EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Community Radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting content that is popular to a local audience, but which may often be overlooked by commercial or mass media broadcasters (UNESCO 2002).

Detailed explanation-2: -Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Community radio usually is a short-range, not-for-profit radio station or channel that caters for the information needs of people living in a particular locality, in the languages and formats that are most adapted to the local context.

Detailed explanation-4: -Community radio is when local people produce and broadcast their own programs and participate in operating the station. It is community space for people to meet and collaborate. It is extraordinarily fun and often life-changing. It typically leads to individual creativity and self-empowerment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Community radio is normally a non-profit, short-range radio station that caters for the information needs of people living in a particular community in languages and formats that suit that specific community.