We listen to more from part 1 of the Rise of Community Radio in India, produced by Jaggi Singh and Emmanuel Madan, this time focusing on some possible pitfalls and the government restrictions placed on this new service. We also hear about a new bill introduced to Congress that would restore low-power FM, possibly paving the way for hundreds of new community stations.
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While many of us in North America have had access to community radio for decades, the same has not be true worldwide. India’s government only recently approved licensing community radio stations. In this program we hear an excerpt from part 1 of a series produced by Jaggi Singh and Emmanuel Madan for CKUT in Montreal, exploring the history of community radio in India.
The full program is available for download at the A-Infos Radio Project.
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Sorry that it’s late, but I’m sure glad it was recovered.
Victor Pickard is the guest to discuss the history of American journalism. He questions the received wisdom that the current commercial news system was inevitable, and talks about why and how we can reform journalism.
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My guest for this program is Larry Bloch from Brattleboro, VT Community Radio who shares the story of how that small city started with an unlicensed community station that was shut down by the FCC, and then transitioned to having a licensed low-power station.
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Unfortunately, this week’s show is not available due to technical problems. In its place we have an encore edition from January:
On this edition we hear from Brother Los and Rosa Clemente who spoke on the National Conference for Media Reform panel, Make the Music with Your Mouth, Kid: Hip-Hop Activism for Media Accountability.
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June 24, 2007 2:54 pm | 
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