Radio Jamia @ 90.4 FM

Contact Person: Dr. Shakil Akhter

Broadcasting Language: English, Hindi and Urdu

Genesis: The first community radio station in the vicinity of Jamia Millia Islamia, Radio Jamia is located next to the Yamuna River’s bank, with the Okhla Industrial Area on the other side. Several villages and industries are located near the CRS. With this context, Radio Jamia was created to assist the local community by giving it a platform and serve it by involving local residents as well as the campus’s student and teacher communities. 

Jamia Millia Islamia’s leadership decided to apply for a licence to operate a CRS on campus after realising that it would serve the needs of both the local community and the student body. 

Thematic Focus: Being part of an educational institution, the primary focus area of Radio Jamia is education. The CRS also focuses on working for welfare of the labour community in the neighbouring industrial areas, and advocates for better wages, working conditions, welfare schemes, and safety of the labour community, 

Sustainable Development Goals: Radio Jamia is focussed on achieving the given SDGs:

SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institution

Primetime Programmes: The primetime programmes of Radio Jamia mainly consist of programmes for school children, science programmes, and programmes on specific subjects and disciplines. Some of the primetime programmes are E-Education, E-Commerce, Radio Jamia Club, and Jamia Mein Naye Aayam Yaadein. These programmes focus on promoting education, and developing reading habits and scientific temper amongst the student community. The CRS also has programmes for the local community in the surrounding areas. 

Innovations in format or any other way: Radio Jamia organises various events and campaigns for its students and the local community, with the help of its students. These activities are organised within and outside the Jamia campus. This helps the CRS to establish a connection with the target community and make its presence felt in the region. 

The broadcast of NCERT lessons through the radio has significantly helped the students in the local areas, especially those from the JMI schools.

Core Team: The core team at Radio Jamia is constituted by the Radio Producer and Production Assistant. The administrative responsibilities are handled by the higher authorities in the university. The CRS is run mainly with the support of student volunteers who actively involve themselves in different stages of content production and delivery. 

Major Projects Undertaken: Radio Jamia has not been a part of any external collaborations and has only worked on its internal projects so far. 

 Sustainable Strategies: The infrastructural development and procurement of equipment were funded by the parent organisation, Jamia Millia Islamia. The CRS is sustained by the levy collected from students of the university.

Number of listeners and Potential Outreach: No survey has been carried out to ascertain the outreach potential and listener base of Radio Jamia.

Major concerns in the Community: Better wages, healthcare facilities, and basic amenities for a better and dignified life can improve the state of the local labour community. Developing scientific temper in the community is also required.