[HCDX] Fishermen set to sail on FM radio wave

[Mukesh Kumar <thecosmosclub@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fishermen set to sail on FM radio wave

Sanjeev Ramachandran in Thiruvananthapuram | April 27,
2006 04:29 IST

Empowerment of fishermen is all set to tune in to the
airwaves, thanks to an initiative taking shape among
the community in Kerala. 
With active participation from a group of
organisations, including the Kerala Swathantra Matsya
Thozhilali Federation, South Indian Federation of
Fishermen Societies,  indiadisasters.org, D C School
of Management and Technology and some of those who
work at the Technopark here -- the new initiative is
the launch of a unique FM radio channel that will
cater to the various needs of the fisherfolk.
Christened Radio Alakal (waves), the FM channel will
commence broadcast on an experimental basis on May 1. 
Talking to Business Standard, T Peter, president of
the Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation,
said, "Post-tsunami, the fisherfolk have been deprived
of exact information that would help them carry out
their activities unhindered. Moreover, the information
they now get is half-baked and there have been
instances of the info they were fed with turning out
to be negative. This is why we thought of the need for
a medium that would disseminate exact information to
the fishermen." 
Radio Alakal has been planned in such a way that
fisheries related news, traditional knowledge relating
to fishing activities, info on the prevailing market
rates of fish, the prices of fishing gear available in
the market, answers to export-related queries and art
forms prevalent among the fishing community and the
like are aired. 
The network will run on a low power transmitter
operating at 90.4 MHz. 
The recording and editing of the programmes for
broadcast would be done at the Society for Promotion
of Alternative Computing and Employment (SPACE) campus
at Sasthamangalam in the city. SPACE provides the
technical support for the project.
According to Peter, initially the broadcast has been
planned for three-hour duration. The federation is
also establishing radio clubs and will set up radio
kiosks at all the fish landing centres along the
coast. Local volunteers would be in charge of the
programming, he added. 
This being the election season in Kerala, the brains
behind the project are waiting for the poll process to
come to an end and plan launch Radio Alakal in a major
way soon afterwards.


Via
http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/apr/27radio.htm
Regards & 73?s
Mukesh Kumar
MUZAFFARPUR 
INDIA.



		
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