community radio workshop 25-27th april 2008

community radio workshop 25-27th april 2008 From: maraa <info@maraa.in>

Subject: Community Radio

Interested in making your own transmitter?
Want to interact new people from the CR community?
Want to learn about free softwares?
Want to tune into to your own radio programme?

Register now!
Mail michelle@nomadindia.net or info@maraa.in. Call on + 91-9860030000 or 9880755875

When: April 25th -27th, 2008

Where: Demonstration studio in Dahanu, Maharastra

What: Technical and Content Training Workshop on Community Radio.

Why: The second in a series of workshops planned, the aim is to demystify technology and provide hands on experience of both the technical and programming aspects of a CRS. While the first training held in September 2007 focussed largely on the technology and basics of transmission equipment, this workshop includes a significant component on content development and programming.

Who: Nomad India is a network of communication technology activists committed to developing affordable technologies for the access and benefit of communities. Nomad has been working on RF technology and has developed a low cost transmission system to be used by Community
Radio Stations. It's Demonstration studio at Dahanu, Maharashtra is frequently used as a space for hands on training by CR activists.

Maraa stands for a unique approach to media and the creative arts. We believe that media should be owned, managed and run by communities. We believe in networking with people who have different skills to facilitate low cost community based media systems. We also are interesting in
exploring how creative arts can be expressed, and further explored and shaped through community media.Maraa is a media collective based in
Bangalore.

Please note : The workshop is not supported by any external agency and the contribution is Rs. 900 for the three day workshop per participant. Registrations are filling up, participants allowed on first come first serve basis. forward it to people you think would be interested.

Regards

Nomad and Maraa

DRAFT AGENDA

April 25th, Friday

Introductory Sessions

11 am                Arrival at the Farm, Dahanu

11. 30 – 12.30     Introduction to Training Workshop, Introduction of Participants

12.30– 1.30     Community Radio Movement in India (Ram Bhat, Maraa)

1.30-2.30            Lunch

Technical Training

2.30- 4            Setting up a Community Radio Station (Hemant Babu, Nomad India)
                     (Demystification of Technical Requirements, how to set up a low cost CRS with demonstration ofTransmission and Audio
                       equipment at Nomad's studio).

4 - 4.30             Tea

4.30 – 6            Electronics for Dummies (Amarjeet Kalsi, Nomad India)
                       (A session that simplifies and explains concepts of electricity, frequency, alternating and direct current, the workings of a
                     transmitter and antenna in order to enable participants to assemble a low powered transmitter)

6-7                 Game/Film/Interactive/Open session

April 26th, Saturday

8.30                 Breakfast

Technical Session
9.30-11.30        Assembling a 1 watt trasnsmitter
                       (Participants will be given electronic kits to assemble a low powered transmitter)

Content and Programming Sessions
11.30-1       Introduction to Content and Progamming (Jean Parker)
                (What is a good programme, tools/gadgets for recording. styles, etc. Session to include playing back of an assorted range of
                    programmes
                    (interviews, chat shows, both Indian and international).

1-2                 Lunch

2-3.30            Programming for a CRS [Ekta, Maraa]

3.30-4.30        Mainstream Radio Jockeying Experiences
                      (Jaggu from Jaggu and Taranha Show on Radio One to share his experiences with Private FM)

4.30 – 5          Tea

5-7                Make your own programme
                   (Particpants to be divided into groups and given some recording equipment to record a programme. Participants speaking Marathi
                     can also visit Sogve village and take community interviews).

April 27th Sunday

8.30               Breakfast

9.30-11         Participant groups to edit their programmes
               (Editing will be done on both open source software as well as Windows. Editing can also be done on previous evening and early
                     morning)

11 -11.30        Airing of Programmes

11.30- 1         Feedback and Discussion on Content and Programming

1-2                Lunch

2-3                Wrap Up Session on Technical and Content Requirement for a CRS

                     OPEN SESSION

Departure either Sunday evening or early Monday morning.

Logistics
Dahanu is located 120 kms north of Mumbai. It is best accessible from Mumbai for groups coming from the South, Central, Eastern parts of India.

It takes approximately 3 hours from Mumbai to Dahanu. There are several trains heading to Gujarat that stop at Dahanu. There are also shuttles
from Virar(Mumbai) to Dahanu.

For groups coming from areas like Gujarat or Rajashtan, you can take trains that stop at Vapi, Gujarat and then get a connection from Vapi to
Dahanu. It takes an hour from Vapi to Dahanu.

From Dahanu station, the workshop is at a distance of 6 kms at Sogve village. Details on how to get here from Dahanu stations will be sent a few days prior to the workshop.