Radio Narad @ 90.4 FM

Contact Person: Brigadier Sumar Veer Singh

Broadcasting Language: Hindi, English, Brij 

Genesis: Radio Narad was established in 2019 under the aegis of Mangalayatan University. Radio Narad focuses on promoting education and social development in the community, and believes in transforming lives through education and empowerment. The CRS has been able to positively influence its community since its inception. 

Thematic Focus: The major focus area of Radio Narad is education. The CRS also works on and designs its interventions based on a wide range of areas like health, women empowerment, economic growth, social harmony, entrepreneurship, and promoting art and culture 

Sustainable Development Goals: Radio Narad works on the SDGs mentioned below:

SDG 1: No Poverty 

SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing

SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Primetime Programmes: The primetime programmes that are broadcast on Radio Narad are Mangalvani,Special Show, Unnati Kheti ,Swasthaya Charcha, Career Counselling, Bollywood Special,  and Sarkari Yojnaye.

Mangalvani is a roundup programme that updates listeners about the latest events on campus. Special Show is an infotainment programme that covers current affairs, sports, music and other subjects. Unnati Kheti is an agricultural programme that aims to help the farming community with information related to different aspects of agriculture. Swasthya Charcha is a health programme that features experts from the medical field. Bollywood Special brings the latest Bollywood updates and gossip to the listeners, and Sarkari Yojnaye is a programme that educates the community members about different public welfare schemes launched by the government. 

Innovations in format or any other way: The CRS is an active proponent of narrowcasting. Radio Narad also organises events and campaigns which include awareness drives related to different topics, and health camps. 

Core Team: Radio Narad has six members in its core team which comprises the Station Director, Station Manager,  Head DJMC, radio jockeys, other support staff and volunteers. 

Major Projects Undertaken: Radio Narad was a part of the TB Challenge, COVID-19 awareness programmes, in association with SMART. The CRS mostly works on developing its own internal initiatives to bring about effective changes in the target community.  

Sustainable Strategies: The Mangalayatan University, which is the parent organisation of Radio Narad, meets around sixty percent of the annual expenses of the CRS. The CRS strives to acquire the remaining funds through the means of paid collaborative ventures with other organisations. 

Number of listeners and Potential Outreach:  Radio Narad has an active listener base of approximately 60,000 listeners. 

Major Concerns in the Community: The major concerns in the target community include need for better educational infrastructure, illiteracy, health issues, unemployment, poverty, and lack of hygiene and adequate sanitation facilities.