New policy dismays Community Radio activists
While stonewalling their demand to broadcast news, the I&B Ministry has said CR stations can air AIR bulletins instead. Geeta Seshu reports.
THE NEWS IN PROPORTION
26 July 2017
Media : Radio
COMMUNITY RADIO
New policy dismays Community Radio activists
New policy dismays Community Radio activists
FM RAINBOW DIKTAT
35? You’re too old for AIR!
In 2013, Prasar Bharati took a decision to stop broadcasts by all contractual radio presenters above the age of 35 on All India Radio’s FM Rainbow channel. Anoo Bhuyan delves into the dynamics behind this surprising move and examines the larger implications of the same.
WORLD RADIO DAY
Who will cast the first vote for equality?
On World Radio Day, Ammu Joseph looks at the representation of women in Indian radio and wonders if the medium can play a more significant role in ensuring empowerment and equal participation.
RADIO AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT
Why are radio operators worried?
In the last 12 months, at least two radio stations have withdrawn their subscriptions to Radio Audience Measurement, the key measurement
currency of listenership in India.
Vaishnavi Vittal
explores the covert conflict between the RAM provider and the radio operators and advertisers.
RADIO, DOWN SOUTH
Unexpected sounds on Southern radio
One would think that Hindi and Kannada music would never play in Chennai on radio, and Bangalore because of its unique history would surely have Tamil and Telugu songs on air. And Hyderabad must have one Hindi station. Wrong, finds
Vaishnavi Vittal.
The Great Indian South is one big surprise!
NEWS ON RADIO
The people's airwaves, but controlled
Seventeen years after the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot restrict content on radio, it remains impossible for
independent news to be aired on radio channels.
Navya P K
reports.
MEDIA/WOMEN
Sangham Radio making waves
This first all-women community radio in Asia being aired from Medak district in Andhra Pradesh is a genuine story of rural and women empowerment.
Ramesh Menon
reports from Medak.
MEDIA/REGULATION
Guide to getting a community radio license
Applying for and getting a license to set up a community radio station in India is convoluted. A new publication offers a
step-by-step guide to the entire process along with useful information on how and what to prepare before applying.
COMMUNITY RADIO
Mouthpiece of change
The government's recent CR policy is considered a big leap forward in enabling people to participate in the mass media.
The next five years may see some self-help groups, fisherfolk and farmer groups, in areas remote and near, bid for radio stations of their own.
Malvika Kaul
reports.
RADIO POLICY
Community radio gets its day
After years of meetings, letters, discussions, workshops, petitions, and even some international pressure, New Delhi has decided to move forward and open up radio broadcasting in a way it never was until now.
Subramaniam Vincent
says radio will be the winner, and there's much more to be done.
CHILDREN / RADIO
'Mischievous chatter' brings change
In a society where children are never consulted, parents in an Andhra Pradesh district are looking
at their children with new respect. Village children, determined to transform their communities,
are writing and producing a Telugu community radio programme, 'Allari Muchchatlu'.
Komilla Raote
reports.
Voices of the marginalised
In the poorest part of Jharkhand, community radio has become an important instrument for the development of neglected
communities. If access to their own media were freer, the villagers believe, things could be even better.
Pratibha Jyoti
reports on the progress made even without government support for community stations.
Radio policy: untying the knots
The government continues to defy
the Supreme Court's orders on establishing more free and better regulated
broadcasting. At the same time, its sky-high license fees have driven
profit out of the industry.
Subramaniam Vincent
notes the knots the Broadcasting Ministry has tied itself into.
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