Webinars

Community Radio (CR) is an important third tier in radio broadcasting, distinct from public service and commercial media. In the last few years, this sector has been growing slowly but effectively in India. Community Radio Stations (CRS) are essentially low power radio stations which are meant to be set up and operated by the local communities. CRS permissions in India are granted to educational institutions, agricultural institutions and civil society organizations that are not-for-profit organisations.

On behalf of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, OneWorld Foundation India (OneWorld) is organising a series of webinars on the following themes:

To generate awareness amongst the civil society, potential applicants, government departments and stakeholders.
To propagate and demystify the CR policy and its processes.
To motivate the participants and other eligible civil society organisations to apply for permission to operate CR Stations.
To explain and demonstrate the application/permission process and facilitate eligible applicants to submit application.
To provide an overview on basic principles of CRS, ownership, process of capacity building, content generation, technology, management, and sustainability of CR station.
To demonstrate CR application process, especially through CR online portal.

Seats are limited and on first come first serve basis. Interested organisations are invited to drop an email as an expression of their interest. The selection of the participating organisations will be subject to the fulfilment of criteria laid down by the government of India.

WEBINAR AGENDA: 3rd to 5th September 2021 (Three Days)

Day One: 3rd Sept 2021, from 10 am to 2 pm
10 am to 11 am	Inaugural address Screening: A film on Community Radio Movement in India Welcome address & expectation from participants: Ms Abha Negi, Managing Director, OneWorld Foundation India An overview of Community Radio movement in India: Mr Bijoy Basant Patro, OneWorld About OneWorld India Foundation & its expertise: Mr Rajiv Tikoo, OneWorld Foundation India
11 am to 12 pm	Session on building understating on Community Radio policy guideline & ethics AIR code of conducts Advertisement policy and ethics AIR code of conduct Q&A with participants Mr Gaurishankar Kesarwani, Additional Director, CRS Cell, MoIB Mr Rajiv Tikoo, OneWorld
12 pm to 1 pm	Demystification of licensing process (LOI, SACFA, WOL, GOPA) Technical specifications & document requirements Do & don’t for new CR application Mr Amit Dwivedi, Assistant Project Director, CRS Cell, MoIB Ms Poonam Shrivastava, Community Radio Facilitator
1 pm to 2 pm	Technological requirements for setting up a Community Radio Station Site selection Equipment selection with technical specification Studio set up Virtual tour of community radio Mr Yogesh Jangra, Station Head, Radio Mindtree & Technical Expert Mr Desh Raj Singh, Community Radio Expert
Day two: 4th September 2021, from 10 am to 2 pm
10 am to 11 am	Interactive session on Community Radio is powerhouse of local content & talent *Moderator:* Mr Desh Raj Singh, Community Radio Expert *Experience sharing:* Radio CMS (Uttar Pradesh): Ms Soma Munmun Radio Snehi (Bihar): Mr Madhusudan Pandit 20 minutes to each radio station followed by Q&A
11 am to 12 pm	Interactive session on Preparing Content: Issues & Challenges of the community Identification of community issues & challenges Element of participatory content generation Content management & ethics Role of content management committee Content sharing through digital platform (Eg. Edaa.in) Q & A with the participants Ms Arti Jaiman, Station Director, Gurgaon Ki Awaaz
12 pm to 1 pm	Financial sustainability of community radio Community Radio Support Scheme Empanelment of DAVP & States DIPR Sponsored programme by ministries and bilateral agencies Local marketing & business plan Station management Q & A with the participants Mr Bijoy Basant Patro, OneWorld
1 pm to 2 pm	Interactive session of How to manage a Community Radio station Community mobilisation & dialogue Ways of volunteer engagement Formation of listener clubs & village/ citizen reporting Leadership building & accountability mechanism Team welfare activities Ms Poonam Shrivastava, Community Radio Facilitator
Day three: 5th September 2021, from 10 am to 2 pm
10 am to 11 am	Processes and procedures of screening Committee for obtaining LOI Overview of screening committee interview Understanding & need of the community Operational aspects of community radio Management structure of the organisation/ institution Mr Rajiv Tikoo, OneWorld
11 am to 12 pm	Session on hands-on experience on setting up of community station and filling up the application form Name & tagline of the community radio Process of registration on Niti Ayog’s NGO Darpan portal Capturing longitude & latitude Profiling of local community by conducting survey & FGDs Local marketing & popularisation plan Ms Poonam Shrivastava, Community Radio Facilitator Mr Desh Raj Singh, Community Radio Expert
12 pm to 1 pm	Presentation to screening committee for obtaining LOI What is the profile of a community around 15 km? What kind of educational programs/ projects are you running for your community? Do you have an established community to work? What are the challenges & needs of your community? Why your organisation/ institution should give the license of Community Radio? Have you ever visited/ listen to a Community Radio? Mr Gaurishankar Kesarwani, Additional Director, CRS Cell, MoIB
1 pm to 2 pm	Open house & submitting expression of interest for setting up a community Mr Gaurishankar Kesarwani, Additional Director, CRS Cell, MoIB
1 pm to 2 pm	Valedictory Address: Dr Roshan Lal Raina, Vice Chancellor, Jaipur National University (15 min) Follow up and way forward: Ms Abha Negi (5 min.) Vote of thanks: Mr Rajiv Tikoo (5 min.)

Resource Kit

Resource Persons

Rukmini Vemraju

Community Media Expert
Session on Preparing content for Community Radio and program management & ethics
26 August 2021 | 11 am to 12 pm

Prof. KG Suresh

Vice Chancellor,
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal
Valedictory Address on
27 August 2021 | 1 pm onwards

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