Assisting in filling up the form and following up with the > concerned Department, Ministries and Commissions in this regard; > c. Technical guidance for Studio setup, broadcasting equipments; > d. Assist in acquiring relevant software; > e. Baseline studies and need analysis; > f. Monitoring and Evaluation; > g. Capacity Building including training on radio content production, > editing and presentation; > h. Transmission management; > i. Library and Archives; > j. Feedback; > k. Identify partners and funding agencies. > > Contact Address > House 13/1, Road 2, Shamoli, Dhaka 1207. > Tel: +88 02 9130750, 9138501, Fax: 9138501 (Ext.-105) > Email: ceo at bnnrc.net , Web: www.bnnrc.net > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1445 - Release Date: 15/05/2008 19:25 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080516/b75446c4/attachment.html From ceo at bnnrc.net Thu May 15 10:51:39 2008 From: ceo at bnnrc.net (BNNRC) Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:21:39 +0600 Subject: [cr-india] Regarding BNNRC Chief Executive Officer appointed to Central Monitoring Committee on Community Radio by Government of Bangladesh Message-ID: <7AE5AD1C68754F7B9AB3C134DD7063D0@ceo> Dear Madam/Sir, Greetings from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC). The Government has formed three committees namely National Regulatory Committee, Central Monitoring Committee and Technical Sub-committee to take necessary steps in sorting out, selection, approval and monitoring of the applications and community radio operations. In the category of expert representative, Government by the Presidential order appionetd AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs' Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) as a member of the central monitoring committee headed by Director General of Bangladesh Betar (Radio), Other members of the committee are Director General of Mass Communication Department, Deputy Secretary (Radio) of the Ministry of Information, Deputy Director General (News) of Bangladesh Betar, Chief Engineer of Bangladesh Betar, representative of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), and Deputy Director General (Program) of Bangladesh Betar. Technical sub-committee will sort out the applications for community radio. After sorting out the applications, recommendations will be sent to the National Regulatory Committee. After approval of the recommendations of the regulatory committee in a high-level body, broadcasting permission for community radio will be given. The Central Monitoring Committee will monitor the broadcast and program of the community radio after starting their operation. Moreover, Central Monitoring Committee will observe whether conditions mentioned under 6 and 7 article of Community Radio Installation, Broadcasting and Operation Policy-2008 are properly followed and maintained. It will monitor if any violation of the clauses stated in article 5 of the policy regarding technical structure of Community Radio stations occurs. This committee will send an overall monitoring report, one in every three months, to the Ministry of Information under the provision of article 8.7 of the policy. About 400 Government and non-government development organizations took application form from the Ministry of Information for the permission of setting up community radio for the development of the rural and marginalized people in Bangladesh. 178 applications have been submitted by the last date 30 April. With best regards, Bazlu _______________________ AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR Chief Executive Officer Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC) & Member, Strategy Council UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID) House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501 01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105 E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net, bnnrc at bd.drik.net www.bnnrc.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080515/07651fc9/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Booklet - Community Radio in Bangladesh.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 258454 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080515/07651fc9/attachment-0001.pdf From pardmadurai at eth.net Mon May 19 13:45:38 2008 From: pardmadurai at eth.net (PARD) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 13:45:38 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] We got our LOI References: <661646.21633.qm@web32009.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <004f01c80646$ad477d40$e5440b3d@stare4676faf9e> Message-ID: <008601c8b988$861baa70$0301a8c0@users> Dear friends, I am glad to inform you all that we have got our LOI to set up community radio station in our adopted area. I hope all our friends in the network remember many emails by me in this regard. Earlier we received a letter from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that "as per the guidlines, we were not provided with LOI". We have shared all these informations with many of the friends in this network and many of the members suggested somany ways including asking this under RTI and file a write petition. We prefer to file a writ petition and our efforts were going on. In the meantime we got our LOI stating that as per the review by the interministrial committee we are provided with the LOI. In one of my emails, I quoted that justice for us is delayed and not denied. It is prooved now that we got justice. Also in one of my email I quoted that this delay is due to the beaurocracy status of our nation. I still confirm that even in our getting the LOI alsy the beaurocrats have played a major role. and this make me to have many unanswered questions in the manner that we were denied and got the LOI.. Atleast now we are provided with Justice. In these days we were mentally very much disturbed and many of our well known friends also wondered "Who knows the real reason for not providing LOI. and Many reasons were 'found out" " At this moment I would like to thank all the friends who were stand with us to share our emotions and looking forward to work with you for the cause, With warm regards, James. . From nicheant at gmail.com Sat May 17 13:16:01 2008 From: nicheant at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Nishant_?= =?UTF-8?Q?|_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=B6=E0=A4=BE=E0=A4=81=E0=A4=A4?=) Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 13:16:01 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Set Up a Pirate Radio Station Message-ID: <4439ee330805170046u3b6c6b08k6991fd7bf4cc632b@mail.gmail.com> Set Up a Pirate Radio Station( http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Set_Up_a_Pirate_Radio_Station) [image: Photo by believekevin on Flickr] *Photo by believekevin on Flickr * Ah, Christian Slater. In 1990 you hijacked your local airwaves (and our hearts) in "Pump Up The Volume." Now thanks to the free flow of information on the web, anyone can start their own pirate radio station. Here's all you need to become your city's favorite underground shock jock: *A Word on Legality Issues* Depending on where you are in the world, there are a few different things that make pirate broadcasts illegal. The cardinal sin stateside (as far as the FCC is concerned) is broadcasting on unlicensed radio spectrum. Although the FCC is often a buzzkill, in many ways its rules regarding pirate broadcasts make sense. If a high powered transmitter lands in the hands of a reckless amateur, all sorts of havoc can be wreaked on local radio communication. This can not only cause problems in the public safety sector (fire, police, emergency services), but it's also likely to disrupt the transmissions of legit broadcasters who actually paid for their chunk of licensed spectrum. Also, there's the issue of royalties. Setting up your own "All Aqualung, All the Time" station might sound great, but if your transmission is located it's likely that the record industry will want a piece of the action. Depending on how flagrant the offense, pirate broadcasters can be hit with a combination of back royalties and fines -- and that's on top of financial beating the FCC dishes out. Naturally, we wouldn't condone illegal conduct of this type, but we imagine that this information might be useful for hobbyists. Yes. Hobbyists. Contents - 1 Step 1: Develop a Broadcast Format - 2 Step 2: Assemble Your Studio - 2.1 2a. Audio Sources - 2.2 2b. Mixing Equipment & Filters - 2.3 2c. Transmission equipment - 3 Step 3: Find an Open Frequency - 4 Step 4: Test Out Your Broadcast - 5 Step 5: Keep the Authorities Guessing Step 1: Develop a Broadcast Format Having a general concept for the content you're going to broadcast is not only important for sanity's sake. Knowing whether you'll be broadcasting voice or music can have a bearing on how you develop your studio. Want to run a music-heavy show? You're probably going to want to broadcast in stereo and on the FM band. Punditry and talk radio more your speed? You'll be able to get by on AM transmissions, but you're going to want to pay special attention to properly equalizing your equipment for voice. *TIP:* Does the notion of a live mic and listeners make you antsy? You might want to consider recording your broadcast ahead of time to avoid some of the headaches of live broadcasts. This may prove a boon if you're new to mixing and audio production. It not only gives a mulligan for misspoken words and awkward transitions, but you can also perfect little mixing tricks like smoothly fading between songs. Step 2: Assemble Your Studio With a general format in tow, you should be ready to start collecting equipment. The technically inclined can go the distance with a DIY kit, but rookies are probably better off hitting up amateur publications and websites to find the right gear. Although there's lots of room for customization, the outcome is basically the same -- you're looking to chain together components that filter, convert, and broadcast your audio signal. Your gear will breakdown into three categories: 2a. Audio Sources [image: Photo by celesteh on Flickr] *Photo by celesteh on Flickr * Choices can run the gamut here. Everything from 8-tracks, tape decks, turn tables, mics, CD Players, and MP3 players fit the bill. Practically anything people used to play music in the last 30 years should work, as long you're able to plug it into a mixer. In terms of size, programming playlists, and capacity, the MP3 player is an ideal quick and dirty starting point. 2b. Mixing Equipment & Filters Love the sound of your own voice? Rest assured, it probably doesn't sound as great over the airwaves. The best way to clean up your audio signal is by employing a combination of mixers, filters, limiters, and compressors. It's a little daunting with the number of accessories on the market, but the goal should be twofold. On one hand you want to clean up your overall sound, but you also need to do so while keeping broadcast harmonics in check. Without both of these issues attended to, you're liable to sound like crap, interrupt neighboring frequencies, and attract unwanted attention. 2c. Transmission equipment [image: Photo by Unhindered by Talent on Flickr] *Photo by Unhindered by Talent on Flickr * Transmitting equipment is like the pulse of your rig. In fact, the transmitter itself is what 'modulates' audio over your chosen frequency, effectively making it fit for broadcasting via an antenna. Ideally, you're looking for a transmitter equipped with a Variable Frequency Oscillator (VFO). The advantage of this feature is being able to move your broadcast to any frequency supported by the transmitter. It might sound extraneous now, but having the ability to change broadcast frequencies can come in handy if you're prone to moving your studio, or running from the FCC. You're also going to want to be on the lookout for gear like radio frequency amplifiers, coaxial cable (RG-8 or RG-58U), and antennas -- at least if you want your broadcast to be heard beyond your neighborhood. The amateur radio market is flooded with options, so finding equipment that suits your desired range shouldn't be too difficult. Be careful though -- if the FCC goes looking for the source of your transmission, the first house they're going to check is the one with the 40 ft. antenna in the backyard. Buy smart, and if possible, operate discreetly. *TIP:* Getting all of this equipment to work perfectly on the first try is close to impossible. Your best bet is to do extensive research on the equipment combinations you've chosen, and chain the components together one at a time. Joining an online broadcaster community like the one at Free Radio Network isn't a bad idea, especially if you think you'll need a sounding board. Step 3: Find an Open Frequency [image: Photo by celesteh on Flickr] *Photo by celesteh on Flickr * Finding dead air is extremely important. After all, the moment you start interrupting legal transmissions is the moment other broadcasters start asking questions. