The concept
of sharing a same frequency/ spectrum can be adopted for the growth of
Community Radio sector in developing countries. For example, in India only
three frequencies are available for community radio. A considerable number of
applications have been rejected in the country because of non-availability of
frequency. Sharing of spectrum will not only help in utilizing the natural
resources properly, but also in making the stations financially sustainable. Community
Broadcasting Law Uruguay and Argentina allow equitable sharing of the airwaves
for Community Broadcasting sector.
I have
conducted a desktop research among 122 CR stations of India with the help of
the Community Radio Compendium*, 2014, which reveals that 68.9% of CR stations
utilize 10 hours or less for broadcasting through their respective stations.
About 50% of the CR stations utilize only eight hours or less for broadcasting.
Only 9% CR stations utilize the spectrum for more than 20 hours. I can
understand that how difficult to generate contents for a community radio. But
at the same time, we cannot waste the valuable natural resource.
The sharing
can be possible in two ways- i) Use of the same infrastructure for two or more
community radio stations and ii) In the license it should be mentioned the time
sharing for two or more stations having the same frequency in a particular
place.
*To read and download the Community Radio Compendiums
of India, please visit-
http://cemca.org.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Compendium%202011.pdf
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APA
Dutta, A. (2014, November 22). Sharing of Airwaves for Community Radio. Community Communications. https://www.comcomm.org/2014/11/sharing-of-airwaves-for-community-radio.html
MLA
Dutta, Ankuran. "Sharing of Airwaves for Community Radio." Community Communications, 22 Nov. 2014, www.comcomm.org/2014/11/sharing-of-airwaves-for-community-radio.html. Accessed ..........
Cite this article as-
APA
Dutta, A. (2014, November 22). Sharing of Airwaves for Community Radio. Community Communications. https://www.comcomm.org/2014/11/sharing-of-airwaves-for-community-radio.html
MLA
Dutta, Ankuran. "Sharing of Airwaves for Community Radio." Community Communications, 22 Nov. 2014, www.comcomm.org/2014/11/sharing-of-airwaves-for-community-radio.html. Accessed ..........
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