Radio MGIRI

Language: Marathi, Hindi.

Genre: community.

Broadcast Timing:

• 6.00 AM- 10.00 AM
• 1.00 PM - 5.00 PM
• 5.00 PM- 9.00 PM

Broadcast Hours: 12 hours

Format: Some ofthe innovations are reflected in the the programmes with the use of formats like interviews,talks, discussions, dramas, bhajans, folk songs and music.

MGIRI (Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation) is a national institute underthe Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India. Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialisation has been working with a vision to accelerate the process ofrural industrialisation in the country along the lines ofthe Gandhian vision of creating sustainable village economies by upgrading the products ofrural industry so thatthey gain wide acceptability in the local and global market. The radio station was established to promote rural entrepreneurship and village industries.

The thematic focus is on health awareness, legal literacy, rural entrepreneurship, village industries development, agriculture, health, sanitation, hygiene, women empowerment and education.

• First air date: 2013
• Frequency: 90.4 FM
• Country: India, Maharashtra, Wardha