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