"Though there shouldn't be any obstacle in terms of news, there will be no room for positive things if only the negative aspect is reported. ![]() We could also provide content to media in India," he said.įounded on December 3, 1941, the state-run radio station now offers its services in 63 languages that include some Chinese dialects.Īccording to Lou, as mainstream media, we have to be more objective while looking at things. Links could be exchanged, we could hold collective activities. "We could explore further in terms of exchange of news. ![]() Lou also expressed interest in introducing daily lives of Chinese to India audience by translating Chinese programmes. It is China's first multimedia English-language website optimised for mobile devices. We are interested in establishing a mechanism to share our resources, radio programmes, news," he said.ĬRI Mobile was officially launched in 2009. Talking to a group of visiting foreign journalists, CRI's South Asia Centre Director Lou Hongbing said he was looking towards mobile radio to facilitate communication with India. Headed by Zhao Jiang, the department comprises 18 members, including two Indians Maria Michael and Pushpa Ramani.īesides Tamil, CRI broadcasts in three other Indian languages - Hindi, Bengali and Urdu. ![]() The Tamil service of CRI was started in August 1963. This will establish our footing in the FM area there," she says. We are in talks with local FM stations in Tamil Nadu for distribution. In order to allow the listeners to relive the past, the service will broadcast retrospective programming, looking back at the changes in the country since 1958."We have already been broadcasting on shortwave in Tamil Nadu. We will build on that reputation, increasing our presence on media that is now far more heavily used than short wave and medium wave radio.” It was a staple in our upbringing, a household name. As the demand for TV and online access to news in Bangladesh expands, VOA’s Bangla service program offerings need to be on the platforms its audience already is most active.”Īccording to the Acting VOA Bangla Service Chief Satarupa Barua “VOA Bangla radio broadcasts have brought world events to its audiences since the days when radio was the primary news medium. Talking about this aspect, Lippman said: “Dozens of domestic television and radio stations compete for Bangla-speaking audiences, as well as an increasing number of digital sources. VOA’s shortwave radio transmissions from outside the borders were a lifeline to the Bangla-speaking population for independent news and information.”Īt present VoA’s shortwave radio audience is less than one per cent while on the other hand its social media audiences have grown significantly in recent years. Going down the memory lane, the Acting VoA Programming Director John Lippman said: “When VOA Bangla launched in January 1958, Bangladesh was known as ‘East Pakistan’ and it was a territory under martial law with no television or private radio. The reason being these platforms are being used very extensively by the VoA Bangla’s 16 million weekly audience members, as reported in Outlook India. While shutting down this platform, the broadcasting service willconcentrate on television and social media and expand its operations considerably. ![]() This is because the FM and shortwave radio transmissions of VoA would officially come to an end a day earlier, that is July 17. In a report in DhakaTribune, according to a media release, no news or programs in Bangla will be heard from the radio station from July 18. The transmission had become a habit for millions of listeners spread across Bangladesh and beyond, in the neighbouring India, with people in West Bengal, Assam and Tripura, tuning to it regularly. Voice of America Bangla will cease broadcasting from July 18Ĭome July 18, there will be no news or programmes that will be broadcast from Voice of America (VoA) Bangla.įollowing a journey of more than six decades, the VoA on July 13 made an announcement that they will be halting their radio service in Bangla.
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