Alfaz-e-Mewat

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CR Connect
AbbreviationCR Connect
Formation28 February 2012;12 years ago (2012-02-28)
Type Community Radio
PurposeProvide a voice to rural communities on development issues and promote local culture.
HeadquartersAgriculture Research Station, SKNAU, Village Naugaon, Alwar District, Rajasthan

CR Connect FM 107.8 (previously known as Alfaz-e-Mewat) is a community radio station established in 2012 by a rural development NGO, S M Sehgal Foundation, with seed funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, under its Agricultural Technology Management Agency scheme. [1] [2] [3] In September 2023, the community radio station relocated to Naugaon in Alwar district, Rajasthan. [4] The radio station broadcasts in parts of Mewat (Firozpur-Jhirka and Nagina blocks) in Haryana and parts of Alwar (Ramgarh Block) in Rajasthan, reaching about 300 villages.

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Villagers, schoolchildren, and local artists participate in radio programs and interviews. Community members manage the station as technicians, producers, and facilitators. In areas without radio signals, villagers listen and participate by calling a toll-free number. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Listener Community

CR Connect originally served only the Mewat region of Haryana, now called Nuh, which has been identified by the Ministry of Minority Affairs as a "minority-concentrated backward district." Because rural areas face problems in basic areas such as water availability, agricultural production, health, literacy, and awareness about government entitlements and services, community radio bridges the information divide in these local communities, assisting in rural development, and showcasing cultural heritage. Because women are often isolated at home in these rural communities, community radio provides "a window to the outside world" and a tool for empowering women and girls. [5] [9] [10] Spreading the broadcast area to Naugaon, located in Ramgarh Tehsil of Alwar district, Rajasthan, added a total of 1,945 new Hindu, Meo-Muslim, and Sikh listener families.

Programs

CR Connect FM 107.8 broadcasts 13 hours a day, seven days a week. Information and communications technologies increase program reach to 20 kilometers in and over 40 kilometers outside the immediate geographic coverage area. Narrowcasting collects program feedback and facilitates community dialogue. Live streaming, mobile apps, and podcasts provide program content access to and from anywhere worldwide. [11]

Awards and Recognitions

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