Explains new mass media with special reference to community radio; its status and role in agriculture in India.

1. New Community Media: A Case of Community Radio Dr A.S.Charyulu

2. No man is an island……….

3. The community can be territorial or geographical - a township, village, district or island. It can also be a group of people with common interests, who are not necessarily living in one defined territory. Community

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6. Open Source Software New Community Media Technologies

7. Copyleft – Creative Commons New Community Media Technologies Right to Information Act

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12. Community Radio means radio broadcasting with the objective of serving the cause of the community in the service area by involving members of the community in the broadcast of their programmes. Community Radio

14. It affords a unique advantage of receiving transmission through low cost, battery operated portable receiving sets. Community Radio

15. Community radio can be managed or controlled by one group, by combined groups, or of people such as women, children, farmers, fisher folk, ethnic groups, or senior citizens. Who Manage Community Radio

17. It uses technology appropriate to the economic capability of the people, not that which leads to dependence on external sources. Characteristics of Community Radio

24. Basic Equipment Approximate cost (US$) 1 unit 20-40 watt transmitter (exciter) 1,500 1 unit 100-watt booster 1,000 1 set Antenna system/single dipole 400 1 unit 12-channel/audio mixer 500 1 unit Amplifier 300 2 units Tape deck @ 500 1,000 1 unit CD player @ 200 400 3 units Karaoke 300 2 units Microphones @ 100 300 3 units Portable tape recorders @ 150 300 1 roll Floor stand mic/boom @ 15 30 1 unit Microphone cable 30 2 pcs. KG 1500 D AVR 250 2 pcs. Headphones @ 30 60 XLR connectors (male/female) 20 Total cost $6,390 Equipment

28. Studio at Anna FM @ 90.4, Anna University, Chennai [Madras] (Photo: courtesy of Andrea Borgnino)

35. 7. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jakhdhar, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand 8. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand 9. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Harbatpur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 10. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhanausi, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 11. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand 12. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reddipalli, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh 13. CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, Haryana 14. Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar-Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh . CR in Agricultural Institutions

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