Govt planning community radio stations in varsities to signal change for marginalised

The government is mulling over setting up community radio stations at higher education centres such as universities.

The initiative will help reach out to the unreachables, especially in rural and hinterland areas of the state, with awareness messages and advisories during emergencies.

The idea, mooted by the planning department, has also been endorsed by the Higher Education department which has written to the vice chancellors of the state-run universities to take necessary steps to set up community radio stations.

Sources in the department told DH that already there are 20 such radio stations functioning in Dharwad, Bengaluru Rural and Urban, Belagavi, Chikkaballapur, Dakshina Kannada, Davangere, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Mysuru, Udupi and Yadgir.