Karnataka - Gulbarga   

Community radio station approved

GULBARGA: The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given final clearance for an FM community radio station, “Antarwani” to be set up by the Sharanabasaveshwar Vidya Vardak Sangha, which runs a chain of educational institutions in the region. The station has been allotted the frequency of 90.8 MHz.

Poojya Sharanabasavappa Appa, sangha president and peetathipathi of the Sharanabasaveshwar Samasthan, told presspersons here on Friday that the Standing Advisory Committee for Frequency Allocation of the Ministry had cleared the proposal for the radio station in Gulbarga on August 27. Dr. Appa said he would be leaving for New Delhi soon to sign the agreement. The Union Government would sanction a grant of Rs. 15 lakh for the establishment of the community radio station, and the remaining amount would be provided by the sangha, he said. Dr. Appa said the estimated cost for setting up the radio station was Rs. 35 lakh. The station would have a broadcast range of 25 km and would operate 24 hours a day. Mainly educational, spiritual and cultural programmes would be broadcast, he said. The station had been allowed a commercial slot of five minutes an hour.

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