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BACKGROUND
It is
impossible to imagine human being as a distinct creature
than other creatures in the absence of communication and
information. To express and exchange their thoughts,
feelings, experiences, information human beings have
developed different means of communications like pictures,
statue, sound, word, and script and successfully developed
the modern means of communication as a result reached to the
age of electronic means of communication. Because of the
rapid development in the field of communication, the whole
universe has converted into a tiny part of a community.
Consequently, Radio has been established as an effective
means of communication in our society. Taking into
consideration to the contribution, of radio, Radio Lumbini
has been established in order to provide education,
information as well as entertainment to the people living in
Lumbini Zonal area.
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INTRODUCTION
Radio Lumbini
is the first radio outside Kathmandu valley, which is
totally run by the local initiatives i.e. by farmers,
industrialists, educationists, lawyers, businessmen,
teachers, journalists etc. It was established on 10th
February 2000. It is the first cooperative radio in the
South Asia run by Lumbini Information and Communication
Cooperative Ltd. It is totally responsible towards the
society and community.
The demand of
the age is to explore the inherent knowledge, skill and
other possibilities and to utilize them properly. Similarly,
to protect, to continue as well as to flourish our
traditional values, to inspire the people to improve the
flaws and weaknesses gradually and to end the increasing
absurdity, escapism and negativity is the sole aim of the
society. To make aware people of the above-mentioned
negative attitudes, it is necessary to have discussion. So,
Radio Lumbini will pay its attention to put an end of these
negative feelings. On the other hand, this radio will focus
to unearth the identification of the people of Terai
especially minority, schedule caste of Rupandehi, Kapilvastu
and Nawalparasi and to explore and develop the inner
capabilities of the people living in this area. To fulfill
the aim, Radio Lumbini will be a very powerful means of
communication.
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OBJECTIVES
Radio is
regarded as the modern source means of knowledge and
Science. It is the major source of information, education
and entertainment in our country where more than sixty per
cent people are illiterate. In such a dire situation of
illiteracy, Radio Lumbini has determined the following
objectives to awaken the conscience of the common folk
dwelling in this area:
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To implant
the social awareness in the field of information,
education and entertainment;
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To help to
bring social and economic change;
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To arise the
voice of women advocacy, children, aged people and
deprived group as well as the voice of disabled people;
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To keep
close relationship with digitally divided people through
ICT (Information communication and Technology) centre;
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To develop
listener club to increase the feeling of co operation;
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To encourage
the rural brilliance;
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To make
every citizen responsible and involve him/her in the
field of construction and development;
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To arise
conscience among people in the field of education,
health, environment, sustainable development, human
rights, nutrition, sanitation as well as community
awareness;
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To identify
the modern agricultural technology, animal husbandry and
the alternative sources of income;
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To inform
the industrial, commercial, cultural, educational and
civic activities of this area;
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To
introduce, protect and flourish the dialects, culture,
child literature and folk traditions that are prevalent
in this area;
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To arise the
feelings of mutual co-operation, friendship and
fraternity among the people of different castes,
language, religion and culture;
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To broadcast
the co-operative feelings, skilled national industry and
national marketing system.
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To make
people aware of their rights and duties.
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To launch
broadcasting campaign for the spiritual awareness of the
origin of world. peace.
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To launch
poverty alleviation programme.
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STATION INFORMATION
Radio Lumbini
can be heard at 96.8 MHz. The station of this radio is
situated at Manigram in Rupandehi District. Manigram, the
dwelling place of radio station is 8 km south from
industrial, historical, educational and commercial city,
Butwal and 13km north to Bhairahawa, the district
headquarter of Rupandehi. Manigram lies to the centre of the
birth place of Lord Gautam Buddha, lumbini and his maternal
place Devdaha.
This radio can
be heard at every part of Rupandehi, Nawalparasi and
Kapilvastu some parts of Kapilvastu, Palpa, Arghakhanchi and
Gulmi districts.
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PROGRAMS SCOPE
It is quite
challenging lob for the Radio Lumbini to launch programs for
the people living in rural, urban and suburban area in a
balanced way Radio Lumbini has determined to face all these
challenges. The policy of this radio is to broadcast
educational, 1 Information and recreational Programs and
other Programs like history of this area, traditions,
dialects, literature, art, religion and cultural values
which accord to its objectives.
Priorities are
given on informational, educational and recreational
activities while broadcasting the programs of this radio.
Although the
main objectives of this radio are to give priority to the
local subjects and areas, the curiosity, interest and
concern of local people in national and International
subjects are also included as the informational subjects of
this radio. Within this field, national and international
incidents, changes, novel investigations of Science and
Technology, the subjects of success and failures and other
fascinating references of artifact, culture and education
have been tried to include and this process will continue
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