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'''Kalanjiam Community Radio''' ({{langx|ta|களஞ்சியம் சமூக வானொலி}}) is a [[radio broadcasting]] service in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], operating from [[Vizhunthamavadi]], a tiny village in the coastal area of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It broadcasts in the [[FM broadcast band]] on 90.8&nbsp;MHz from local time (GMT+5{{frac|1|2}}) 6.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/community-radio-station-struggles-to-stay-tuned-at-vizhundhamaavadi/article2443810.ece | title=Community radio station struggles to stay tuned at Vizhundhamaavadi | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=11 September 2011 | accessdate=9 March 2017|author=P. V. Srividya | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309010645/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/community-radio-station-struggles-to-stay-tuned-at-vizhundhamaavadi/article2443810.ece| archivedate=9 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=blog>[http://sarvadesavaanoli.blogspot.in/2014/03/blog-post_4662.html Kalanjiam Community Radio] (in Tamil language)</ref><br />
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==Organisation==<br />
Kalanjiam Community Radio is a unit of ''Kalanjiam Media Centre'' supported by DHAN Foundation as part of its development program in the [[Tsunami]] affected areas in Southern India. The [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) provided the resources and a [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]-based organisation, VOICES provides necessary technical support.<ref name=dhan>[http://www.dhan.org/centres/cdc/cm.php Community Media]</ref><br />
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==Vision==<br />
The vision of Kalanjiam Media Centre, as stated by the organisation, is:<br />
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* To inform, inspire and empower the vulnerable coastal communities to speak and act on various socio, economic and cultural development issues concerning them.<br />
* To enable the communities to use radio, [[television]] and the [[Internet]] to create and distribute programs that promote and celebrate individual expression, local achievements, [[education]], cultural exchange, arts appreciation and civic engagement.<br />
* To prepare the communities in the disaster prone coastal areas for managing any kind of disasters and strengthen their livelihoods to cope up with future disasters with a long term conservation focus.}}<br />
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As per the above, the station broadcasts program material created/produced from contributions by the local community and presented by a team of trained volunteers from the same community.<br /><br />
The programming focuses on local information pertaining to community needs concerned with disaster preparedness, livelihoods, local best practices, [[women]] and [[children]], [[health]], education and farming.<ref name=dhan/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mass media in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Radio stations in India]]<br />
[[Category:Community radio stations in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language radio stations]]<br />
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2006]]</div>Sylvester41C