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Radio for the voiceless » February 16, 2010
Naresh Newar/Panos Radio South Asia
Community radio has gradually grown up to become the best form of journalism in addressing the most neglected social and development issues in the country. Today there are more than 130 community radios operating in most of the country's 75 districts -reaching out to a majority of the rural population which make up nearly 80 percent of the country's 28 million population. Over the years, Nepal has become an international model for community radio broadcasting. But despite the success, community radio broadcasters are faced with lot of challenges to run their day-to-day operation due to financial constraints and lack of enough skilled manpower in their work. Naresh Newar from Panos Radio South Asia travelled outside the capital city to prepare this report. (16:00)
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