Radio Kokan @ 90.4 FM

Contact Person: Mr. Yuvraj Mohite

Broadcasting Language: Marathi, Hindi and local languages

Genesis: Radio Kokan was established in 2022 by the Janniva organisation. The CRS was established with a vision to improve the chances of education, farming, dalit-women empowerment and provide guidance to youth in the community. The CRS focuses on issues that concern the local community to bring about crucial policy changes to ensure the well-being of the community.  

Thematic Focus: The focus area of intervention of the CRS has majorly been quality education, dalit-women empowerment, self-employment, agriculture, sustainable livelihood, and professional growth. 

Sustainable Development Goals: Radio Kokan is dedicated to achieving the following goals:

SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 5: Gender Equality

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 13: Climate Action

Primetime Programmes:  The primetime programmes of Radio Kokan are Great-Bhet, Abhyas Varg, PeekPani, Nave Prayog, Samvidhan Shala, Mahila Manch, Tarunai and Prabodhan. Great-Bhet are interviews with important personalities from various fields and their success stories. Abhyas Varg and Tarunai are educational programmes for school children, developed in various formats to make academic subjects and concepts interesting. PeekPani is an agricultural programme that focuses on organic methods, new farming techniques, and government welfare schemes for farmers.  

 Innovations in format or any other way: The CRS partners with social and cultural groups for narrowcasting programmes and sharing critical information with the community. The CRS also runs awareness campaigns and organises social events in the community. 

Core Team: The staff at Radio Kokan is presently five strong; it includes the Station Director, Station Manager, Organiser, and technical personnel. The CRS also has a panel of nine members to review the programmes. The CRS hires anchors and resource persons for the development and delivery of its programmes. 

The CRS organises youth camps on personality development and career guidance. It is also partnering with local organisations to improve the state of schools in the area. 

Major Projects Undertaken: After frequent instances of floods and landslides in the area, the CRS has worked on many initiatives to raise awareness on environmental issues, with the Forest Department and NGOs.  

 Sustainable Strategies: Radio Kokan is financially and technically supported  by its parent organisation, Janniva. It also tries to generate revenue through the means of paid collaborative ventures with other organisations. 

Number of listeners and Potential Outreach: The CRS covers 26 villages and a town within its broadcast limits. The area has a total population of nearly 1,25,000 people.

Major concerns in the Community: Illiteracy or lack of educational facilities, health concerns and lack of adequate healthcare infrastructure, and unemployment are major concerns in the community. The community members are unable to draw benefits out of social welfare schemes due to lack of awareness. New schemes are needed to support farmers and the agricultural sector. Lack of environment-friendly industrial policies pose a serious threat to ecological balance