PUDHUGAI FM 91.2 COMMUNITY RADIO STATION ( Run by TNSRO ) Life Member in Community Radio Association,New Delhi

TamilNadu Scientific Research Organisation (TNSRO) has a long journey  of making innumerable contributions in the field of science and technology since 1997. But the community lying in the immediate vicinity of the villages remains untouched by these developments. Realizing the potential of Community Radio in establishing links with the remote villages and communities, TNSRO launched its own radio Pudhugai FM 91.2 MHz on 23rd  Feb 2021 (Pudhugai, short form of Pudukkottai).  The intended audience is the people within and outside the villages. The coverage area is 15 km radius around the campus. Staffed by members of the local community, the programming provides a platform of expression to communities to learn, discuss, and debate important local issues and help determine truth and accuracy of information. 

Community radio is one of the fastest growing media of social communication, our Pudhugai FM 91.2 is a short-range radio station owned, run and maintained by TNSRO. It is not a normal FM or a commercial radio. The focus of our Community radio is on the informative programs often socially motivated. The purpose of this radio is to give voice to the unheard voices of communities that otherwise go unnoticed. There are more number of CRs operating in India today. We are proud to say that our Pudhugai community radio is one of them.

The aim of the radio is giving voices to the unheard voices of people and democratizing communication on a community scale. Pudhugai FM 91.2 Community radio, although taking on diverse forms depending on its societal environment, remains a type of radio made to serve people; radio that encourages expression, participation and those values of local culture with tradition. Its special motto is to reach out to the remotest areas far from large urban centers, where the population is too small to attract commercial or large-scale State radio.

Launching of Pudhugai FM 91.2 CR

The  first  Community Radio  Station  of  Pudukkottai was formally  inaugurated on 23rd of February 2021 in TNSRO premises by our honourable Dist. collector  Mrs.P.Umamaheswari IAS and other distinguished personalities.

Vision

To initiate and develop socially, culturally, technologically and economically weaker people in Pudukkottai dist villages by providing quality of information like social welfare services and activities such as education, health, food, environment etc. and also to make them self-reliant and to enable them to contribute their potential for the betterment of the society to enable them to meet life's challenges.

Mission

To promote social and family responsibilities and ensure an efficient and effective information services for the welfare and optimize or empowerment of women, children, farmers, students, senior citizens, physically challenged people and other marginalized sections of society with quality education, health, food and other social needs.

Permission granted by

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ,Govt.of India,New Delhi.Vide letter No:804/266/2014-CRS/1155 dt.18.9.2019.

Licensed by

Ministry of Communication& Information Technology Govt.of India, New Delhi.
WoLicense No: NWW34320201020307

Target Area

Pudukkottai Dist. TamilNadu, India

Target Audience

Farmers,Youth,Women Groups, Children, Students, Entrepreneur, Rural people etc.

Types of Programmes

Health & Family welfare, Education, Science & Technology, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Self employment, human rights, women and child welfare, Nutrition ,Indigenous practices in agriculture and health, Art & Culture, Music, environmental education and conservation, Financial Literacy, govt.welfare schemes ,Covid 19 awareness  etc.

Steering Committee

• S.Vijikumar  - Station Director & Head
• V.Muthulakshmi - Programme Head
• C.Karthikeyan - Administrative Officer
• C.Nivetha – Programme Executive
• M.Naganathan – Programme Coordinator

Broadcast Timing 

Initially Pudhugai FM 91.2 broadcasts Three and Hours every day of the week (In future Morning 6AM to 9PM), bringing important messages in the local language on women and child health, agricultural practices and techniques, environmental issues, nutrition, education as well as other vital social and cultural issues to households across 200 and above  villages in pudukkottai dist. Vital programming that is relevant to other parts of rural India are shared across the wider community radio network across India.

In Association with

• Primary health centers (PHCs)
• Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)
• Sarva Shisksha Abhiyan (SSA)
• District Agriculture office
• Self Help Groups
• Non-Government Organisations
• Colleges &schools
• Community Radio Association (CRA)
• Social Service Organisations
• Village panchayats
• District Administration
• STAMIN

Activities

• Organize awareness training programmes (Social,Health,Education and Environment )
• Publish IEC materials regarding the subject.
• Interact with the community for village development.
• Organize training about alternative technology with eco friendly for self employment generation.
• Deliver or disseminate value added information for livelihood development and disaster management.

For more information in tamil www.pudhugaifm.in

Contact us

Station Director & Head
Pudhugai FM 91.2CR
C/o TNSRO,Plot No.39,Mura Bhavan
Koodal Nagar,Rajagopalapuram Post
Pudukkottai-622003
TamilNadu,India.
Off: 04322-261088
E.Mail:pudhugaifm91.2@gmail.com

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