What Ails Community Radio?' on Lok Sabha TV

Dear all: As you may be aware, the Community Radio Forum of India has been engaging with several ministries and media outlets in order to advocate for CR related policy changes. During this process, several articles have appeared in print and online regarding the CR sector in India, featuring CRF office bearers and members. The latest such engagement in this process has been an interview with CRF General Secretary N.Ramakrishnan and Treasurer Arti Jaiman on Lok Sabha TV's Talk Time programme. The hour long programme, conducted by journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, is scheduled for airing tomorrow (24th January 2012), with repeats over the next week - see the schedule below. We used the opportunity to talk about the spectrum issue, restrictive policy clauses, and the things we could learn from global experiences - and also struck a blow against the whole concept of not issuing CR licenses in so-called conflict zones across the country. We sincerely hope all of it ends up in the final programme - and that this becomes the catalyst that spurs more such media coverage of the CR sector. Watch it on Lok Sabha TV at 8 pm on the 24th, followed by repeats on Sunday (27th) 7 am, Monday (28th) 11 am and Thursday (31st) 4 pm. Needless to say, 'programme schedule liable to change without notice'! Warm regards, Ramakrishnan General Secretary, CRF -- N.Ramakrishnan Director of Projects Ideosync Media Combine 177, Ashoka Enclave III Sector 35, Faridabad - 121 003 Haryana - India Tel: +91-0129-4131883/4064883/4065883/6510156 Mobile: +91-9810273883 Web: www.ideosyncmedia.org Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in [Via cr-india list & dx_india] ' __,_._,___