Karachi University sets up its own FM Radio
KARACHI, June 27 2006: The University of Karachi is going to have its own FM radio, to be the first in any varsity of the province. To be installed at the Dr Feroze Ahmed Institute of Mass Communication with a cost of Rs 2.7 million, the radio station would have a transmission circumference of 14km. Project Director Sarwar Naseem said that the Mass Communication department would operate the FM radio and Professor Inam Bari would be the chief operating officer.
He further informed that the Pemra had awarded the license and assigned the frequency. The station can be tuned at FM 90.6. Sarwar Naseem said that the transmission tower had been installed at the Dr Feroze Ahmed Institute and the installations of equipment were under way. The radio would be in operation by mid July, he added. To a question, he said that the programmes produced by the students of the department would be broadcast on the channel.
“Our students are already producing programmed for different radio channels including Radio Pakistan and they would produce the programmes for FM 90.6,” he remarked. This would provide on-study training and experience to the students, which would help them in their careers afterwards. To another question, he said that initially the radio would broadcast programmes focussing education, current affairs, entertainment and music. He, however, informed that there would be no news programme in the first phase but soon the radio would be up graded to a complete channel.
It may be mentioned here that Mass Communication department is finally moving to Dr Feroze Ahmed Institute and classes of the new semester would be held at the new building. The project was initiated in 1995 when Dr Abdul Wahab was the vice chancellor. The then chairman of the department, Dr Mohammad Shams-ud-Din had inaugurated the project. Naseem informed that the construction of the institute remained abandoned for about seven years in between due to unavailability of funds. The project costing Rs 200 million would be ready by mid July.
Source: B.Recorder
Date:6/27/2006
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