Establishment of Radio Voice of Cøllø FM

Details: Written/Submitted by Gwado Ador; Category: Community News; Published: 20 January 2009; Hits: 5458

Intro:

A nation without a voice is not an existing nation. A voice in this regards is media, for that mater, radio is an essential medium for the expression of feelings, grievances and a tool for the mobilization of resources.

Unlike the newspaper, radio is very cheap and accessible medium to every one without discrimination and irrespective of educational level. It is fast in dissemination of information to a wider range of people and most importantly, it has the potential to appeal to the sentiments of the people without any prejudices.

Cøllø people need now such an important medium than ever before; the areas of Cøllø which extends from Moumo to Tonga and across both sides of the River Nile needs proper protection from marauding communities who are causing terror, displacement in search for contemporary settlement a long the Nile at the expense of another regardless of history.

Therefore, Radio Voice of Cøllø is very important, and we must support it now!

Vision and Objectives

Links and mobilize Cøllø people to discuss issues pertaining to their survival, challenges and the way forward.
Encourages dialogue and reconciliation between Cøllø people on one hand, and other communities around Cøllø land on the other.
Promotion of Cøllø cultural institutions to enable them cop up with the demands and challenges of our time.

I’m hereby appealing to all Cøllø compatriots wherever they are to contribute what ever they could afford to make this Radio Voice of Cøllø a reality.

What do we have now available at hand?

A complete radio recording set for a studio.

No	Item	Mode	Cost
1-	Cassette and Cd’s deck recorder with amplifier	Max No. 144/ NL	US $ 10,000
2-	Audio system panel	Max No. 20 / NL	US $ 02,000
3-	Mixer denser	Max No. 45/ NL	US.$10,000
4-	6 Mics and head cops	Max No. 12/NL	US.$ 01,000
5-	2 Mini-disk recorder with 2 mics	No. NL	US.$ 01,500
6-	2 dynamic speakers	No. 553 / NL	US $ 01,000
	Total paid	SDG 51,000	US $ 25,500

What do we need from the individual members of Cøllø community to contribute?

No	Item	Mode	Cost
1-	A transmitter device	Italy or American	US $ 15,000
2-	Mass / Aerial	Special design/ material	US $ 10,000
3-	Venue / Station (hire property) 12 Months	Suitable in Malakal	US $ 12,000
4-	Specialist to install the station	(Non recurrent)	US $ 05,000
5-	A trainer	6 months contract	US $ 18,000
6-	Chief editor	12 months contract	US $ 12,000
7-	Reporters	2 vacancies for 12 months	US $ 14,400
8-	A technician	1 vacant position	US $ 07,800
9-	A guard / watchman	1 vacant position	US $ 02,400
10-	Running cost		US $ 20,000
11-	Contingencies		US $ 10,000
	Total	SDG 253,200	US $ 126,600