CBSE Advances Community Radio Station Plan with Licence Application

Stakeholder consultations are scheduled over the next six months followed by financial planning to shape NCERT-aligned programming

Overview

CBSE’s Governing Body approved in August the establishment of a low-power community radio station to boost educational outreach for students, teachers and stakeholders
The board will file a community radio licence application in the coming months under India’s third-tier broadcasting framework
Consultative meetings with stakeholders and technical experts are slated over six months to refine the licence application and programming structure
Financial planning is under way to assess budgetary implications before defining detailed broadcasting modalities after licence procurement
The new station will build on Shiksha Vani’s library of roughly 400 NCERT-aligned podcasts to deliver live, locally relevant educational content