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Published in Event Xpress
Those who think video killed the radio star have never tuned into Radio Mewat. It is through this community radio initiative in Haryana’s Mewat district that Archana Kapoor gives backward communities a chance to speak and be heard.

Published in Hindustan Times on 1 June 2020
It is a sweltering afternoon and Imran Khan has just started another episode of ‘Corona Se Jang, Radio Mewat Ke Sang’, a live programme, in his thick Mewati accent.

Published in Times of India on 20 April 2020
NUH: In this age of technology, it is the humble wireless that’s proving to be the vaccine against misinformation in Nuh, which has reported 57 cases of Covid-19 so far.

Published in The Hindu on 16 May 2020
The Haryana district, accounting for more than one-fourth of the State’s active cases in the second week of April, now has seven under-treatment patients left, which is less than 2% of the State tally of 360 cases.

Published in IAWRT in April 2020
Mewat has one of the lowest media penetration in the country, but a high mobile phone penetration, which also doubles up as a potent radio listening-tool.

Published in The New Indian Express on 27 March 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has further strained the resources of the CR stations, said N A Shah Ansari, president community radio association.

Published in The Hindu on 24 February 2018
Whether it’s handling harassment complaints or conducting tuition classes for children, community radio is riding a new wave of growth

Published in amity.edu December 2016
Dec – 2016
With different purposes of its inception around the globe, community radio, with its unique participatory and
democratic characteristics, has brought some of the revolutionary changes at ground-level.

Published in The Hindu on 6 August 2012
Local communities find solutions on the radio

Published in Independent on 27 April 2012
A traditional Muslim farming community is turning to the local radio station for advice on everything from sowing crops to health