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as turning on your ghetto blaster and finding static. The best way to dig up some open frequencies is to hit the web. Radio-locator is one of our favorite search tools, but if you're prone to getting your hands dirty, you can fire up your rig and do some recon of the local frequencies. Keep in mind that even though there's tons of traffic flying through the air at any given moment, only a specific range is designated for 'regular' radio broadcasts. For AM this spans 540kHz to 1700kHz, and for FM, 88.1 MHz to 107.9 MHz. If you pick a frequency outside this range, you're likely to interfere with television, or even air traffic control broadcasts. After you find a few open frequencies within the specified range, be sure to listen in regularly for activity. Pirated shows are known for hopping around, so make sure your prospects don't butt in on another pirate's, er...hobbyist's turf. Step 4: Test Out Your Broadcast Once you've found a couple of candidates, it's time to take your broadcast for a test run. While running a test broadcast make sure that all input levels are within a reasonable range, and that you're achieving the desired tone. It's not uncommon for there to be some residual hum, but you should be able to track its source by checking your components one by one and using deductive reasoning. Once your test is running smoothly from the helm, you might want to check out your frequency range (and possible interference) by grabbing a radio and doing some traveling around town. If you can hear elements of your broadcast coming through on neighboring stations, then you've got a problem. Otherwise, you should be all set. Step 5: Keep the Authorities Guessing For a lot of radio pirates, gaining exposure through loyal listeners is the big draw for setting up a station. But keep in mind that the more exposed you are, the more likely you are to garner unwanted attention. Long and symmetrically scheduled broadcasts on the same frequencies can be a recipe for trouble, so make sure to mix things up. Never give out any personal information, location data, or landmarks over the air. If you were savvy enough to build a mobile rig, even better. After all, it's harder to catch a moving target. (All text and artwork shared under a Creative Commons License .) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080517/1aea1330/attachment.html From cr_4_agriculture at yahoo.com Mon May 19 14:34:32 2008 From: cr_4_agriculture at yahoo.com (MAHESH ACHARYA) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 02:04:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [cr-india] We got our LOI In-Reply-To: <008601c8b988$861baa70$0301a8c0@users> Message-ID: <353949.68010.qm@web57407.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Hello James! Good Luck and congrats. mahesh VU3MBV PARD wrote: Dear friends, I am glad to inform you all that we have got our LOI to set up community radio station in our adopted area. I hope all our friends in the network remember many emails by me in this regard. Earlier we received a letter from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that "as per the guidlines, we were not provided with LOI". We have shared all these informations with many of the friends in this network and many of the members suggested somany ways including asking this under RTI and file a write petition. We prefer to file a writ petition and our efforts were going on. In the meantime we got our LOI stating that as per the review by the interministrial committee we are provided with the LOI. In one of my emails, I quoted that justice for us is delayed and not denied. It is prooved now that we got justice. Also in one of my email I quoted that this delay is due to the beaurocracy status of our nation. I still confirm that even in our getting the LOI alsy the beaurocrats have played a major role. and this make me to have many unanswered questions in the manner that we were denied and got the LOI.. Atleast now we are provided with Justice. In these days we were mentally very much disturbed and many of our well known friends also wondered "Who knows the real reason for not providing LOI. and Many reasons were 'found out" " At this moment I would like to thank all the friends who were stand with us to share our emotions and looking forward to work with you for the cause, With warm regards, James. . YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080519/40bfd5c1/attachment.html From stalink123 at gmail.com Mon May 19 17:42:26 2008 From: stalink123 at gmail.com (Stalin K) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 17:42:26 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] We got our LOI In-Reply-To: <008601c8b988$861baa70$0301a8c0@users> Message-ID: Dear James, Congratulations!! It really has been a long arduous struggle for you and your team to get to this point. Well done! Looking forward to a great community radio station in the near future. Warm regards, Stalin On 5/19/08 1:45 PM, "PARD" wrote: > Dear friends, I am glad to inform you all that we have got our LOI to set > up community radio station in our adopted area. I hope all our friends in > the network remember many emails by me in this regard. Earlier we received a > letter from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that "as per the > guidlines, we were not provided with LOI". We have shared all these > informations with many of the friends in this network and many of the members > suggested somany ways including asking this under RTI and file a write > petition. We prefer to file a writ petition and our efforts were going on. > In the meantime we got our LOI stating that as per the review by the > interministrial committee we are provided with the LOI. In one of my > emails, I quoted that justice for us is delayed and not denied. It is prooved > now that we got justice. Also in one of my email I quoted that this delay > is due to the beaurocracy status of our nation. I still confirm that even in > our getting the LOI alsy the beaurocrats have played a major role. and this > make me to have many unanswered questions in the manner that we were denied > and got the LOI.. Atleast now we are provided with Justice. In these days > we were mentally very much disturbed and many of our well known friends also > wondered "Who knows the real reason for not providing LOI. and Many reasons > were 'found out" " At this moment I would like to thank all the friends who > were stand with us to share our emotions and looking forward to work with you > for the cause, With warm regards, James. . YOU CAN SUPPORT THE > COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF > THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness > building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering > help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical > options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing > list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india From chhavi at newsradioindia.com Mon May 19 21:01:47 2008 From: chhavi at newsradioindia.com (Chhavi Sachdev) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:01:47 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] brief on CRS in the India Radio Bulletin from May 19, page 2 Message-ID: <48319D63.20802@newsradioindia.com> Out of the 114 applications received from non-profit organisations (NGOs) for community radio station set ups, only 18 have been cleared so far, says P.R. Dasmunsi, Minister of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on April 22. The number of community radio stations in the country now stands at 34. Of these, eight stations are in Tamil Nadu, four in Uttar Pradesh, five in Delhi and three in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka have two stations each, while Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh A fraction of CR applications gets nods Only 18 out of the 114 applications from NGOs have been cleared for community radio station set ups, says Dasmunsi a new platform for advertising, a medium which is comparatively cheaper and has a wider reach to the masses,” he explains. Mittal shares that the station has also received an encouraging response from national players. “Being an upcoming destination for retail boom, more national players are beginning to warm up to the medium in the area and are entering the market.” In this fast moving society, people are always on the move, so it is necessary to change the traditional way of advertisement, adds Mittal. “Being a movable device, radio has become a new tool for advertisement. In order to ensure this growth, new innovation should be done and radio should be made more people friendly,” concludes and Puducherry are home to one community radio station per state. In his address to the Parliament, Dasmunsi says the government has taken steps to sensitise the scheme by arranging a number of consultations and workshops at regional and national level throughout the country, allowing prospective organisations from rural and backward areas to participate. The government has also requested the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories to give sufficient publicity to the scheme in the print, as well as audio-visual media, he adds. -- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ News Radio India big stories, small world chhavi at newsradioindia.com http://www.newsradioindia.com Mumbai: +91.98.33.646.717 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ From v_belavadi at yahoo.co.in Tue May 20 10:54:17 2008 From: v_belavadi at yahoo.co.in (VASUKI BELAVADI) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:24:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [cr-india] We got our LOI In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <208399.66858.qm@web8415.mail.in.yahoo.com> Congratulations Mr. James! It's been an arduous but patient wait for you! Seems that your efforts have paid off! Here's wishing that you get your sacfa clearance at the earliest too! cheers vasuki belavadi ______________ Stalin K wrote: Dear James, Congratulations!! It really has been a long arduous struggle for you and your team to get to this point. Well done! Looking forward to a great community radio station in the near future. Warm regards, Stalin On 5/19/08 1:45 PM, "PARD" wrote: > Dear friends, I am glad to inform you all that we have got our LOI to set > up community radio station in our adopted area. I hope all our friends in > the network remember many emails by me in this regard. Earlier we received a > letter from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that "as per the > guidlines, we were not provided with LOI". We have shared all these > informations with many of the friends in this network and many of the members > suggested somany ways including asking this under RTI and file a write > petition. We prefer to file a writ petition and our efforts were going on. > In the meantime we got our LOI stating that as per the review by the > interministrial committee we are provided with the LOI. In one of my > emails, I quoted that justice for us is delayed and not denied. It is prooved > now that we got justice. Also in one of my email I quoted that this delay > is due to the beaurocracy status of our nation. I still confirm that even in > our getting the LOI alsy the beaurocrats have played a major role. and this > make me to have many unanswered questions in the manner that we were denied > and got the LOI.. Atleast now we are provided with Justice. In these days > we were mentally very much disturbed and many of our well known friends also > wondered "Who knows the real reason for not providing LOI. and Many reasons > were 'found out" " At this moment I would like to thank all the friends who > were stand with us to share our emotions and looking forward to work with you > for the cause, With warm regards, James. . YOU CAN SUPPORT THE > COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF > THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness > building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering > help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical > options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing > list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india vasuki belavadi reader in communication Sarojini Naidu School of FA, PA & Communication University of Hyderabad Gachibowli, Hyderabad- 500 046 Ph: 040-2313 5505 (off), 0-9393002297 (mob) Fax: 040-2301 1553 vbsn at uohyd.ernet.in vasuki.belavadi at gmail.com http://172.16.1.100/academic/school_study/sarojini_naidu_school/program_communication.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080519/9875f424/attachment.html From venniyoor at gmail.com Wed May 21 00:01:12 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 00:01:12 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] 'Panchayat Radio' set to stage a comeback Message-ID: <5479ae440805201131q4f8f2e6ena55fdb96bf233d6c@mail.gmail.com> The 'Panchayat Radio' in the story is the re-introduction of the old community listening programme of AIR, where radio sets with loudspeakers were mounted in public spaces like parks. Sadly, the system fell into disuse in the 80s. It would be good to revive community listening, but it would be even better if community radio were at the forefront of this revival. Sajan ** *'Panchayat Radio' set to stage a comeback * Ramesh Susarla, The Hindu, May 20, 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/20/stories/2008052058230200.htm GUNTUR: All India Radio Vijayawada will enter a record of sorts by re-introducing the concept of 'Panchayat Radio' that was in vogue in majority of rural areas. Though the advent of television had weaned away the audience, things have changed now with FM radios making waves. 'Panchayat Radio' will be re-introduced at Tummala Rama Bhramam Park at Gudivada in Krishna district by the end of this month. The then MLA, Annamma Raju, had introduced the community radio in the park in 1939 and 15 years ago the facility became defunct. However, the local Jaycee's Club has come forward to revive it for the youth and elderly, who use this park most. All India Radio Vijayawada Station Director Mangalagiri Aditya Prasad, who was here to attend a programme on Annamayya Jayanti on Monday, told *The Hindu* that this concept was being given wide publicity so that all panchayats that had funds (Rs.5, 000) with them could reintroduce the 'Panchayat Radio' facility for the farmers, elderly and the youth. He plans to write to the District Panchayat Officers, District Collectors and Panchayat presidents to allow the board to invest in this facility for the entertainment and education of people of the village through FM and MW radio programmes. Jaycee's Club local secretary Satyanarayana Babu said their club would invest in the setting up of public speaker system and an FM amplifier along with MW radio so that all the programmes are heard all over the park and adjoining walking track. The Walkers' Club has also shown interest in reviving the facility for which a room is available so that they could enjoy music during morning and evening and Yuva Vani programmes are very popular, said the AIR Station Director. Similar facility would be introduced in three panchayats initially in Krishna district. