Community Radio Sarang 107.8 FM broadcasts from St Aloysius College for 16 hours Despite Lockdown
Mangalore: Community Radio Sarang 107.8 FM, being broadcast from St Aloysius College (Autonomous), has been broadcasting programmes for 16 hours daily despite the lockdown for the last three weeks. During the lockdown the programming has been focused on Corona related issues. “We felt that as our listeners are locked down in their homes, it was important to not cut down on our broadcasting. Despite many hurdles, we have kept up our daily broadcasting for 16 hours and our listeners have been very appreciative of our efforts,” said director of Radio Sarang Dr (Fr) Melwyn Pinto SJ.
The station has particularly focused on COVID – 19 and related social and medical issues. As many as five doctors have come to the station for live phone-in programmes in the last two weeks and have answered listeners’ queries. There was also a live phone in programme with a counselor.
“Our district in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary also came to the station and interacted with our listeners. For the present, only one or two staff come daily and continue to produce programmes. We are also going to broadcast a yakshagana to create awareness on Corona. The yakshagana has been produced by Siribagilu Venkappayya Samskritika Pratishtana, Kasargod,” said Abhishek Shetty, a radio jockey at the station.
The staff members also went to the field to interact with the listeners and broadcast live their joys and sorrows. The station has an app available on google play-store and the programmes stream 24 hours.
