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Many Voices - Our Voices: Guide to Establishing Community Radios in Lao PDR

Xaisongkham Induangchanthi (transl. and research assist.)
Khoun Radio Support Project (2009), 58 pp.

Contains bibliogr., web directory

"This guide and the included mulitimedia CD will guide you step by step mulitimedia CD will guide you step by step through the process of establishing your own community radio. It starts by explaining what community radio is and how to determine the communication needs of a community. It continues with the importance of community involvement and volunteering, includes information on appropriate technology and ends with financial sustainability and evaluation. This guide also builds on examples and reflects upon lessons learnt from the pilot project in Khoun District and draws your attention to important issues you need to consider when establishing your own station. The biggest challenge in setting up a community radio is not the technical equipment or the transmitter, there is always a solution to that. The challenge is how to organize the community support and involve members of the community right from the beginning in developing in developing their community radio. The other challenge is how to produce creative interactive programmes that community radio. The other challenge is how to produce creative interactive programmes that allow as many people within the community as possible to participate in the broadcasts in different ways." (Introduction, page 3)
1 Potential of Community Radio for Development, 5
2 What is Community Radio? 6
3 Preparing the ground for the community radio, 9
4 Steps to set up a community radio station, 14
5 Studio facilities, 16
6 Technical infrastructure, 18
7 Programming, 26
8 Sustainability of the community radio, 35
9 Evaluation, 38
10 Networking with other community radios, 40
Ten steps to set up a community radio stations, 43
Annex I: Gender policy for community radio
Annex II: The community radio charter
Annex III: Programme schedules of Khoun Community Radio
Annex IV: Example of a code of conduct from Tambuli Network
Annex V: Example of a training programme
Annex VI + VII: Relevant Literature & Useful Websites