COMMUNITY RADIO IN INDIA

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1932: Punjab’s Rural Reconstruction Commissioner, Frederick Brayne, conducted an experiment in rural radio broadcasting in Lahore.

1933: Charles Strickland, former registrar of Indian Friendly Societies, suggested the setting up of district radio stations for rural development in a presentation made to the East India Society in London.

1956: Farm Radio Forums set up in 150 villages across five districts of Maharashtra. Based on a Canadian model, it was a collaborative effort between All India Radio and UNESCO.

1966: All India Radio “began experimental broadcasts for farmers from the Trichinipoly station to adopt new yielding varieties. The success of these broadcasts can be gauged by the fact that a new variety [of rice] became known as ‘Radio Paddy’”.
 
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