community rdio stations in india
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COMMUNITY RDIO STATIONS IN INDIA. What is Community Radio. A Radio of the people ...by the people .....for the people Extraordinary and invisible medium Gives voice to the voiceless A way to leverage communication for development -greater reach- still localized - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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COMMUNITY RDIO STATIONS IN INDIA
What is Community Radio A Radio of the people ...by the
people .....for the people Extraordinary and invisible medium Gives voice to the voiceless A way to leverage communication for
development -greater reach- still localized A community resource and a storehouse
for traditional knowledge & Culture
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CR Policy in India India’s Community Radio Policy emerged
from a grassroots movement Supreme Court Judgment 1995 – Airways
are public property to be used for public good
First CR Guidelines in 2002 – Only educational institutions were eligible
Policy was broad based –New Policy 2006
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The CR policy (2006) ‘Non-profit’ organizations/educational
institutions registered for 3 years
Serving a specific well-defined local community
CRS ownership and management structure reflective of the community it will serve.
Programmes for broadcast must be relevant to the educational, developmental, social and cultural needs of the community
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CR Policy 2006 Contd.
Who are eligible !
– Registered Societies and Autonomous Bodies
– Public Trusts registered under Societies Act or any other such act.
– Educational institutions
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CR Policy 2006 Contd. Who are not eligible
– Individuals;– Political Parties and their affiliate
organisations; [including students, women’s, trade unions and such other wings]
– Organisations operating with a motive to earn profit;
– Organisations expressly banned by the Union and State Governments.
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Technical guidelines A CRS expected to cover a range of 10 - 12 km
Maximum transmitter strength of 100W ERP
Max. antenna height above ground = 30 meters
Min. antenna height above ground =15 meters
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Cost of setting up CRS Cost of setting up a CRS- 6 -10 Lakhs Fixed Cost
– Infrastructure for the studio excluding land cost -Rs 5 Lakhs
– Computers, Furniture etc.- 1 Lakh
– Transmitter/Antenna – 2-5 Lakhs
Recurring Expenditure varies • Salaries
• Content Generation
• Maintenance
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Funding & Sustenance Government does not have a scheme for
funding CRS
Agriculture Ministry funds KVKs
UNICEF/UNESCO have funded some CRS
Capital Cost and running expenditure to be borne by the CRS operators
Funding and Sustenance Main source of revenue for CRS –
Advertisements Advertising permitted for only 5
minutes per hour of broadcast. Rate for advt.- Minimum of Rs 1 per
second of Broadcast ( Rs 300 per hour ) Sponsored Programmes only by Central
& State Governments Revenue generated to be ploughed back
into primary objectives of NGO
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1. CRS Application
3. Presentation to Screening
Committee and Inter Ministerial
Committee
2. Clearance from ministries i.e
Defence, Home, HRD, Agriculture, Communication
and IT
4. Issue of Letter of Intent
(LoI)
5. Application for SACFA
Clearance & Frequency Allocation
6. Issue of SACFA clearance &
frequency by WPC
7. Application for Grant of Permission Agreement
(GoPA)
9. Application for Wireless Operating
License (WoL)
10. Issue of WoL
11. Commencement of CRS broadcast (Within 3 months of signing of GoPA)
8. Issue of GoPA
The CR application/Licensing process
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Fees & Levies Processing Fee = Rs 2,500/- Bank Guarantee = Rs 25,000/- Spectrum Fee = Rs 19,500/- per
annum No permission fee required
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Challenges Building a sustainable business model Involvement of women & marginalized Finding NGOs with the right philosophy Creating a relevant training & capacity building
process Building local support structures/networks Building local maintenance support
Ensuring community ownership
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Thank You