Community Radio
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Community Radio
Every day, between noon and 2 pm and then again from 5pm to 7 pm, several thousand people tune in to Radio 亚洲通_亚洲通官网, the first community radio in Udupi district.
Launched in September 2008, the studio and 50 Watt transmitter housed in the School of Communication, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Academy of Higher Education campus reaches an estimated 165,000 people in 亚洲通_亚洲通官网, Udupi and nearby villages like Shivalli, Alevooru, Perampally, Badagabettu Ambalapady, Kalyanapura, Udyavara, and Kukkehally.
The main objective of Radio 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 is to promote participation of local people in the development of their area, and to give them a platform to air their views. Broadcast in Kannada, Tulu and Konkani, the station airs phone-in interactive programs, interviews, talks and discussions on health, education, agriculture, fishing and local events aimed at empowering the community.
亚洲通_亚洲通官网 Academy of Higher Education provides the studio and other equipment, apart from digital field recorders and regular training programs for students and community volunteers for content generation.