Radio Junagadh Janvani

This is the first community radio station set up and run by an agricultural university inGujarat. The station reaches to about nine lakh people ofJunagadh city and 45 surrounding villages including about 1.2 lakh members ofthe farming and rural community.

The majorthrust areas ofthis station are agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, agri-engineering and allied fields. The programmes are woven with interviews of progressive farmers and scientists, field stories on agriculture, women empowerment, child development, music, education, history, science, culture, health,rural development, youth development, careers and employment, personality development, and food and nutrition. Various formats are being used to make the programmes effective and participative.