Update on community radio stations in India

Sajan Venniyoor via cr-india egroup ..... According to the latest (30 Nov 2008) figures, the ministry of Information & broadcasting has received 297 CR license applications, including 141 from NGOs and CBOs, 105 from educational institutions and 51 from agricultural universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. 107 Letters of Intent have been issued, and 13 Grant of Permission Agreements (GOPA) have been signed. There are currently 38 operational community radio stations in the country, of which two are run by NGOs and the rest by educational institutions. The list is appended.

These lists will be posted on the the ministry's website shortly:
www.mib.nic.in/crs/crsmainpg.htm

Sajan

LIST OF OPERATIONAL CR STATIONS (30 NOV 2008)

Sri Venketswara Oriental College, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh
Sri Vishnu Engineering College for Women,Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
Deccan Development Society, Hydrabad, Andhra Pradesh
Indian Institute of Business Management, Patna, Bihar
Vivek High School, Chandigarh
AJK Mass Communication Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Rohini, New Delhi
Jagannath International Management School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
University of Delhi, Delhi
Sardar Patel University,Vallab Vidyanagar, Gujarat
Mudra Instt. of Communication, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka
Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore, Karnataka
DC School of Management & Technology, Kottayam, Kerala
The Society for Development Alternatives, New Delhi at Orchha, Madhya
Pradesh
Vidya Pratisthan's Institute of Information Technology, Baramati, Pune,
Maharashtra
Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra
Film & TV Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Pondicherry
Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, Punjab
Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Banasthali.Rajasthan
India International Institute of Management, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Eminent T.T. Girls College, Diggi, Malpura, Distt.- Tonk, Rajasthan
Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Kongu Engineering College, Erode , Tamil Nadu
MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Erode Sengunthar Engg. College, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Peace Industrial School, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Aditanar College of Arts & Science, Virapandianpatnam, Tiruchendur,
Tamilnadu
Sunbeam English School, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
City Montessori School, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
CMS Degree College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
P.G.College, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal