Progress of Establishing Community Radio Station in Bangladesh

up to 28 .08.2011 Compiled by:

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
Sl. Name of the Initiators & Community Radio Location
01

Name of the Community Radio Station

Radio Chilmari

Funded by

Spectrum Allocation by BTRC

Test Transmission Going on

Date of Test Transmission

By 1st week of September 11 (Tentative)

Date of Regular Transmission

On 28th September 11 (Tentative)

Own Fund/ PKSF

99.20 MHz -

RDRS Bangladesh, Chilmari, Kurigram 02 Radio Mukti Own Fund 99.20 MHz 25th September 11 (Tentative) 25th October 11 (Tentative)

Landless Distressed Rehabilitation Organization (LDRO) Sherpur Road, Sutrapur, Bogra 03 Barendra Radio Own Fund 99.20 MHz By 1st week of September 11 (Tentative) 20th September 11 (Tentative)

Naogaon Human Rights Development Association (NHRDA) Ukilpara, Naogaon

Sl. Name of the Initiators & Community Radio Location

04

Name of the Community Radio Station

Radio Mahananda

Funded by

Spectrum Test Date of Test Allocation Transmission Transmission by BTRC Going on

98.80 MHz 1st September 11

Date of Regular Transmission

28th September 11

Own Fund/ Japan Embassy/ PKSF

Proyas Manobik Unnayan Society (Proyas MUS) Belepukur, Chapai Nawabganj 05 Radio Padma Own Fund/ UNESCO Dhaka Office Only Equipment Support 99.20 MHz Experimental on Air from 22.07.2011 Experimental on Air from 22.07.2011 On Air time: 7 am to 11 pm daily 20th August '11

Centre for Communication and Development (CCD Bangladesh) Monafer More, Rajshahi 06 Radio Jhenuk Own Fund PKSF 99.20 MHz 10th September 11 25th September 11

Srizony Bangladesh 111, Pabahati Road, Pabahati, Jhenidah

Sl. Name of the Initiators & Community Radio Location

Name of the Community Radio Station

Radio Nalta

Funded by

Spectrum Allocation by BTRC

99.20 MHz

Test Transmission Going on

Experimental on Air from 13.07.2011

Date of Test Transmission

Experimental on Air from 13.07.2011 Daily 2 hours 3 pm to 6 pm

Date of Regular Transmission

25th August '11

07

Own Fund/ CIDA Dhaka Only Equipment Support

Nalta Hospital & Community Health Foundation Vill: Nalta, Upazilla: Kaliganj, Dist: Satkhira 08 Radio Sundarban Own Fund 98.80 MHz Mid of September 11 (Tentative) Last week of September 11 (Tentative)

Broadcasting ASIA Bangladesh, Amadia Bazer, Upazilla: Koyra, Dist: Khulna 09 Loko Betar Own Fund/ UNESCO Only Equipment Support 99.20 MHz 27th May 11 Experimental on Air from 27 May '11 September

Mass-line Media Center (MMC) Animal Hospital Road (Kathpatti), Barguna

10 Krishi Radio GOB and FAO 98.80 MHz

By 1st week of September 11 (Tentative) Last week of September 11 (Tentative)

Agriculture Information Service (AIS) [Ministry of Agriculture] Agriculture Extension Office, Amtoli, Barguna. 11 Radio Naf Own Fund/ CIDA Dhaka Only Equipment Support Under Process From BTRC 2nd week of September 11 (Tentative) Last week of September 11 (Tentative)

Alliance for Cooperation and Legal Aid Bangladesh (ACLAB) Teknaf, Dist: Cox's Bazar. 12 Radio SagorGiri Own Fund/ PKSF 99.20 MHz By 1st week of September 11 2nd week of September11

Young Power in Social Action Ayesa Villa, Collage Road, Sitakunda, Dist: Chittagong

13 Radio Bikrampur Own Fund/ Under Process From BTRC

1st week of October 11 (Tentative)

Last week of October11 (Tentative)

Environment Council Bangladesh (EC Bangladesh) Dewvogh, Munshiganj 14 Radio Palli kantho Own Fund 99.20 MHz By 1st week of September 11 11th September11

BRAC Vill: Mathar Kapon, Union: Chandnighat, Upazill: Moulavi Bazar Sadar. Moulavi Bazar Knowledge, Networking, and Capacity Building Partner

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)

[NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council]

& Head, Community Radio Academy,House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 Bangladesh, Phone: +88-02-9130750, +88-02-9138501, Cell: +88 01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105, E-mail: ceo@bnnrc.net, bnnrcbd@gmail.com, www.bnnrc.net