PODCAST: Red Tape Mutes Community Radio in India

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A broadcast session at Radio DC, Thiruvananthapuram. Credit: K.S. Harikrishnan/IPS

Mar 21 2012 (IPS) - The advent of mobile phones has given a fillip to CR because even the cheapest handsets come embedded with FM capability. But K.S. Hariskrishnan reports that red tape is still hampering the establishment of new community radio stations.

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