NEW DELHI: Although letters of intent have been issued to 233 applicants and grant of permission signed with 102, only 71 community radio stations (CRS) are presently functioning in the country.
This is a marginal increase over the 57 channels functional by March.
A total of 727 applications have been received by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, of which 264 were from educational institutions.
A total of 105 applications were rejected while 389 were under process.