Alfaz-e-Mewat explained

Type:Community Radio
Purpose:Provide a voice to rural communities on development issues and promote local culture.
Headquarters:Agriculture Research Station, SKNAU, Village Naugaon, Alwar District, Rajasthan
CR Connect
Abbreviation:CR Connect

CR Connect FM 107.8 (previously known as Alfaz-e-Mewat) is a community radio station established in 2012 by a rural development NGO, S M Sehgal Foundation, with seed funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, under its Agricultural Technology Management Agency scheme.[1] [2] [3] In September 2023, the community radio station relocated to Naugaon in Alwar district, Rajasthan. [4] The radio station broadcasts in parts of Mewat (Firozpur-Jhirka and Nagina blocks) in Haryana and parts of Alwar (Ramgarh Block) in Rajasthan, reaching about 300 villages.

Villagers, schoolchildren, and local artists participate in radio programs and interviews. Community members manage the station as technicians, producers, and facilitators. In areas without radio signals, villagers listen and participate by calling a toll-free number.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Listener Community

CR Connect originally served only the Mewat region of Haryana, now called Nuh, which has been identified by the Ministry of Minority Affairs as a "minority-concentrated backward district." Because rural areas face problems in basic areas such as water availability, agricultural production, health, literacy, and awareness about government entitlements and services, community radio bridges the information divide in these local communities, assisting in rural development, and showcasing cultural heritage. Because women are often isolated at home in these rural communities, community radio provides "a window to the outside world" and a tool for empowering women and girls.[5] [9] [10] [11] Spreading the broadcast area to Naugaon, located in Ramgarh Tehsil of Alwar district, Rajasthan, added a total of 1,945[12] new Hindu, Meo-Muslim, and Sikh listener families.

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Programs

CR Connect FM 107.8 broadcasts 13 hours a day, seven days a week. Information and communications technologies increase program reach to 20 kilometers in and over 40 kilometers outside the immediate geographic coverage area. Narrowcasting collects program feedback and facilitates community dialogue. Live streaming, mobile apps, and podcasts provide program content access to and from anywhere worldwide.[13]

Awards and Recognitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Community radio Alfaz-e-Mewat launched-Tribune News Service.
  2. Web site: e-Community Broadcasting Winner 2015-The Manthan Award Digital Inclusion for Development.
  3. Web site: Community Media. S M Sehgal Foundation. 10 October 2016.
  4. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Community Radio Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 is now going ON-AIR from Naugoan, Alwar, Rajasthan . 2024-04-03 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Radio Revolution - A look at the device's reach in rural Haryana Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. Daily News and Analysis. 6 July 2014. 10 October 2016.
  6. Web site: "Rural voices: Unheard to empowered" Report of a conference held on 3rd May 2012 by IRRAD, Sesame Workshop India Trust and UNESCO at Gurgaon. indiawaterportal.org. 10 October 2016.
  7. Web site: All we hear is... Alfaz-e-Mewat Business Line. thehindubusinessline.com. 10 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Community Media: Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8, Mewat, Haryana profile by CommunityVoices.in. communityvoices.in. 10 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Why the secret to village empowerment lies with women-DailyO. 24 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152629/http://www.dailyo.in/politics/women-empowerment-rural-development-mewat-women-entrepreneurs-alfaz-e-mewat-fm-1078-education-employment-panchayati-raj/story/1/6005.html. 24 October 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Speak Up, Don't Be Shy: Reflections From Community Radio's Work on Gender Issues . The Journal of Development Communication.
  11. News: Singh . Karan Deep . 2023-10-10 . How a Radio Station Is Empowering Women in a Rural Heartland . 2024-04-03 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: Census 2011 .
  13. Web site: Alfaz-e-Mewat Storyteller for Android - APK Download.
  14. Preeti Mehra, "All we hear is... Alfaz-e-Mewat", http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ , Retrieved 10 October 2016
  15. Pooja Murada and Arti Manchanda Grover, Women's Voices: Engaging the Excluded,http://rmi.sagepub.com/," Retrieved 24 October 2016
  16. Web site: 2024-02-13 . Community Radio Connect FM 107.8 Launches Radio Series "Science in Everyday Life" I India CSR . 2024-04-03 . en-US.
  17. Web site: 'Talk on Law' on your radio waves. S M Sehgal Foundation. 10 October 2016.
  18. Web site: Pooja O Murada speaks about the potential of community radio for social change. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi. 10 October 2016.
  19. Web site: e-Community Broadcasting Winner 2015: Giving voice to Mewat community via community radio-The Manthan Award Digital Inclusion for Development.
  20. Web site: Awards for Alfaz-e-Mewat and Waqt Ki Awaaz-UNESCO Chair on Community Media.
  21. Web site: UNESCO supports Community Radio initiative. 2019-03-29. Asian Community News. en-US. 2019-04-03.
  22. Web site: Community Radio in India book launch.
  23. Web site: भारत में सामुदायिक रेडियो की स्थिति बयां करती पुस्तक का विमोचन. en. 2019-04-03.
  24. Web site: भारत में सामुदायिक रेडियो की स्थिति बयां करती पुस्तक का विमोचन. Noshwind. 2019-04-03.
  25. Web site: Community Radio in India - Indian books and Periodicals. www.ibpbooks.com. 2019-04-03.
  26. Web site: Development Communication to social change, here is what made it to 8th Community Radio Stations award . 2023-05-03 . pib.gov.in.
  27. Web site: 2023-07-24 . Alfaz-e-Mewat Community Radio Honored With National Award I S M Sehgal Foundation . 2023-09-04 . en-US.

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