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080521/9c2f0954/attachment.html From venniyoor at gmail.com Wed May 21 02:13:09 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 02:13:09 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] TRAI's draft Satellite Radio Policy Message-ID: <5479ae440805201343o1e1d7b7fw764bf84594cf52da@mail.gmail.com> TRAI has released its draft Satellite Radio Policy for consultation. According to the draft policy, other than non-news channels, satellite radio service providers will be able to carry only All India Radio's news programmes on their service. ("5.1.(ii) The news broadcast of All India Radio (AIR) as mutually agreed between the service provider/radio channel and AIR"). At present, WorldSpace carries BBC, CNN, Fox News, Bloomberg and NDTV news channels, all of which will banned when the new policy comes into effect. This doesn't bode well for Community Radio either. For the third Phase of FM licensing, TRAI had recommended that only AIR & DD News, and news from authorised News Agencies and TV channels would be allowed on private FM channels. It now looks as though only AIR news will be permitted on private radio, period. Sajan The draft Satellite Radio Policy is available here - http://www.trai.gov.in/trai/upload/PressReleases/574/draft19may08.pdf. According to TRAI's Press Release, comments on the draft satellite radio policy may be offered by 26 May 2006 - http://www.trai.gov.in/trai/upload/PressReleases/574/pr19may08no51.pdf * TRAI initiates work on satellite radio policy* Business Standard / New Delhi May 20, 2008 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today initiated the consultation process on draft satellite radio policy as proposed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B). The satellite radio policy will lay the ground rules for the companies to operate the satellite radio services in the country. Currently, there are no regulations for the satellite radio industry. Apart from suggesting separate licensing requirements for satellite radio service —licence for providing the satellite radio service for carriage and broadcasting of channels and licensee to get registration for satellite radio channels — Trai has also suggested a 74 per cent cap on the foreign investments, in line with the FDI policy for the telecom sector. Currently, a 24 per cent FDI cap in the FM radio sector is being considered against a demand for at least 26 per cent. The last date for responding to the satellite radio draft policy is May 26. The draft satellite radio policy guidelines permit a satellite radio service provider to hold the licence for the registration of satellite radio channels also. The draft policy guidelines cover eligibility criteria, period of licence, entry fee and annual licence fee, bank guarantee, technical standards, monitoring, inspection, value-added services, terrestrial repeaters, termination of licence, WPC wing's licence, among others. Trai had initially brought out a consultation paper on issues relating to satellite radio services way back in December 2004 and had sent its recommendations in the matter to the government in June 2005. But the I&B ministry, while accepting the Trai recommendations, suggested some modifications because of which Trai has again initiated the process. http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=3&autono=323510 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080521/e9215362/attachment.html From v1clist at yahoo.co.uk Wed May 21 07:45:36 2008 From: v1clist at yahoo.co.uk (Vickram Crishna) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 02:15:36 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [cr-india] 'Panchayat Radio' set to stage a comeback Message-ID: <416089.36763.qm@web26603.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Community listening is a vital innovation, which as you say died almost to nothing with the introduction of TV, but which in fact has been used very effectively by community radio enthusiasts using non-wireless narrowcasting. The recent history of the movement (~10 years) has numerous examples of how this village-binding concept has been used, and continues to be used in the face of near insurmountable difficulties in converting LoI to broadcast license for 'NGO' stations (someone should do a technical paper on how many variations of traditional community radio nomenclature have been evolved in India's frantic attempts to 'kill it where it grows'). My own experience is not so pleasant, but not from the point of view of the community side of things, which not only works but is used to great advantage even in settings like Tamil temple singing. No. My objection is to the listening quality. Attempts to inexpensively deliver enough sonic power to enable the whole audience to get the programme inevitably compromise the sound quality to the point where it just about defeats the purpose, and hardly anything other than pure voice emerges as ghastly noise. This may seem to be a very 'elitist' point of view, but believe me, it not only has implications for health but also for the development of acute listening ability. By going along with this compromise (mostly for economic reasons, but sometimes out of ignorance (forgive them lord, for they know not what they do), people get accustomed to listening to very low quality sound and associate this with positive values (the community gathering etc). This is called reinforcement, in psychological jargon. The brain gets trained to believe that this distortion is 'good', and rejects high quality sound as 'bad'. Since all natural sounds are high quality (by definition, you understand, since they are original), you can see why this is not a good thing. The answer (you did hope I would get around to an answer, didn't you?) for community radio programme listening is to narrowcast using a microTx (as has been said many times before in this forum, the cost of which is in the region of Rs 100-200), and for listeners to use multiple radio sets (roughly one every 3 meters is a good rule of thumb) in the audience area. The sound quality of multiple receivers in a small area is more than the sum of its parts, probably due to positive reinforcement (not the psychological variety) in the air. For non-wireless narrowcasting, doing this is both expensive and complicated, because unlike the radio receivers, it is almost impossible to synchronise multiple playback devices, and pumping an amplified signal from a single device to multiple speakers by wire is relatively complex and nowhere as cheap (even total cost of delivery actually goes up because the paraphernalia has to be community owned, stored safely when not in use, etc etc). Of course, since the use of microTx is a national security hazard (this is what we were told - in all seriousness, btw - by the then Communications Ministry, when they shut down Mana Radio in AP, who doubtless feared that the villagers in the heartland might use the device to broadcast seditious programs to Pakistan, thus upsetting our good neighbourly relations - or were they more concerned about China?), community listening may yet take some time to become a holistically good solution for Indian villagers. Incidentally, the 'gee-whiz' tone in the quoted article reminds me rather strongly of '1984'. When the 'news' is what we make it, then if we tell you we invented it, it has to be true. Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ---- From: sajan venniyoor To: cr-india Sent: Wednesday, 21 May, 2008 12:01:12 AM Subject: [cr-india] 'Panchayat Radio' set to stage a comeback The 'Panchayat Radio' in the story is the re-introduction of the old community listening programme of AIR, where radio sets with loudspeakers were mounted in public spaces like parks. Sadly, the system fell into disuse in the 80s. It would be good to revive community listening, but it would be even better if community radio were at the forefront of this revival. Sajan 'Panchayat Radio' set to stage a comeback Ramesh Susarla, The Hindu, May 20, 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/20/stories/2008052058230200.htm GUNTUR: All India Radio Vijayawada will enter a record of sorts by re-introducing the concept of 'Panchayat Radio' that was in vogue in majority of rural areas. Though the advent of television had weaned away the audience, things have changed now with FM radios making waves. 'Panchayat Radio' will be re-introduced at Tummala Rama Bhramam Park at Gudivada in Krishna district by the end of this month. The then MLA, Annamma Raju, had introduced the community radio in the park in 1939 and 15 years ago the facility became defunct. However, the local Jaycee's Club has come forward to revive it for the youth and elderly, who use this park most. All India Radio Vijayawada Station Director Mangalagiri Aditya Prasad, who was here to attend a programme on Annamayya Jayanti on Monday, told The Hindu that this concept was being given wide publicity so that all panchayats that had funds (Rs.5, 000) with them could reintroduce the 'Panchayat Radio' facility for the farmers, elderly and the youth. He plans to write to the District Panchayat Officers, District Collectors and Panchayat presidents to allow the board to invest in this facility for the entertainment and education of people of the village through FM and MW radio programmes. Jaycee's Club local secretary Satyanarayana Babu said their club would invest in the setting up of public speaker system and an FM amplifier along with MW radio so that all the programmes are heard all over the park and adjoining walking track. The Walkers' Club has also shown interest in reviving the facility for which a room is available so that they could enjoy music during morning and evening and Yuva Vani programmes are very popular, said the AIR Station Director. Similar facility would be introduced in three panchayats initially in Krishna district. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080521/316608eb/attachment-0001.html From venniyoor at gmail.com Thu May 22 19:18:42 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:18:42 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Knight News Challenge and CR in India Message-ID: <5479ae440805220648r6cf7c79foff5af2a3cf8a4d04@mail.gmail.com> Two of the winners of this year's Knight News Challengehave an Indian CR connection. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation funds innovative digital projects around the world with awards worth a total of $5 million dollars. http://www.newschallenge.org/ Congratulations, Jessica Mayberry! Congratulations, Aaditeshwar Seth! Jessie's Video Volunteers , to quote the citation, is a New York-based nonprofit which will train 100 people in rural India as Community Video Producers. These citizen journalists will produce magazine-style video news reports, typically on local social issues, and show them on widescreen projectors in poor communities. The idea is to distribute public interest information to the poor – without having to provide the entire population with digital tools. To date, Video Volunteers' screenings in India have reached 10,000 people in 50 communities. Aadi's project, Gram-Vaani , "will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits already operating in India launch radio stations." As the Gram-Vaani website says, Aadi and his team are developing - among other things - an extremely low-cost PC based FM transmitter that will allow radio station operators to record programs and schedule transmissions. Aadi will finish his PhD from the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada) by September this year, and return to India to work on the project. Our CR broadcasters could certainly use his skills. Those who would like to collaborate with Aadi or volunteer their services to the project should check out http://gramvaani.org. Sajan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080522/3c2f95e1/attachment.html From nicheant at gmail.com Thu May 22 14:42:31 2008 From: nicheant at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Nishant_?= =?UTF-8?Q?|_=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=B6=E0=A4=BE=E0=A4=81=E0=A4=A4?=) Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:42:31 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet Message-ID: <4439ee330805220212l62ef414qf872b7f365e0040e@mail.gmail.com> An Indian student got the Knight News Challenge 2008 award ( http://www.newschallenge.org/189/news-challenge-press-release.html) for connecting 'rural radio stations to the Internet'. Find more details below and at http://www.31415926535.net/upload/2008_winners_projects_and_bios.pdf. Nishant. ______________________________ *Category* Community Radio in India *Award* $ 200,000 *Organization* University of Waterloo *Location* Ontario, Canada *Summary* This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits already operating in India launch radio stations. *Winner* Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is focused on low-cost wireless communication infrastructures for rural areas, including developing hardware and software for starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned his BTech degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded Kalzoom Technologies, an Indian software company. He also co-founded a student organization at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to nonprofit organizations in India. Seth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080522/0df5e8e2/attachment.html From v1clist at yahoo.co.uk Fri May 23 13:19:52 2008 From: v1clist at yahoo.co.uk (Vickram Crishna) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:49:52 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet Message-ID: <456470.87519.qm@web26602.