No proposal to allow news on community radio stations

NEW DELHI: There is no proposal at present to permit community radio stations to broadcast news, even as the government has decided to permit FM radio stations in Phase III to carry All India Radio on ?as is where is? basis.

Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said that community radio stations are required to preserve all programmes broadcast by the CRS for three months from the date of broadcast, for purposes of monitoring.

Nothing should be included in the programmes that may amount to attack on religions or result in promoting communal disharmony.

Any violations of the Programme or Advertising Codes can suo moto be placed by the Ministry before the Inter-Ministerial Committee.