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Spread across a 20-km radius that includes urban and semi-rural Gurgaon, the radio station will broadcast programmes on education, health, careers, jobs, entertainment and more.
The first programmes will be created by schoolchildren in government senior secondary schools in the area, where TRF is already conducting training programmes.
The 107.8 MHz slot was allotted to the station by the Information and Broadcasting ministry after it had applied for a radio licence in January 2008.
The community radio initiative aims to tackle problems of inequality in access and opportunity for schoolchildren in the area. It will hit the airwaves initially for four hours.
The TRF aims to reach 150 schools in Gurgaon within the 20-km radius of the frequency with their programmes. Plans are on to spend Rs 7 lakh for setting up the community radio from internal funds.
The language of communication would be Hindi.
Delhi-based Ideosync is TRF’s technical partner in setting up the radio station, and will be involved in training and assisting the schoolchildren in the broadcast.
Arti Jaiman, project manager for the community radio, could not be reached for comment.
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This is just to inform you that The Restoring Force (TRF) has launched test broadcasts on 107.8FM of Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station. The station is on-air 24-hours a day and focuses entirely on giving Gurgaon's marginalised community groups a forum for expression, discussion and participation.