Radio Jagaran goes on air on Monday

Kathmandu, December 13— Radio Jagaran 93.6 MHz is all set to go on air from Monday, 17 December 2007 at 1:00 PM from its own premises in Butwal 11 in Kalika Nagar. The ceremony of launching of the radio station will be attended by guests including some of the distinguished leaders and representatives from the Seven Party Alliance, Civil Society and the diplomatic community as well.

Radio Jagaran 93.6 MHZ is the only community F.M. radio station among all the 165 F.M. radio stations in Nepal that is owned and managed by Dalits and the excluded community. Therefore this F.M. is aimed to be a model F.M. that will represent the excluded groups in all their functioning mechanisms as well as it will raise their issues.

Radio Jagaran 93.6 MHZ was initiated by Jagaran Media Center (JMC), which was established by Dalit journalists in 2000 to combat caste-based discrimination and promote social inclusion and justice for the Dalits. Since its inception, JMC has implemented various programs to raise awareness at the local, national and international level.

JMC uses various media, including radio, television, and print media, to achieve its goals. Some of JMC’s ongoing activities include: “Katwal,” a community radio program; “Dalan”, a 25 episode awareness-raising soap opera; the well-known JMC E-bulletin, an electronic newsletter; the Dalit Human Rights Monitoring Program; and journalism trainings for Dalits. In addition, JMC runs a Dalit Resource Center and organizes a Face-to-Face program that facilitates discussions between people from the Dalit community, government officials, and civil society on Dalit issues.