The Community Radio Association (CRA) champions community broadcasting by building stations’ capability and by creating a healthy environment for the sector to thrive.
Community Radio is a vital part of the Indian media landscape. The 450+ radio services broadcasting across India play an important role in providing a voice for communities that aren’t adequately serviced by other broadcasting sectors. These includes:
- Indigenous Indians
- Ethnic communities
- Educational services
- Spiritual communities
- Print disabled communities
- Music, arts and cultural services
- Youth and seniors’ communities
- Marginalized sections of the society
These community broadcasting services:
- Provide a diverse range of viewpoints that enrich the social and cultural fabric of Indian society and contribute to public interest outcomes
- Promote the identities of local communities and contribute to social inclusion
- Provide opportunities for participation in free-to-air public broadcasting and content production
- Contribute to media diversity
- Generate a high level of local content in local dialects
- Provide a unique range of services and programs
- Help in the demystification of Radio technology for the last sections of the society
- Are the only means to know more about the outside world for some of remotely situated communities
