Radio Shivamogga @ 90.8MHz.

Contact Person: Shri. Janardhana GL 

Broadcasting Language: Kannada, English, Hindi, Tulu, Kodava, Konkani, Lambani, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam & Urdu 

Genesis: Kodachadri Integrated Development Society established Radio Shivamogga in 2022 as the first community radio station in the Malenadu region. The station focuses on primary and higher education, and empowering communities to address their needs. The CRS aims to be the voice of every community member and provide them a platform to express their concerns and aspirations. 

Thematic Focus:  The major focus area of Radio Shivamogga is education, which the CRS broadly categorised into primary, higher education and community-level education; the CRS also emphasises the importance of traditional learning systems. The other focus areas inclcude environment, health, promoting local languages, culture and art. 

Sustainable Development Goals: Radio Shivamogga broadly focuses its work on the following SDGs:  

SDG 2: Zero Hunger

SDG 4:Quality Education   

SDG 5: Gender Equality 

SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation 

SDG-7- Affordable & Clean Energy

SDG-8- Decent Work & Economic Growth

SDG-13- Climate Action

SDG-16- Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Primetime Programmes: Pramila Prapancha, Kalika Samaya, Gandhi Oodu, and Dr. Ambedkar Literature are some of the primetime programmes at Radio Shivamogga. Pramila Prapancha is a phone-in programme where women participants talk about their issues and share their experiences and suggestions to one another. Kalika Samaya is a programme that discusses contemporary issues at different stages of education. Gandhi Oodu and Dr. Ambedkar Literature are programmes based on the thoughts and philosophies of these stalwarts of the nation. 

Innovations in format or any other way: The CRS has designed a special intervention programme known as College Katte where it visits nearby educational institutions and interacts with students, faculty and staff to discuss their concerns and aspirations. 

The CRS also has its own web radio application which helps it engage with its young listeners.

Core Team: The core team at Radio Shivamogga is constituted by the Station Director, Station Coordinator, Station Manager, Technical Coordinator and radio jockeys. The core team is supported by an expert panel of professionals from different areas such as finance, healthcare, education, journalism etc. This panel regularly shares inputs that help programme conceptualisation at the CRS.

Major Projects Undertaken: The CRS has engaged in many projects in collaboration with different organisations and some of them are listed here – COVID-19 Awareness programme in collaboration with CRA, New Delhi; Amrutha Arogya programme for Gram Panchayats in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka; and, Nali Kali Vidhya Pravesha – a programme for teachers to prepare them for the upcoming academic year in association with DIET.  

Sustainable Strategies: Radio Shivamogga is funded by its parent organisation and the CRS also creates its own revenue through the different partner projects it engages in. The CRS aspires to be a self-sustained entity in the near future. 

Number of listeners and Potential Outreach: With a potential outreach of more than 5 lakh people, the CRS caters to more than 50,000 people through its broadcast services and another 20,000 listeners through its web radio app.

Major concerns in the Community: The major needs in the community are skill development and training programmes that will boost the employment prospects of the community members, knowledge dissemination of welfare schemes, and better health and educational infrastructure.