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> He is also, to the best of my recollection, a member of this list. However, how does the 'availability' of this technology (the description does not really explain how this is unique or new) make any difference, when there is a restriction on the amount of content that can be outsourced? Even in the case that say, a CR serving a community in Singhbhum gets a contribution of content from an expat Singhbhumi living in, for example, Seattle, this would definitely be considered external content. While the awarders are free to give awards to whomsoever they please (and in the foreseeable future I see this technology going places in Africa or South America, not India), it is a pity that money is not being spent on breaking the government's 'iron veil' on independent media. Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Nishant | निशाँत To: cr-india at sarai.net Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2008 2:42:31 PM Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet An Indian student got the Knight News Challenge 2008 award (http://www.newschallenge.org/189/news-challenge-press-release.html) for connecting 'rural radio stations to the Internet'. Find more details below and at http://www.31415926535.net/upload/2008_winners_projects_and_bios.pdf. Nishant. ______________________________ Category Community Radio in India Award $ 200,000 Organization University of Waterloo Location Ontario, Canada Summary This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits already operating in India launch radio stations. Winner Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is focused on low-cost wireless communication infrastructures for rural areas, including developing hardware and software for starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned his BTech degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded Kalzoom Technologies, an Indian software company. He also co-founded a student organization at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to nonprofit organizations in India. Seth __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080523/58da19cc/attachment.html From venniyoor at gmail.com Fri May 23 16:30:06 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:30:06 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet In-Reply-To: <456470.87519.qm@web26602.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <456470.87519.qm@web26602.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5479ae440805230400o6d29ea65m24f99457e4ef638d@mail.gmail.com> The CR Guidelines say that "at least 50% of content shall be generated with the participation of the local community", which implies that up to half the content can be outsourced. That isn't much of a restriction, and in any case, it would be meaningless for a community radio station to outsource most of its content. I am sure there are a number of benefits to be had from connecting rural community radio stations to the internet, My concern would be more about potential regulatory pitfalls, especially to using computer-based FM transmitters. With an FM transmitter (50w) costing anything from $3125 to $6250 at one's friendly neighbourhood 'authorized vendor', I suppose a PC-based Trx could bring down the cost considerably. But would it be certified by the STQC Directorate or approved by WPC? As Vickram says, I wish we had the funds, if not to clear the regulatory minefield, at least to work our way around it. Sajan On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: > He is also, to the best of my recollection, a member of this list. > > However, how does the 'availability' of this technology (the description > does not really explain how this is unique or new) make any difference, when > there is a restriction on the amount of content that can be outsourced? > > Even in the case that say, a CR serving a community in Singhbhum gets a > contribution of content from an expat Singhbhumi living in, for example, > Seattle, this would definitely be considered external content. > > While the awarders are free to give awards to whomsoever they please (and > in the foreseeable future I see this technology going places in Africa or > South America, not India), it is a pity that money is not being spent on > breaking the government's 'iron veil' on independent media. > > > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nishant | निशाँत > To: cr-india at sarai.net > Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2008 2:42:31 PM > Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet > > An Indian student got the Knight News Challenge 2008 award ( > http://www.newschallenge.org/189/news-challenge-press-release.html) > for connecting 'rural radio stations to the Internet'. > > Find more details below and at > http://www.31415926535.net/upload/2008_winners_projects_and_bios.pdf. > > Nishant. > ______________________________ > > *Category* > Community Radio in India > > *Award* > $ 200,000 > > *Organization* > University of Waterloo > > *Location* > Ontario, Canada > > *Summary* > This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by using new > software and computer-based FM transmitters. > The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the stations > in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is issuing a new round > of community radio station licenses, so the proposal is timely. The effort > will start by helping nonprofits already operating in India launch radio > stations. > > *Winner* > Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer Science > at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is focused on low-cost > wireless communication infrastructures for rural areas, including developing > hardware and software for starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned > his BTech degree > in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology > at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded Kalzoom > Technologies, an Indian software company. He also co-founded a student > organization > at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to nonprofit > organizations in India. > Seth > > ------------------------------ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > > A Smarter Email. > > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN > ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080523/431773f9/attachment.html From nram at ideosyncmedia.org Fri May 23 16:47:26 2008 From: nram at ideosyncmedia.org (N.Ramakrishnan) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:47:26 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet In-Reply-To: <5479ae440805230400o6d29ea65m24f99457e4ef638d@mail.gmail.com> References: <456470.87519.qm@web26602.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <5479ae440805230400o6d29ea65m24f99457e4ef638d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4836A7C6.5090409@ideosyncmedia.org> I think Sajan has raised an important point here - it isn't just the matter of cost that we have to address, but the pitfalls in terms of procedure that confront the adoption of newer technologies. \ I think some of the list members already have experience in terms of developing lower cost transmission technologies, and can speak first hand about the regulatory pitfalls that surround getting the new piece of equipment into the 'accepted' list. (NABL certification, inclusion the WPC list et al). So really, the tech and the policy lobbying has to work hand in hand here - as it always should - if we want this process to move in the same direction. No point in our developing alternatives that remain, willy-nilly, outside the realm of actual use due to procedural issues - no matter how innovative, radical and paradigm-changing they are. Ram N.Ramakrishnan Director of Projects Ideosync Media Combine 177, Ashoka Enclave III Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 Haryana - India Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) Mobile: +91-9810273883 Email: nram at ideosyncmedia.org sajan venniyoor wrote: > The CR Guidelines say that "at least 50% of content shall be generated > with the participation of the local community", which implies that up > to half the content can be outsourced. That isn't much of a > restriction, and in any case, it would be meaningless for a community > radio station to outsource most of its content. > > I am sure there are a number of benefits to be had from connecting > rural community radio stations to the internet, My concern would be > more about potential regulatory pitfalls, especially to using > computer-based FM transmitters. With an FM transmitter (50w) costing > anything from $3125 to $6250 at one's friendly neighbourhood > 'authorized vendor', I suppose a PC-based Trx could bring down the > cost considerably. But would it be certified by the STQC Directorate > or approved by WPC? > > As Vickram says, I wish we had the funds, if not to clear the > regulatory minefield, at least to work our way around it. > > Sajan > > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Vickram Crishna > wrote: > > He is also, to the best of my recollection, a member of this list. > > However, how does the 'availability' of this technology (the > description does not really explain how this is unique or new) > make any difference, when there is a restriction on the amount of > content that can be outsourced? > > Even in the case that say, a CR serving a community in Singhbhum > gets a contribution of content from an expat Singhbhumi living in, > for example, Seattle, this would definitely be considered external > content. > > While the awarders are free to give awards to whomsoever they > please (and in the foreseeable future I see this technology going > places in Africa or South America, not India), it is a pity that > money is not being spent on breaking the government's 'iron veil' > on independent media. > > > > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nishant | निशाँत > > To: cr-india at sarai.net > Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2008 2:42:31 PM > Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet > > An Indian student got the Knight News Challenge 2008 award > (http://www.newschallenge.org/189/news-challenge-press-release.html) > for connecting 'rural radio stations to the Internet'. > > Find more details below and at > http://www.31415926535.net/upload/2008_winners_projects_and_bios.pdf. > > Nishant. > ______________________________ > > *Category* > Community Radio in India > > *Award* > $ 200,000 > > *Organization* > University of Waterloo > > *Location* > Ontario, Canada > > *Summary* > This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by > using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. > The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the > stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is > issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the > proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits > already operating in India launch radio stations. > > *Winner* > Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer > Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is > focused on low-cost wireless communication infrastructures for > rural areas, including developing hardware and software for > starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned his BTech degree > in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of > Technology > at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded > Kalzoom Technologies, an Indian software company. He also > co-founded a student organization > at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to > nonprofit organizations in India. > Seth > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail > . > > A Smarter Email. > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND > TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1461 - Release Date: 5/22/2008 4:44 PM > From v1clist at yahoo.co.uk Fri May 23 17:24:48 2008 From: v1clist at yahoo.co.uk (Vickram Crishna) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 11:54:48 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet Message-ID: <882344.49505.qm@web26606.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Again, I don't know exactly what Mr Seth has developed or proposed. There is neither any new technology nor any complication in connecting the audio output of a computer to a transmitter, if that is what a 'station' is. At this point, whether the content comes off a streaming server, or is cached locally and then re-transmitted over the air, the issue is not the technology, it is the 'localness' of the content. As Sajan pointed out, the purpose is localness. However, to return to my original question (evidently I wasn't clear enough, as both the subsequent posts seem to be slightly tangential), is a Singhbhumi living in Seattle no longer a Singhbhumi? Has her language, her memories, her family connections, her beingness, changed? Is she no longer entitled to participate in her community of Singhbhumi's back home, merely because she is currently in Seattle? Is there a dividing line between a Singhbhumi travelling around the world, sending home audiocasts of her experiences, and one who has moved to Seattle to live? Now, let us take up another aspect. It is quite possible that at some point in the future (reprehensible though this may seem to me) that some fancy new dotcom starts up, offering stations anywhere in the world a BPO service in processing audio content (and pardon me while I wonder how this is any different, theoretically, from the AIR and VOA programs I processed as a teenager in Delhi, lo, these many years ago). Will this content be 'local' or 'outsourced'? Should we applaud our government policy on retention of local content, or pray for some wisdom in acknowledging new technology? The reason I say this is, from time immemorial (it seems like that, anyway) we have been advocating a 'hands-off' approach to technology as a policy. Only a minor amount of wisdom is needed to sort out issues of local freedom to broadcast because FM (read my lips) is a purely local medium. It is a scientific fact that, given two stations in close proximity to a listener, and in the specific case when they are using contiguous or complementary frequencies, the more powerful station (read: more money) will prevail. It is a great pity that even the collective wisdom of this forum (I mean this mailing list) does not endorse this simple reality, and continues to deal with the government and helping it to delay the use of this eminently suitable technology for communication in our country. My crystal ball tells me this situation will continue until the world switches over to DAB, and then there won't be any more cheap FM receivers. My crystal ball will then turn into wax, and the underserved people of India will continue to be underserved. Until we hand over their suzerainty to a far more repressive and autocratic government, as has already happened in many (156?) districts, according to a news item I read the other day in Hindustan Times. Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ---- From: N.Ramakrishnan To: CR India Sent: Friday, 23 May, 2008 4:47:26 PM Subject: Re: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet I think Sajan has raised an important point here - it isn't just the matter of cost that we have to address, but the pitfalls in terms of procedure that confront the adoption of newer technologies. \ I think some of the list members already have experience in terms of developing lower cost transmission technologies, and can speak first hand about the regulatory pitfalls that surround getting the new piece of equipment into the 'accepted' list. (NABL certification, inclusion the WPC list et al). So really, the tech and the policy lobbying has to work hand in hand here - as it always should - if we want this process to move in the same direction. No point in our developing alternatives that remain, willy-nilly, outside the realm of actual use due to procedural issues - no matter how innovative, radical and paradigm-changing they are. Ram N.Ramakrishnan Director of Projects Ideosync Media Combine 177, Ashoka Enclave III Sector 35, Faridabad - 121003 Haryana - India Tel: +91-0129-4131883/6510156/2254395/2254396 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) Telfax: +91-0129-2254395 (Prefix 95129- from Delhi) Mobile: +91-9810273883 Email: nram at ideosyncmedia.org sajan venniyoor wrote: > The CR Guidelines say that "at least 50% of content shall be generated > with the participation of the local community", which implies that up > to half the content can be outsourced. That isn't much of a > restriction, and in any case, it would be meaningless for a community > radio station to outsource most of its content. > > I am sure there are a number of benefits to be had from connecting > rural community radio stations to the internet, My concern would be > more about potential regulatory pitfalls, especially to using > computer-based FM transmitters. With an FM transmitter (50w) costing > anything from $3125 to $6250 at one's friendly neighbourhood > 'authorized vendor', I suppose a PC-based Trx could bring down the > cost considerably. But would it be certified by the STQC Directorate > or approved by WPC? > > As Vickram says, I wish we had the funds, if not to clear the > regulatory minefield, at least to work our way around it. > > Sajan > > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Vickram Crishna > wrote: > > He is also, to the best of my recollection, a member of this list. > > However, how does the 'availability' of this technology (the > description does not really explain how this is unique or new) > make any difference, when there is a restriction on the amount of > content that can be outsourced? > > Even in the case that say, a CR serving a community in Singhbhum > gets a contribution of content from an expat Singhbhumi living in, > for example, Seattle, this would definitely be considered external > content. > > While the awarders are free to give awards to whomsoever they > please (and in the foreseeable future I see this technology going > places in Africa or South America, not India), it is a pity that > money is not being spent on breaking the government's 'iron veil' > on independent media. > > > > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nishant | निशाँत > > To: cr-india at sarai.net > Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2008 2:42:31 PM > Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet > > An Indian student got the Knight News Challenge 2008 award > (http://www.newschallenge.org/189/news-challenge-press-release.html) > for connecting 'rural radio stations to the Internet'. > > Find more details below and at > http://www.31415926535.net/upload/2008_winners_projects_and_bios.pdf. > > Nishant. > ______________________________ > > *Category* > Community Radio in India > > *Award* > $ 200,000 > > *Organization* > University of Waterloo > > *Location* > Ontario, Canada > > *Summary* > This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by > using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. > The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the > stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is > issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the > proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits > already operating in India launch radio stations. > > *Winner* > Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer > Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is > focused on low-cost wireless communication infrastructures for > rural areas, including developing hardware and software for > starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned his BTech degree > in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of > Technology > at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded > Kalzoom Technologies, an Indian software company. He also > co-founded a student organization > at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to > nonprofit organizations in India. > Seth > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail > . > > A Smarter Email. > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND > TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1461 - Release Date: 5/22/2008 4:44 PM > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list cr-india at sarai.net https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080523/394827e9/attachment.html From aaditeshwar at gmail.com Fri May 23 18:15:28 2008 From: aaditeshwar at gmail.com (Aaditeshwar Seth) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 05:45:28 -0700 Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet In-Reply-To: <5479ae440805230400o6d29ea65m24f99457e4ef638d@mail.gmail.com> References: <456470.87519.qm@web26602.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <5479ae440805230400o6d29ea65m24f99457e4ef638d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4836BC68.7030806@gmail.com> Dear all, I have been on this list for a while, and I share the concern about regulatory procedures becoming a pitfall for adoption of new technologies/equipment. This is surely something that we will have to together lobby for. If the appropriate officials in the government hierarchy can be identified, then we can start this process right away. Regarding the concern about at least 50% of the content being local, that will of course be the case. Probably we need to increase clarity in the discussion on our website. What we meant was that, for example, if a government press release about a new development scheme is made in English or Hindi, then the press release will make its way to the appropriate CR stations using our system, but it will of course have to be translated into the local language by the CR station staff. And not just translation, but a discussion involving the local community will also happen in the CR stations. Therefore, it is not content exchange that we are advocating per se, but information exchange. Most of the content will of course be local, which is the whole point of a CR station. Let me give another example. If former President APJ Abdul Kalam wants to have a conversation with students in a village, then he can simply "dial-in" into the CR station and talk to the kids. In this case, 50% or even more of the actual content will be President Kalam's voice which is not local according to the definition, but I am sure that a suitable spin can be put on the scenario to have it qualify as a valid CR broadcast. Our whole idea with the technology we are trying to build is that digitization of content will make it easier to exchange information, search content, and enable many new radio applications that are not possible with traditional analog FM transmitters. I strongly feel this part should not be underestimated, and should be be our motivation as a group to lobby for adoption of a better technology. We are really looking forward to a lot of support from members on this list. We are new to the area of community radio and will have a lot to learn as we go along. regards Aadi sajan venniyoor wrote: > The CR Guidelines say that "at least 50% of content shall be generated > with the participation of the local community", which implies that up > to half the content can be outsourced. That isn't much of a > restriction, and in any case, it would be meaningless for a community > radio station to outsource most of its content. > > I am sure there are a number of benefits to be had from connecting > rural community radio stations to the internet, My concern would be > more about potential regulatory pitfalls, especially to using > computer-based FM transmitters. With an FM transmitter (50w) costing > anything from $3125 to $6250 at one's friendly neighbourhood > 'authorized vendor', I suppose a PC-based Trx could bring down the > cost considerably. But would it be certified by the STQC Directorate > or approved by WPC? > > As Vickram says, I wish we had the funds, if not to clear the > regulatory minefield, at least to work our way around it. > > Sajan > > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Vickram Crishna > wrote: > > He is also, to the best of my recollection, a member of this list. > > However, how does the 'availability' of this technology (the > description does not really explain how this is unique or new) > make any difference, when there is a restriction on the amount of > content that can be outsourced? > > Even in the case that say, a CR serving a community in Singhbhum > gets a contribution of content from an expat Singhbhumi living in, > for example, Seattle, this would definitely be considered external > content. > > While the awarders are free to give awards to whomsoever they > please (and in the foreseeable future I see this technology going > places in Africa or South America, not India), it is a pity that > money is not being spent on breaking the government's 'iron veil' > on independent media. > > > > Vickram > http://communicall.wordpress.com > http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nishant | निशाँत > > To: cr-india at sarai.net > Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2008 2:42:31 PM > Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet > > An Indian student got the Knight News Challenge 2008 award > (http://www.newschallenge.org/189/news-challenge-press-release.html) > for connecting 'rural radio stations to the Internet'. > > Find more details below and at > http://www.31415926535.net/upload/2008_winners_projects_and_bios.pdf. > > Nishant. > ______________________________ > > *Category* > Community Radio in India > > *Award* > $ 200,000 > > *Organization* > University of Waterloo > > *Location* > Ontario, Canada > > *Summary* > This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by > using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. > The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the > stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is > issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the > proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits > already operating in India launch radio stations. > > *Winner* > Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer > Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is > focused on low-cost wireless communication infrastructures for > rural areas, including developing hardware and software for > starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned his BTech degree > in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of > Technology > at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded > Kalzoom Technologies, an Indian software company. He also > co-founded a student organization > at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to > nonprofit organizations in India. > Seth > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail > . > > A Smarter Email. > > > YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND > TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy > advocacy) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) > > _______________________________________________ > cr-india mailing list > cr-india at sarai.net > https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india > > From aaditeshwar at gmail.com Fri May 23 19:35:43 2008 From: aaditeshwar at gmail.com (Aaditeshwar Seth) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:05:43 -0700 Subject: [cr-india] Award for Connecting CR to the Internet Message-ID: <4836CF37.4070906@gmail.com> This is to provide more details about our proposed software/hardware technology and operating model. On the technology side, our systems will enable, among other things: - Recording of audio content at the CR stations - Optional template based ontological recording that will make the content easily searchable and categorizable - Scheduling of pre-recorded broadcasts even during off-hours of the CR stations - Cellphone, landline, and VoIP dial-in to the CR stations for live interaction with both local and remote audience - Solicit audience feedback through SMS and offline paper-based surveys - Low-cost Internet connectivity for CR stations - Automatic routing of content and information between CR stations, NGOs, government agencies, news agencies, agricultural research institutes, etc I am not aware of any existing software that provides all these features. VoIP streaming servers, the Asterix PBX system, Drupal content management system, etc, are all pieces of the puzzle, but need to be put together into a easy-to-use solution. This is what we aim to do. With regard to the operating model, we will bring various information producers and consumers to participate on the same platform. This will include government agencies that want to publicize development schemes launched in different areas, NGOs that want to connect more effectively with the rural population on issues such as health education and entrepreneurship training, agricultural experts from the Krishi Vigyan Kendras who can advice farmers on appropriate crop rotation patters, and many more entities. Feedback from members on this list is most welcome. In fact, it will be even better to have you contribute your thoughts and concerns on our blog: http://gramvaani.org/contact/ regards Aadi From venniyoor at gmail.com Fri May 23 21:05:09 2008 From: venniyoor at gmail.com (sajan venniyoor) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 21:05:09 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] pvt FM company bids for CR licenses... Message-ID: <5479ae440805230835n366aa34bj3bd81a687cd2689@mail.gmail.com> After urban colleges and publicly funded institutions, it is now the turn of commercial FM companies to try and invade the community radio space. Why are we not surprised? Sajan *Syntech to enter community radio space* The Financial Express, May 23, 2008 * Kolkata, May 22: * Syntech Informatics, promoters of Radio High 92.7 FM, has planned to enter the community radio space in the state within six months. The company will start broadcasting in Midnapore and then in the rest of south Bengal. "We have applied to the ministry of information & broadcasting for a licence,"said managing director Milon Chakraborty. Syntech made its foray into the FM radio business last year with Radio High 92.7 FM in north Bengal. "We decided to enter the digital entertainment business subsequently," said Chakraborty. The company will invest Rs 10 crore to set up an institute for media training in south Kolkata and community radio stations across south Bengal. "We have acquired 10 acres to set up the institute," Chakraborty said. He said the typical investment for setting up a community radio station is around Rs 25 lakh. Syntech Informatics group company High Media has forayed into the audio CD and digital cinema markets. It has produced a digital movie titled Bahir Mahal. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Syntech-to-enter-community-radio-space/313373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Community Radio is making a difference to thousands of ordinary people in villages and small towns across India everyday. Using the radio as a medium, villagers produce their own programmes and narrowcast these using simple tape-recorders and microphones, in their community. This humble concept has touched many lives - it has encouraged children to learn, brought timely information to fishermen and farmers and empowered women. Henval Vani Community Radio Vani reaches out to over 3,500 listeners as it broadcasts from Multimedia Centre in Chamba, Uttarakhand. "From start to finish, ordinary village and town people are involved in the production of a radio programme", says Rajendra Negi of Henval Vani. "Our stories cover a range of issues like community ills, traditional knowledge, among others". The production process involves a number of steps, the first being discussion and debate on a story idea. Volunteers go to villages for suggestions and feedback. "This way, we know what the villagers expect from the radio and what we are doing", explains Negi. The next step is data collection from common people, experts and specialists. After this, a script is prepared, which includes drama, songs, public service announcements etc. Finally, the programme is recorded, using two village youth, and narrowcast in the villages. The programmes are produced in the two prominent languages used in Uttarakhand, namely Hindi and Garhwali. Henval Vani also has 10 hours a week airtime on World Space Radio (channel 1307), in which two locally produced programmes - Hamara Gaon (Our Village) and Yuva Manch (Youth Platform) are aired. With the government also recognizing the potential of this medium, community radio will hopefully see even better days ahead. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our correspondent Justin Grotelueschen, web/podcast/audio/video man, has blogged the conference for us before and says it's the most inspiring event of its kind, full of enough art, ideas, and play to occupy both halves of your brain. This year, he'll be accompanied by Nick van der Kolk, self-described as "the main brain behind alt.NPR's Love & Radio, a freelance radio producer, documentarian, and man about town." Check out their reports from the front and ask them what's happening: http://www.transom.org/blogs/specialfeatures/pages/deep_wireless_2008/ Drop over any time, Jay Allison Atlantic Public Media Woods Hole, Massachusetts -- -- From alokeshgupta at gmail.com Tue May 27 08:40:54 2008 From: alokeshgupta at gmail.com (Alokesh Gupta) Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 08:40:54 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] Radio shows to guide rural folk Message-ID: <053601c8bfa7$48804a70$1233ec7b@alokeshb286456> Radio shows to guide rural folk ARTI SAHULIYAR Making waves Ranchi, May 26: Help for villagers is on air. The rural folk can now learn to handle corruption, irregularities of school teachers, mid-day meals and also get information about government schemes like the Indira Awas Yojna and old age pension through their radios. The FM community radio station at Meral block, Garhwa district, would be their guide. Experts would talk about education, health and other government-related programmes. All this would be possible through Alternative for India Development (AID), an NGO, that has got a licence from the ministry of information and broadcasting to set up the community radio station. It will have a range of around 15km, thus covering 10 blocks of Garhwa and Palamau districts - around 100 panchayats and 500 villages. It would be an independent FM community radio station. "Local programmes related to the economy and governance programmes will be aired," said Alok Singh, the programme co-ordinator of the community radio. Farmers could also redress problems regarding primary health centres and absence of anganvadi sevikas. Besides, licence is only given to non-profit organisations like NGOs, schools and other institutions. "Ours is the only institution in the state that has got the licence. We have also conducted a survey in 500 villages and 100 panchayats of around 10 blocks across a population of 4 lakh," Singh told The Telegraph. The new station is already running six community radio programmes in the neighbouring Orissa. Licences are being provided all over the country for the setting up community FM radio stations. "Earlier, the liberalisation policy of the government led to the granting of licences to other institutions, besides educational institutions like Annamalai and IITs," he added. Village-based community programmes are running since the Chale Ho Gaon Mein radio show that started in the Palamau and Garhwa districts. It is aired through an FM station in Daltonganj on Wednesdays and Sundays between 7.15pm and 7.45pm. After the success of this programme, the concept was duplicated in Jamshedpur in Santhali and Bengali languages and also in Chaibasa in the Ho language. While in Khunti the programme took off in Mundari language and was aired in Ranchi on Thursdays at 6.30pm, said the state co-ordinator. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080527/jsp/jharkhand/story_9323497.jsp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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After releasing the guidelines for the establishment and licensing of community radio stations on Mar. 12, the government formed three separate committees to process applications from community radio operators. By the end of April some 178 applications had been received by the information ministry. BNNRC's chief executive officer Bazlur Rahman told IPS: ''We are now happy that the government is interested in assisting us to establish community radio here. We set up a help desk in our secretariat to assist those interested in applying for community radio licenses and we received a massive response from different organisations and institutions.'' Rahman was selected this month as the NGO representative on the Central Monitoring Committee which is headed by the director-general of Bangladesh Betar, the state-owned national radio network. This committee will monitor community radio broadcasters once they go on air to see that they adhere to the rules. While private FM radio has been functioning alongside the national Betar radio network for a while, none of these radio stations was dedicated to serving the grassroots communities and ethnic groups in the way that community radio can. Community radio is defined as a radio station owned by a particular community, usually through a trust, foundation or association. Political parties and their affiliated organisations, such as student wings or unions, are not allowed to own community radio licenses, nor are international NGOs or foreign channels. But the policy guidelines allow government research institutions and NGOs with a proven record of community development work for at least five years to own a community radio license. This has set off some debate and doubts about community control of the radio, especially in the countryside. ''Government has failed to manage radio. So how can state-run research institutions operating radio in small villages be independent of governments?'' asks Shameem Reza, a mass communications lecturer at Dhaka University. ''The big question is what level of people's participation would it entail and should we be encouraging the government to set up community radio?'' Rahman is not overly worried. ''Giving community radio licenses to government research institutes or agencies is not a matter of concern for us,'' he argues. ''Community radio can get a new dimension of quality programmes because if they can fulfill the criteria they will have much technical and managerial expertise to offer.'' Bangladesh has a large number of NGOs operating in development work, including some large international ones like Grameen Bank and BRAC. Some community radio advocates, especially in the academia, fear that these large NGOs could dominate the community radio sector. But, Rahman says that such fears are unfounded because, under the policy, NGOs, large or small, could have only one community radio license. ''So there is no scope for any NGO to monopolise community radio broadcasts,'' he argues. Requests from NGOs for large chunks of the licenses with the funds and capacity to run radio stations have not been entertained by the government. Rahman, who was one of the two NGO representatives in the committee which drafted the community radio policy guidelines of the government, believes that at least 50 organisations will be able to run community radio in the first phase. To assist in this process, the BNNRC has set up a community radio academy and plans to run technical and production training courses soon. Reza laments the fact that no media academic was involved in this process even though Bangladesh has a long history of media studies being taught at tertiary level. He believes that funding will be a critical issue when it comes to setting up community radio stations and NGOs with international donor support could end up dominating the sector. ''Policies are not clearly articulated on how community radio could be funded,'' noted Reza. ''Government has only given the monitoring committee guidelines but nothing on how to run a community radio station.'' While NGOs have done a lot of good development work in the rural areas, ironically this could become a barrier for community control of community radio. Their access to both licenses and funding sources may help to define the community as their own beneficiaries. ''There are hundreds of NGOs in the countryside and the people will not be able to set up community radio independent of them,'' argues Reza. 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The non-degree program includes financial support for studies, travel, workshops and seminars, a monthly stipend, funds for books and a computer subsidy. Fellows take classes in journalism, public affairs, government, or other fields of their choice. Humphrey Fellows from different professional fields are assigned to 15 different U.S. campuses. Most Humphrey journalists are assigned to the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, one of the top journalism programs in the U.S. Fellows participate in field trips, workshops, lectures and many other offerings available in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, only a 30-minute subway ride away. Fellows often use some of their professional stipend for travel within the U.S. Applicants should have a minimum of five years of substantial professional experience, limited or no experience in the U.S., demonstrated leadership qualities and commitment to their communities. Most applicants have good English skills and university degrees. To apply: Contact the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy or the Fulbright Commission in your home country. Deadline: Varies by country, but usually June to September for the following year (Now for the 2009-2010 year.) For more information: http://www.humphreyfellowship.org and/or http://www.journalism.umd.edu/Humphrey/ From crfindia at gmail.com Fri May 30 17:19:12 2008 From: crfindia at gmail.com (CR Forum) Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 17:19:12 +0530 Subject: [cr-india] How To Become A Member of CRF Message-ID: <2f62b3b10805300449w11fee6ccl813041d0567470a3@mail.gmail.com> *Dear Friend,* * * *Greetings from Community Radio Forum of India (CRF)!