This document provides information about setting up a community radio station to serve Mahadalits in Bihar, India. It discusses: 1) The need for a community radio station to educate and empower Mahadalits by providing audio messages on topics like health, education, legal rights, and livelihoods. 2) The strategy for setting up the station, including assessing needs, building organizational structure, training staff, and obtaining necessary equipment and licenses. 3) Details of the technical transmission system, including a 50W transmitter, antenna gain of up to 3dBd, vertical or horizontal polarization, and a tower of up to 30 meters. The total estimated cost to establish and run the station is Rs. 1

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2.  Registration:
1882,Indian Trust act,2847/2007, Govt. of
Tamilnadu
 Average Annual Turnover (Last Three
Years) ------------25 Lakh

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5. Community Service Experience
Mobile schools for Mahadalit
Model village
Sanitation Awareness
Vocational Skill training
RTI Awareness
Mahadalit SHG Formation
Health and Hygiene Awareness
Candle March against Liquor
Working Experience with Govt
Socio economic cast sensus,Patna District

6.  Success fully applied for CR Station @ Areraj in
East champaran District, Scrutiny/Verification
has been completed.
 Running Eden Radio in BSTDC Buses ( Eden
Transport Services Pvt. Ltd, Patna)
 Creating Program, Designing and preparing
content

7. Overview

8. A Low Cost Module of CR Station

9. Introduction
What is a Community Radio?
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
broadcast of their programs. It affords a unique advantage
of receiving transmission through low cost battery operated
portable receiving sets.
It broadcasts material that is popular to a local audience.

10. PART II
CRS & MAHADALITS

11. MAHADALITS
As per Census 2011, Dalits constitute nearly 15 percent of Bihar's 104
million population. A total of 21 of the 22 Dalit sub-castes have been
identified as Mahadalits.
Article 38 and Article 46 of Indian Constitution has laid great stress on
Scheduled caste & Scheduled tribe communities to bring them in the
mainstream of society.
Community Radio is one the most important tools that can help to bring
the Mahadalits in the mainstream of society. The main reason for their
socio-economic backwardness has been illiteracy and ignorance which
had led to their severance from the developing and developed society.
Because of the illiteracy factor, the Mahadalits can perceive only visual
& audio messages. Transmission of visual messages to Mahadalits is a
very expensive and impractical proposition; however CRS can transmit
audio messages which will be beneficial for their up-liftment in many
ways.

12.  The language issue will be addressed with the
introduction of community stations, given the large
 numbers of different local languages in African
countries. In Africa it is not just a question of
 whether people can hear broadcasts but rather whether
they can understand the broadcasts.
 It addresses human rights issues through the right to
information and communication.
 The majority of the people in Mahadalit have been
starved of information. In these days of the
 information society, community radio can offer some
form of media education, creating an information
culture.

13.  It enhances emancipation and self-worth.
 Community radio can serve as a platform for
debate, exchange of ideas and reactions to
plans and projects.
 It can accommodate people's ideas and satisfy
their spiritual and psychological wellbeing
much better than any other form of
broadcasting.

14.  For the establishment of Community Radio
Station
 Amit Choubey, B.Tech ECE,MA Governance and
Development, IDS,UK, PGC Human Rights, PI, Belgium,
 Nitesh Kumar,B.Tech EEE
 Parwej Raza, BA
 Amrita Pandey ,MBA HR
 Rajeev Sinha, MBA
 Ankita Sinha,
 Anulika Singh, LLB
 Avinash kumar,B.Tech EEE
 Devesh Sharma, B.Tech E &I

15.  For the production of Radio Programme.
 Praveen Dubey , BJ.Mass Comm.
 Vishakha Kumari ,MA Rural Development
 Rohan Pandey ( Media Jounalism,YMCA ,New Delhi)
 Basant Raj ( PG IIMC, ND)
 Rajeshwar Choubey -( Social worker)---38 years Exp.
 Aparna Kumari ( PG,BIT Mesra)
 Rita Devi ( MA Sanskrit)
 Shivam Siddarth ( Exp. Movie Direction)
 Amrit Raj ( Director Documentry and Short Video)
 Anjesh Shandilya B.Tech-CSE

