Subject: Re: [IFETS-DISCUSS] IFETS-DISCUSSION Digest - 12 Jun 2003 to 13 Jun 2003 (#2003-4 5)
From: Ramesh Sharma (ignourck10@SANCHARNET.IN)
Date: Fri 27 Jun 2003 - 10:52:31 MEST
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:52:31 GMT From: Ramesh Sharma <ignourck10@SANCHARNET.IN> Subject: Re: [IFETS-DISCUSS] IFETS-DISCUSSION Digest - 12 Jun 2003 to 13 Jun 2003 (#2003-4 5)
Dear Piyusha and other colleagues,
This is in response to the query below
UGC programmes are still shown on DD1. But at a very inconvenient time -
5:30 in the morning. On the days when the parliament is not in session it
is
supposed to be transmitted at 11 am also, but the telecast is not very
regular. You can also see UGC programmes in DD Bharati (if the cable
operator is supplying it) at 9 in the morning every day on health related
issues, at 8 pm on sundays on Culture related issues and at 7:30 pm on
Mondays. The programmes have changed in the style of presentation. For the
last 6 years we have been trying to discourage the classroom approach in
educational television. Please do look at them to see if there is any
relevance for such programmes on TV.
UGC has been asked to take up Campus Radio after the Govt toyed with the
idea of community radio for a long time. Both Campus radio as well as
community radio are to be Frequency Modulated (FM) and therefore will have
very clear reception - though only in the line of sight. Campus radio will
have much smaller coverage than Community radio - 5 to 10 kilometeres
radius. They have to be set up in campuses. Some Universities have already
applied for it. And quite a few may come up soon. But since there is no
funds allocation nor permission to make it sustainable through ad and
sponsorship revenues, it remains to be seen how long they will run.
Deccan Development Society in Andhra Pradesh has been experimenting with
community radio for some time now. There are other experiments with
community radio in Srilanka and in Africa. The concept is that after the
project period is over, the community runs it by themselves with their own
resources. One can't help wondering whether this is really feasible.
Radio is also a one way medium - even if it has a phone in facility. FM
will
accept more of community feedback than the centralised system of broadcast.
It will also of course allow more local voices to be heard.
Hope this will satisfy your queries
Ramesh sharma
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