Community Radio in India
Tides Center
- Date Awarded
- 04/01/08
- Amount
- $200,000
- Grant Period
- 04/01/08 to 10/31/10
- Focus Area
- Journalism & Media Innovation
- Initiative
- Knight News Challenge
Grantee Contact
- San Francisco, CA
- www.tides.org
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To use the latest software and computer-based FM transmitters to reduce the cost of creating rural radio stations
This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by using new software and computer-based FM transmitters. The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits already operating in India launch radio stations.
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