17. Strategy Planning for Setting up CRS
A. Project conceptualization
i) Preparation of a conceptual project report covering the
preliminary design of the project.
ii) Prediction of coverage and estimation of field strength
iii) Cost estimate of the project
B. Project implementation
i) Selection of site / building & evolving of detailed design for
making it suitable for the project.
ii) SACFA Clearance
iii) Procurement of equipment & drawing of specifications of
 Transmitter equipment
 Speech input equipment
 Antenna
 Tower
 Feeder Cable

18.  Need assessment
 Participation
 Organizational structure
 Programming and producing
 Training
 Technical equipment and skills
 The new Internet and satellite technologies
 Financial sustainability
 Budgeting for station
 Fundraising from donor organizations

19.  Total population of the district
 Total area of the district •
 Women
 Men
 Population by age
 Population by caste/ethnicity/religion
 and occupation
 Population in VDC and Municipality
 Rural population
 Urban population
 List of castes and ethnicity in the district
 Number of households in the district
 Major cultures of the district
 Major languages and dialects spoken in

20.  Development-oriented programs such as agriculture,
education, industry,
 commerce, science and technology, health, family
planning and forest and
 environment protection,
 Such kinds of programs as to enhance equality, mutual
good faith and harmony
 amongst all the tribes, languages, classes, areas and
religious denominations,
 Programs that contribute to uplifting various
languages and cultures of Nepal,

21.  Programs on such subjects as may enhance the
national interest and national unity,
 Programs on such subjects as may raise national
consciousness and moral awareness,
 Such kinds of programs may raise social consciousness
and develop democratic values, norms and culture in
the people,
 Programs on such subjects as may not cause adverse
impact on the relations between neighbouring
countries as well as friendly countries
 Programs promoting folk songs and folk cultures,
Locally recorded Programs relating to the foreign
policy pursued by the country, Important activities
happening or taking place at the national and
international levels.

22. Program Strategy
According to a report in the Economics Times, dated Feb
01, 2012, Bihar Government is in the process of distribution of 2.2
million radio sets to Mahadalit families in Bihar; with this
advantage in mind, the CR programs will be designed to educate
the Mahadalits about:
Health hazards from TOBACCO & ALCOHOL
Hygiene & Cleanliness
Importance of Education
Evils of genocide of female fetus
Child Marriage
Benefits of hospitalization for Delivery
Birth Control
Tribulations of superstition
Awareness of various Government Programs
Awareness about their legal & constitutional rights
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23. Program Contents
(Continued)
Apart from the Program Contents mentioned in the previous
slide which entails mostly awareness issues; various other topics
will be included which will be of high quality & ‘catchy’ in
nature designed to improve the meager income and thereby the
life-styles of the Mahadalits. These other items will include:
Interviews of the families of Mahadalits about their
short term & long term problems.
Programs about availability of finance from government
for small business.
Programs by experts on health problems of cattle.
Folk Lore & Folk Songs.
Programs by children of Mahadalits.
Programs on home cures by qualified doctors.
Program on child health & nutrition.
Programs on availability of jobs for unskilled labor in nearby
Blocks or Town.

24.  Land
 Availability of Band
 Local Presence
 Local Activities

25.  Studio equipment
 Power supply equipment
 Ventilation equipment
 Installation of various equipment
 Testing, Integration and Commissioning
 Advice on maintenance
 Training of staff

26. PART III
Technical &
Financial

27. Transmission Configuration
Major components in a transmitting chain consist of
Transmitter, Antenna, Feeder Cable and Tower.
Various combinations can, therefore, be worked out
to suit individual requirements and keeping in view the
availability of funds. These combinations will, however,
revolve around the following parameters.
 Power of the transmitter : 50 W
Antenna gain : Not more than 3dBd
Polarization : Vertical, Horizontal, circular
Tower : Not more than 30 M
 Configuration : Single or 1+1

28.  It will cost us 16,00000/- Rs to establish and run
 Working capital will be 80,000/-Rs