Kerala's first FM channel on education goes on air
It will be operating from the new building of Indira Gandhi National Open University in Kochi.
Gyanvani, the first educational FM channel in Kerala, which will be airing programmes on different courses, became operational from today.
It will be operating from the new building of Indira Gandhi National Open University in Kochi.
The channel would be different from other FM channels as it would have no advertisements, no repeat broadcast of the same dance or music, according to a press release from CP Rajasekharan, station director of the FM.
The broadcast went on air from 6am today with a special musical feature on 'Vishu' (Malayalam new year) and its relevance as a traditional festival of the keralites, the release said.
'We do not have any intention to compete with other FM stations', he said.
Programmes on post graduate diploma in audio programme production, post graduate diploma in Radio Prasaran and certificate course in Community Radio would also be offered.
Other programmes in the pipleine include Post graduate diploma in Plantation management and Post graduate Diploma in Teaching and Research in Management.