* * * *We are pleased to invite membership to Community Radio Forum of India (CRF). Here is a brief note about CRF registration, categories of membership, eligibility, membership fees and application procedure. * * * *REGISTRATION DETAILS* *Registered Name: Community Radio Forum of India (CRF)* *Registration Date: 26 February 2008* *Registration No.:* *Guj/13459/Ahmedabad (Societies' Act)* *Registration No.: F/13320/Ahmedabad (Public Charitable Trust Act)* * * *MEMBERSHIP* Community Radio Forum of India (CRF) has two categories of membership: o Institutional Membership o Individual Membership * * *ELIGIBILITY* o *Institutional Membership:* Any 'Not for Profit' organization registered under Societies Act, Trust Act, Section 25 Companies Act, etc, who are practicing and/or promoting the concept of Community Radio within the value framework of CRF: "of the community, by the community and for the community", and appropriately reflected in the management and ownership structures of its Community Radio Station (CRS) o *Individual Membership:* Community radio broadcasters, community radio programmers, researchers, activists, engaged in and/or interested in promoting Community Radio within the value framework of CRF: "of the community, by the community and for the community" * MEMBERSHIP FEES* Category Annual Fee Institutional Membership Rs.1000 Individual Membership Rs.300 * * *MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION* Please download the membership form, Memorandum of Association and Rules & Regulation documents. 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Rules and Regulations.doc Type: application/msword Size: 99840 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080530/913a6296/attachment-0005.doc From media at web.net Sat May 31 08:02:12 2008 From: media at web.net (George Lessard) Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:32:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [cr-india] 25th Anniversary of AMARC: Development and Empowerment through Community Radio Message-ID: <49565.216.108.22.182.1212201132.squirrel@flymail.web.net> From: "Marcelo Solervicens" Le français suit. International Symposium « 25th Anniversary of AMARC : Development and Empowerment through Community Radio » Montréal, November 7, 2008 1. Rationale The world association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARC, in collaboration with partners and stakeholders organises the international symposium « 25th Anniversary of AMARC : Development and empowerment through Community Radio » in Montréal, Québec, Canada on November 7th, 2008. It was in Montreal that a group of radio fans met spontaneously in August 1983 for the first World Conference of Community Radio Broadcasters, only to realise that it was the existence of an embryonic world movement of community radios. Since then and after 9 World Conferences, the community radio movement has effectively become a recognised global sector of communication that has an effective social impact in making the world a better place. It has been demonstrated that voiceslessness and powerlessness are key dimensions of poverty. Conversely, access to voice, information, and knowledge are vital factors in the fight against poverty. It is also clear that radio has firmly established itself as the most widespread electronic communications device in the world and a effective and cost efficient way of reaching the world’s poorest communities and favour the inclusion of the excluded. In that context community radio has put the tools of communications into the hands of people in hundreds of communities, particularly women and the excluded, so they can create their own means of cultural expression, news and information, dialogue and facilitate the communication process needed to achieve sustainable, democratic and participatory development. Community Radio has contributed to give confidence and empowerment to the poor and excluded, particularly women, so they can improve their social and economic conditions, hold governments and corporations to account and become more effectively involved in the democratic development of their community and country. AMARC has accompanied the emergence of community radio as a world tiers sector of broadcast and has decided to transform its 25th anniversary in the occasion to reflect with partners and stakeholders on how to increase community radio effectiveness to combat poverty, exclusion and voiceslessness and to promote social justice and sustainable, democratic and participatory development. The international symposium « 25th Anniversary of AMARC : Development and empowerment through Community Radio » to be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada on November 7th, 2008 will bring together community radio practitioners and stakeholders from over the world, NGOs, and academia to reflect on the social impact of community radio in achieving democratisation and development objectives world-wide. The symposium will also allow to explore the international contribution of Canadian Community radios and NGOs and their specific experiences and how can AMARC best contribute to respond to the media concentration and the reduction of the plurality of voices and communication rights. 2. Objectives Following the 25th anniversary activities held at the Latin American International Conference “Community Radios for a Better World”, held in Bogotâ, Colombia, February 28-29 , 2008; at the AMARC Africa Workshop “What vision for a Community Radio Network in Africa” in connection with the Our Media 7 Conference in Accra, Ghana 11-15 August 2008; with the Asia Pacific workshop to be hold in October 2008 in Indonesia, "Community Radios and Natural Disaster Preparedness and Relief”, the Montreal International Symposium « 25th Anniversary of AMARC : Development and empowerment through Community Radio » will bring together on November 7, 2008, community radio practitioners, supporters, NGO representatives and stakeholders to reflect on the link between the communication processes facilitated by community radio, development and empowerment of the poor the excluded, particularly women, and to explore ways to increase its social impact in achieving development goals and democratisation of societies. More specifically the participants in the Symposium will : * Contribute to the reflection on the link between community radio, development, empowerment and communication rights; * Share experiences and define lines of action on the best way that the AMARC network, NGOs and stakeholders may contribute to increase the social impact of community radio in North America and overseas; * Explore the ways to increase networking a;nd partnership between Canadian NGOs and development stakeholders with community radios and civil society organisations efforts for democracy building and achieving development objectives in Africa, Asia and Latin America & the Caribbean; * Highlight best practices of community radio in giving voice to women in Africa Asia, in the Americas; * Adopt the Montreal Declaration on community radio broadcasting. 3. Draft Agenda of the Symposium The structure of the symposium is four knowledge exchange sessions, followed by a ceremony with a Keynote speaker. a. First Session : Communication, inclusion and development : 25 years of learning Objective : Establish a comparative portrait on the development and characteristics of community radio in the context of neoliberal globalisation and media concentration.. b. Second Session : Communication Rights and Development : The North American experience and contribution. Objective : Establish a portrait of the specific challenges of community broadcast in North America and its international contribution. C, Third Session : Increasing the Social Impact of Community Radio Objective : Explore how can Community Radio, NGOs and stakeholders can increase the social impact of community radio in achieving development objectives and democratisation. d. Forth Session. The Montreal Declaration on Community Radio Broadcasting Ojjective : Review the Montreal Declaration on Development and Empowerment through Community Radio Closing Ceremony Keynote Speaker presentation : to be determined. Networking activity To be determined Participants Approximately 100 participants including community radio representatives, practitioners, NGO representatives, academia and institutional representatives. The AMARC international delegation will consist in community radio representatives from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean. See attached list Outputs Symposium Publication Broadcast through AMARC network Community Radios Montreal Declaration Outcomes The symposium will help further assess the social impact of community radio in development and explore how AMARC can best help to remove barriers that hinder CR development and contribute to increase the effectiveness of CR in achieving millennium development goals thanks to: * Increased awareness among community radio stakeholders on best experiences and challenges for community radio from a global or regional perspective * Highlighting community radio social impact in achieving development objectives and democratisation; * Increased CR stakeholders partnership for sustainable, democratic, participatory human development; * Defining how can AMARC best contribute to the reinforcement of CR networks in North America; * Reinforcing the Women International Network of AMARC in North America; * Adopting the Montréal Declaration of Community Radio, Development and Democracy; For further information and to register please contact : Marcelo Solervicens, Secretary General AMARC, secgen at si.amarc.org +1-514-982-0351 __________________________________________ Colloque international 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC : Développement et empouvoirment à travers la radio communautaire Montréal, le 7 novembre 2008. 1. Présentation L’Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires, AMARC en collaboration avec des radios membres et des partenaires organise le Colloque international, « 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC : Radios communautaires pour l’empouvoirment et le développement » que se tiendra le 7 novembre de 2008 à Montréal, Québec, Canada. L’AMARC réalisera en marge du Colloque, des séminaires d’échange de connaissances, d’évaluation et de planification de ses activités y compris en préparation de l’Assemblée mondiale que doit se tenir en 2010. La première « assemblée mondiale des artisans des radios de type communautaire » s’est tenu à Montréal en août 1983. Vingt-cinq années plus tard, cette rencontré quasi spontanés de quelques mordus de la radiodiffusion communautaire s’est transforme en vaste mouvement pour le droit à a communication. En 2008, suite au neuf conférences mondiales, le mouvement des radios communautaires est devenu un secteur de communications mondialement reconnu par son impact social certain dans la construction d’un monde meilleur. Il a déjà été démontré à multiples reprises que les pauvres sont également sans voix et sans pouvoir. Ceci explique pourquoi l’accès à l’information, à la parole publique, aux savoirs sont des facteurs essentiels de la réussite de la lutte contre la pauvreté. La radio est le dispositif de communications électroniques le plus répandu dans le monde et un moyen unique d'atteindre les communautés les plus pauvres. La radio communautaire rend les outils de la communication accessible aux communautés pour leur expression culturelle, pour assurer en même temps l’accès à l’information, au dialogue et, en général, pour faciliter le processus de communication nécessaire au développement humain durable, participatif et démocratique. La radio communautaire a contribué à la confiance en soi, à l’empouvoirment des pauvres et les marginalisés, en particuler les femmes, afin qu’elles améliorent leurs conditions de vie sociales et économiques, tiennent les gouvernements et les corporations imputables et deviennent des acteurs de premier plan dans leurs communautés et dans leurs pays. L’AMARC a accompagné le développement du secteur de la radiodiffusion communautaire dans le monde et a décidé de transformer son 25ème anniversaire en moment de réflexion avec ses partenaires et parties prenantes sur l’apprentissage accumulé, sur comment la radio communautaire peut mieux contribuer à combattre la pauvreté et l’exclusion et donner la voix, de promouvoir la justice sociale, ainsi qu’un développement humain durable, participatif et démocratique. Le colloque international « 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC : Radios communautaires pour l’inclusion et le développement » que se tiendra le 7 novembre de 2008 à Montréal, Québec, Canada réunira des journalistes des radios communautaires et les parties prenantes de tous les continents, des ONGs, des chercheurs afin de réfléchir à l’impact social de la radio communautaire dans l’atteinte des objectifs de développement et de démocratisation des sociétés. Le colloque permettra également d’explorer la contribution internationale des radios communautaires et les ONGs canadiennes et sur comment l’AMARC peut le mieux contribuer à la concentration des médias et la diminution de la pluralité des voix et des droits à la communication. 