Community Radio Station

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Community Radio StationHelping students learn radio jockeying Sushil ManavTribune News Service
Fatehabad, August 31Uma Chaudhary, a final-year student of the Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication in Chaudhary Devi Lal University, feels a special thrill when she says “Good Morning Sirsa” sitting on the hot seat of the Community Radio Station set up recently in her department.
She had not thought in the wildest of her dreams till a few months back that she would be independently presenting two programmes on a daily basis on an FM radio.
Now, she presents “Good Morning Sirsa”, a programme comprising thought of the day, astrological forecast and spiritual songs, from 10 am to 11 am, and “Meethi Yaadein”, a programme of old classical hits, from 3 pm to 4 pm.
“The new experience has given me a lot of self-confidence,” Uma said, adding,“It has also honed my writing skills as I have to write scripts for all my programmeson my own”.
“I feel thrilled when I get feedback from people on my programmes. Songs in ‘Meethi Yaadein’ are played on the choice of listeners and I receive a number of calls on a daily basis,” she adds.
Shreyashi Chhatarpati, another student of the final year, who presents “Satrangi Peeng”, a programme on common problems confronting society along with their solutions, says the Community Radio has come as a blessing in disguise for students. “We are enjoying as we are learning the skills of radio jockeying,” she adds.
Virender Singh Chauhan, chairperson of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department, who himself presents “Hello Sirsa”, a phone-in programme in which persons from various fields interact with listeners through the radio, says the radio has given a new platform to his students where they can showcase their talent.
“We had stopped listening radios but ever since the first FM radio has been started in the university, we have taken out our radios from cupboard,” said Satish Kumar, a resident of the local Barnala Road.