Community Radio Around the World: 12/22/09

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

[creative-radio] Indigenous Community Radio in Guatemala

#Indigenous #Community #Radio in Guatemala http://ow.ly/OOne broadcast in
one or more of the country's 23 indigenous languages

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The indigenous peoples of Guatemala have kept their culture through 500
years of colonization, brutal repression, and, most recently, 36 years of
genocide that killed 200,000 Maya. But where brute force failed,
globalization is succeeding. Mainstream Western entertainment is now
flooding Guatemala's airwaves, hammering home the 24-hour-a-day message
that Mayans should abandon their languages, their clothing, their
spirituality, and their identities. And the only thing holding back this
tidal wave of homogeneity is a network of tiny 500-watt radio stations.

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[creative-radio] Ghana: Country Lags Behind in Community Radio

Ghana: Country Lags Behind in Community Radio

http://allafrica.com/stories/200912211264.html

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Accra — With a total number of 10 functioning community radio stations,
Ghana is said to be far behind other African countries in utilising the
potential of community radio to encourage the education and participation
of rural communities in the decision making process.

Mali is said to have more than a hundred of such specialised radio owned
and operated by rural communities with content addressing their specific
challenges.

In Ghana's case, acquiring frequency for the operation of community radio
has, over the years, been the number one challenge, says Wilna Quarmyne,
Coordinator of Ghana Community Radio Network (GCRN). But things are
changing now. The National Communications Authority (NCA) is said to have
applied the brakes on the unbridled issuance of frequencies to the
mainstream radio stations and that it will now fast track applications in
respect of Community Radio.

Nigeria is another bad case, according to the African wing of the World
Association of Community Radio Networks - AMARC Africa. At a
knowledge-sharing meeting in Accra, the group called on the presidency of
that country "to recognise the basic human rights to freedom of expression
and lift the ban on community radio in Nigeria."

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[creative-radio] Suva, Fiji Islands - femlinkpacific welcomes renewal of community radio licence

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From: Suman Basnet <suman_basnet@asiapacific.amarc.org>
Date: 2009/12/22
Subject: [Asiapacific-general] FW: femlinkpacific welcomes renewal of
community radio licence
To: AMARC_AP_General_List <asiapacific-general@lists.amarc.org>

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From: sharon@femlinkpacific.org.fj [mailto:sharon@femlinkpacific.org.fj]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 3:49 PM
To: Suman Basnet; Nina Somera; Teresia Mukuku; Anne S Walker; Ian Pringle
Subject: PR: femlinkpacific welcomes renewal of community radio licence

femlinkpacific welcomes renewal of community radio licence

22 December 2009

Suva, Fiji Islands

Femlinkpacific, the operators of the mobile "suitcase" radio station 89.2FM
today welcomed the news that the Telecommunication Authority of Fiji has
renewed the women's NGO's community radio licence until December 2010:

"Even though we are still required to comply with the media regulations
under the current Public Emergency Decree, this means we can continue with
our weekend broadcasts in the capital city and also undertake our rural
broadcast campaigns, which links rural women in Ba, Nadi, Nausori, Savusavu
and Labasa through the production and broadcast of local programmes which
address their peace and human security priorities," says femlinkpacific
Coordinator, Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, "Community radio is also a valuable way
to promote community based dialogue and discussion."

The rural broadcast campaign is scheduled for January 11 - 23, 2010.

89.2FM uses a low powered transmitter which reaches a 10 kilometre radius.
The project also includes a team of Young Women Producers and Broadcasters
who recently hosted 16 days of special broadcasts dedicated to the annual
global campaign to overcome violence against women.

The suitcase radio station was launched on 5 May 2004.

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For more information contact:
Sharon Bhagwan Rolls
Coordinator - femLINKPACIFIC
+6799244871 (Mobile)
+6793310303 (Office DL)

Or visit our website: http://www.femlinkpacific.org.fj

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