2. Objectifs Dans le cadre des activités du 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC pour la conférence internationale de Bogotâ, Colombie le 28 et 29 février 2008, « radios communautaires pour un monde meilleur »; lors de l’atelier du 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC Afrique « quelle vision pour un réseau de radios communautaires en Afrique » realisé lors de la 7ème conférence des Nos médias à Accra, Ghana du 11 au 15 août 2008; de l’atelier de l’AMARC Asie Pacifique en Indonésie « radios communautaires et la prévention et la gestion de catastrophes naturelles » que se tiendra en octobre 2008; le colloque international de Montréal, « 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC : Radios communautaires pour l’empouvoirment et le développement » réunira des praticiens des radios communautaires, des parties prenantes, des représentants des ONG, des chercheurs, afin de réfléchir sur le lien entre le processus de communication favorisé par les radios communautaires, le développement et l’empouovoirment des pauvres, des exclus, particulièrement les femmes et explorer les moyens d’augmenter l’influence social des radios communautaires dans l’atteinte des objectifs de développement et de démocratisation des sociétés. Plus spécifiquement, les participants au colloque vont : * Contribuer à la réflexion sur le lien entre la radiodiffusion communautaire, le développement, l’empouvoirment et le droit à la communication; * Partager des expériences et définir des lignes d'action sur la façon dont le réseau de l'AMARC, les ONGs et les parties prenantes peuvent le mieux contribuer à augmenter l'impact social de la radio communautaire en Amérique du Nord et ailleurs; * Explorer des mécanismes menant à un réseautage et le partenariat accru entre les ONGs et les parties prenantes au développement canadiennes d’une part; et les efforts des radios communautaires et les organisations sociales pour la construction de la démocratie, et l’atteinte des objectifs en Afrique, en Amérique latine et en Asie Pacifique; * Explorer la manière par laquelle les meilleures pratiques rapportés par les participants venus de l’Afrique et ailleurs peuvent être répliquées ou adaptées pour l'usage en Amérique du Nord et ailleurs dans le monde; * Mettre en valeur les meilleures expériences des radios communautaires de donner la voix des femmes en Afrique, en Asie Pacifique, en Amérique latine et en Europe * Adopter la Déclaration de Montréal sur la radiodiffusion communautaire. 4. Le programme provisoire du colloque. La structure du colloque est de quatre séances d’échange de connaissances suivie d’une cérémonie de célébration de mise en valeur du 25ème anniversaire de l’AMARC avec un orateur principal. a. Séance Inaugural. : Communication, développement et inclusion. 25 années de radiodiffusion communautaire Objectif : Dresser un tableau général comparatif de la situation de la radio communautaire dans le cadre de la mondialisation néolibérale et de concentration des médias et de réduction de la pluralité des voix dans espace publique. b. Deuxième séance : Droit de la communication et développement : L’expérience et la contribution de l’Amérique du Nord. Objectif : Dresser le tableaux sur les enjeux spécifiques de la radiodiffusion communautaire en Amérique du nord et leur contribution international. Troisième séance : Augmenter l’impact social de la radiodiffusion communautaire Objectif : Explorer comment les radios communautaires, les ONG et les parties prenantes peuvent augmenter l’impact social de la radiodiffusion communautaire pour l’atteinte des objectifs de développement et de démocratisation des sociétés. Quatrième séance : La déclaration de Montréal sur la radiodiffusion communautaire Objectif : Adopter la déclaration de Montréal sur le développement et l’empouvoirment à travers la radiodiffusion communautaire. Séance de clôture. Invité spécial à confirmer. Soirée de réseautage À déterminer Participants Près de 100 participants, incluant des représentants de radios communautaires, des praticiens, des représentants des ONGs, des chercheurs et des représentants des institutions. Ka délégation de l’AMARC consistera en des représentants des radios communautaires de l’Afrique, de l’Asie - Pacifique, de l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes et de l’Europe. Les Produits Le rapport du colloque La couverture radiophonique des radios communautaires participantes La déclaration de Montréal Les résultats attendus * Le colloque facilitera l’approfondissement de l’analyse sur l’impact social de la radio communautaire dans le développement et d’explorer comment l’AMARC peut le mieux contribuer à enlever les barrières que limitent le développement des radios communautaires et contribuer ainsi à augmenter l’efficacité des radios communautaires dans l’atteinte des objectifs de développement grâce à: * Une plus large compréhension entre les parties prenantes des radios communautaires sur les meilleures expériences et les défis auxquels sont confrontés les radios communautaires d’une perspective régionale et mondiale; * Mettre en valeur l’impact social de la radio communautaire dans l’atteinte des objectifs de développement et de démocratisation; * Partenariat accru entre parties prenantes de radios communautaires et les parties prenantes d’un développement humain, durable, participatif et démocratique; * Une plus claire définition sur comment l’AMARC peut le mieux contribuer au renforcement des réseaux des radios communautaires en Amérique du Nord; * Renforcer le réseau international des femmes de l’AMARC en Amérique du Nord ; * L’adoption de la déclaration de Montréal sur la radiodiffusion communautaire, le développement et la démocratie. Pour de plus amples informations et pour s’inscrire, veuillez contacter: Marcelo Solervicens, Secrétaire général de l’AMARC, secgen at si.amarc.org +1-514-982-0351 From newsletter at radioduniya.in Tue May 27 12:26:19 2008 From: newsletter at radioduniya.in (Radio Duniya) Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 11:56:19 +0500 Subject: [cr-india] Radio Duniya e-Newsletter, May 2008 Message-ID: <20080527062308.4C85813900CE@mailbox-us-s-7b.mailhostingserver.com> Radio Duniya BODY,TD{ font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #646464; } .tdline { BORDER-RIGHT: #336699 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #336699 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #336699 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #336699 2px solid; } .bullet { FONT-SIZE: 14px; COLOR: #B70000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: none; } .emaillinks { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: #b80000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; } .emaillinks:hover { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: #c70202; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; } .style2 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: #646464; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .txthead { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #DD472A; FONT-FAMILY: Verd ana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .links { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: #151516; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; } .links:hover { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: #0062a0; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none } .style4 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: #0062a0; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .style6 { FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .white { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; } .white:hover { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: V erdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; The Radio Duniya monthly newsletter will provide you all the latest news, events and developments from the Radio Industry. Radio Duniya Newsletter May 2008 Radio is unique in its reach, appeal and strength. Till date, two phases of licensing for private FM have been completed in the country, and there are a total of 205 radio stations on air at present. These radio stations cover more than seventy-six cities across the country and reach out to two-fifths of the total population. In the coming years, the number of FM stations in the country is set to go up to 500, while the reach is expected to be 75 percent of the population. In such a promising scenario, it is time that the radio industry focuses on the programme offerings to attain differentiation in terms of content line-up. In most radio stations the focus is on music, which is essentially from films. Nothing much is really given prominence, from the programming point of view. The radio industry has to understand that it is competing, for the same audience attention, not just with print and television, but also with the emerging medias like Internet and new age music gadgets like i-pods and MP3 players. The potential of radio to establish connect with the masses increases manifold, if it understands the pulse of the city and creates the right kind of programming mix. The audience is bombarded with a plethora of sounds everyday and if radio has to capture them and make its mark, it needs to give the audience what they really want and that includes local happenings, issues and events. To tap in to people?s heart and mind local issues and concerns should be addressed. The industry has started shifting its focus towards the social and civic duties and spread awareness about issues of local relevance. Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Stand out from the clutter Balendran Kandeeban, Head of Creative and Marketing, Aahaa 91.9 FM is a MBA from Victoria University Australia. Kandee started his career as a Radio Jockey with Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. He joined Kumudam publication?s radio division as Programming Head in November 2006 and designed the programming strategy. Here he talks about the journey of Aahaa FM and its emphasis on ?differentiated? content. read more. Dhum Mitha Monica Nayyar Patnaik, Director, Eastern Media Limited, is a management professional with an experience of 13 years. She is the brain and strength behind Radio Choklate 104 FM, Orissa?s own 1st private FM station, operating in Bhubaneswar/Cuttack and Rourkela. She is also the General Secretary of AROI. Here she talks about the journey of Radio Choklate and the advantages of operating from a non-metro city. read more. Conviction equals to success Jaishree brightens up the day for listeners through her show Meow Zindagi, that she co-hosts with Rochie. Radio for her is therapeutic and she feels that it is the best form of communication where one can work wonders with their voice. read more. Totally charged up Amit Om Sharma is popularly known as Power Point Dharam Dhwaj Sankat Mochan Narayan Prashad Singh Pandey Dharamveer Kumar Chakravarty Sharma Urf DDSMNPSPDKCS. His voice rules the air-waves during the evening drive time infotainment show ?Recharge? on 93.5 S FM Jaipur. He is someone whose immense creative bent of mind would leave most wondering! He is a lot of fun on air but there is always a certain underlying message in what he says. He dabbles in theatre and also writes for newspaper. read more. Radio Industry Updates ? The ultimate Santana challenge with HIT 95 FM ? Delhi's BIG 92.7 FM presents 'Take it Easy' with RJ Ravi ? MY FM brings out the IPL Big Guns!! ? Radio Mirchi Mumbai is six years old ? Radio City 91.1 FM reinforces strategic team ? BIG FM Kolkata joins the IPL bandwagon ? Radio City simulcasts first episode of 'Paanchvi Pass' Campaigns ? MY FM promotes Gender Sensitisation ? Red FM Delhi goes on a cleanliness drive Let's Connect Locally The first phase of private sector involvement in FM radio broadcasting, aimed to attract private agencies to add on to the efforts of the public broadcaster, All India Radio, to broadcast programmes of relevance with a special emphasis on local content and increased content generation. As the journey of private FM in the country nears its third phase of licensing, it is probably the right time to check how local content is being provided by the numerous radio stations across the country. This story is our attempt to find out how various private FM operators are giving a platform to local issues, local people and local cultures through their programming. read more. The next big thing in Radio Industry: Mobile Radio The radio industry in India is currently going through a very crucial phase of development in terms of technology, expansion and innovation. New modes of radio broadcast like Internet radio, mobile radio and satellite radio have come up to cater to the needs of listeners. Satellite radio is in fact becoming one of the fastest growing entertainment sectors globally, and slowly but surely its presence is being felt in India as well. With the coming of newer modes of radio broadcasting in Indian market, the industry is able to offer interactive services to listeners and reach out to a wider group of audience beyond local market. read more. Voice of the students: CMS Radio 90.4 FM City Montessori School?s community radio station came into existence on 1st July 2005 with the sole aim of providing education to the masses. CMS CRS is also involved in preparing programmes that focus on transmission of highly educative programmes that enhance the knowledge and all-round personality of children. Through CMSFM not only CMS students but also the children who are not studying in CMS are greatly benefited. read more Radio for the people, MOP FM 107.8 MOP community radio 107.8 is a radio station manned by the students who deal with the whole processes of scripting, producing, directing, recording and editing of the programmes. Through a 15 year journey, M. O. P Vaishnav College for Women has been committed to the goals of attracting and supporting top caliber women students from around the globe in the area of higher education. The college?s mission is to provide a unique learning experience which will enable the students to realize their innate potential and mould their overall personality. read more Send your Feedback, Contribution and Suggestions to talk2us at radioduniya.in For advertising and further details Click Here ? Copyright 2008 Radioduniya.in -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/cr-india/attachments/20080527/eed2c06e/attachment-0001.html