NEW DELHI: Admitting that it was ‘shameful’ that the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity had fixed a rate of just Re 1 per minute for advertisements on community radio stations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today said a committee under the Economic Advisor of the Ministry was examining raising these rates. Inaugurating the first National Community Radio Sammelan for operational Community Radio Stations in India here, Soni said the Ministry will also consider setting up a “Community Radio Fund” on the model followed in several countries. 

MUMBAI: Ofcom has opened the door to a fresh intake of applications for community radio licences. This comes in response to significant interest expressed by more than 270 individuals and community groups wanting to take to the air and provide services for their local community.

NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Raghu Menon today said community radio has to be a two-way medium so that people could make better use of the information being imparted.

MUMBAI: A National Consultation is being organized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting jointly with UNESCO on Community Radio from 13th to 15th December 2010 at IIMC, New Delhi. The other collaborating partners are Community Radio Forum India and Ford Foundation.

MUMBAI: What about communicating your ideas on air but without the cumbersome formalities of an official media broadcast?

If you have something to communicate that has a social relevance and artistic value, the �Community Radio' station that has been beaming from the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune makes the job easier for you by avoiding all the unnecessary regulations.

NEW DELHI: A total of 82 community radio stations have become operational in India, according to data available till 31 July.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has so far issued 233 Letters of Intent and 110 organisations have been signed Grant of Permission Agreement (GOPA) with the Ministry.

The number of community radio stations was 57 in May 2010.

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.

NEW DELHI: Though the number of community radio stations licensed in the country went up to 100 by March 2010, the number of stations actually operational stands at just 57.

The number of licensees in December 2009 had been 88 and operational stations were 50.

The total number of applications received by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for Community licenses has been 659, and Letters of Intent have been issued to 219 while 87 applications were rejected.

MUMBAI: Mangalore based community Radio station Sarang 107.8 FM will be celebrating its first birthday by hosting a new weekly series 'Sarang-Raknno Samvaad Vedi' and bring on air several Konkani writers and poets.

The official announcement states, "Listeners who have read these writers but had no chance to listen to them, can now listen to their voices and hear what they have to say."

The show is planned as a 52-episode radio serial, and will commence on 22 July at 7.30 a.m. with a repeat telecast at 1.00 and 6.30pm  

NEW DELHI: All applicants who have signed Grant of Permission Agreement (GoPA) or received letters of intent (LoI) for setting up Community Radio Stations have been asked to furnish up-to-date information on their status.