NIVH Hello Doon @ 91.2 FM

Contact Person: Ms. Chetna Gola

Broadcasting Language: Hindi, English, Garhwali & Kumaoni

Genesis: The community radio 91.2 NIVH Hello Doon was established in 2012 to produce quality content and broadcast awareness programmes for the general masses. It covers national and international events, policies, and government programmes for PwDs. Since 2012, the station has significantly supported accessibility and awareness campaigns. The content of the radio stations is designed to promote education, entertainment, and empowerment of persons with visual impairments. The station broadcasts over 300 programmes annually, including inspirational stories, Divyangta-Ek Alag Nazariya, Kitab Se, and Jazba-E-Doon, with the motto “By Divyangjan, For Divyangjan, About Divyangjan.” The station also hosts jingles, features, radio dramas, and talk shows highlighting various schemes, programmes, and policies of the Indian government.

Thematic Focus:  As a model community radio station, NIVH Hello Doon aims to develop skills-and-training programmes for PwDs and PwVIs in radio broadcasting, promoting awareness of radio programme production and broadcasting. The station showcases the talents of Divyangjan through programmes like “Hunar Ko Mili Disha” on social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Additionally, The CRS also produced & broadcasted awareness programmes in order to create an enabling environment for social inclusion of the PwDs in all fields of life by providing equal opportunities to boost confidence in PwDs.

Sustainable Development Goals: NIVH Hello Doon focuses on the following SDGs:

SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 5: Gender Equality

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

SDG 16: Peace Justice and Strong Institution

Primetime Programmes: The popular primetime programmes at NIVH Hello Doon are Aao Bachhon Sune Kahani, and Jazba-E-Doon/Atithi @ NIVH Hello Doon. Aao Bachhon Sune Kahani is a radio programmefor students from classes I-VI in which stories from Panchtantra & other prominent books are narrated. Jazba-E-Doon/Atithi@NIVH Hello Doon programmes focus on interviews of prominent personalities of Dehradun, guests or staff of NIEPVD. Sponsored programmes from NCERT are being run in order to educate the PwVIs through audio lectures on different subjects from Class 1 to 12.  

Innovations in format or any other way: In order to create awareness and dissemination of accurate information about various programmes and schemes of Govt. of India for PwDs, NIVH Hello Doon takes the initiative with the help of Community Radio Association Uttarakhand and other Community Radio Stations across the country by organising programmes like competitions, orientation programmes on disability-related topics through community radio stations across the nation. 

The CRS is also active on all major social media platforms. 

Core Team: The core team of the CRS comprises the Director, Programme Producer, Sound Recordist, Transmission Assistant, and interns. The Programme Producer looks after the content, the sound recordist assists with the technical issues, and the Transmission Assistant curates the playlist with the content that the team produces. 

Major Projects Undertaken: The CRS has been a part of various projects in association with reputed international organisations like UNICEF for initiatives like Poshan Ki Potli & COVID Campaign. The CRS has also provided services to ministries/institutions like the Ministry of Health, Ministry of External Affairs, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), UP Board,  and Ambedkar Foundation (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment).

Sustainable Strategies: The institute is an autonomous body and receives technical and financial support from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, which meets around eighty percent of the annual expenses. Apart from this, the strategy of the CRS is to be self-sufficient and draw the rest 20 percent of its budget by means of collaborative projects with leading NGOs and government departments.   

Number of listeners and Potential Outreach: The CRS covers the city of Dehradun within its broadcast range and has an outreach potential of nearly 5,78,000. The CRS has an active listener base of nearly 60,000 listeners.

Major Concerns in the Community: The major needs/areas of concern within the community are inequality, lack of inclusive approach, and lack of awareness regarding opportunities and schemes being run by the government. It would be a great help to have more interventions from the local bodies and schemes from different organisations and government bodies.