RR 90FM Community Radio Station

Community radio is described as “for the people, of the people and by the people”. Our community radio preserves local culture and traditions and provides high-quality, informative, and entertaining content to listeners. Our community radio provides an open mic for people from communities who are often overlooked by other broadcast media. This is because we don’t chase the big audiences, instead we look for an audience made up of the people of the community. Radio Rishikesh 90FM community radio emphasises direct communication with the audience and puts community issues first & opportunity to express their diverse interests, concerns, and points of view..

Radio Rishikesh 90 FM is an initiative of Bhartiya Gramotthan Sanstha (BGS). BGS is involved in development of the community through various intervention and schemes of welfare as provided by various government and non-government departments for its beneficiaries. In connection to the above, BGS was permitted by Ministry of Information and Broadcast (MIB) for setting up a Community Radio Station (CRS) for the benefit of its beneficiaries and other audience in general in its project area. Radio Rishikesh will help in sharing information and creating awareness on different areas of concern like social issues, environmental issues, women related issues, educational topics etc. BGS has received all the mandatory permissions from local authorities and MIB for setting up the CRS in the premises of Bhartiya Gramotthan Sanstha. Radio Rishikesh has started functioning from 7th April 2023. Radio Rishikesh 90FM is a vital resource for building and sustaining community, standing ready to serve in times of emergency, airing locally relevant information and entertainment to listeners, creating a forum through which every voice can be heard and to allow them to participate in the development of their communities and contribute to building democratically resilient societies.

Radio Rishikesh 90 FM promotes an exchange of ideas that enriches people’s lives. Community radio is best described as “for the people, of the people and by the people”. Radio Rishikesh 90FM helps to preserve local culture and traditions. This ensures that the local culture and traditions of the community are continually being talked about, therefore, keeping them preserved. Our purpose is to amplify the voices of the excluded and marginalized through community media and sources, to support popular access to communications, and to defend and promote the development of community radio.