KOCHI: Governor Arif Mohammad Khan inaugurated Kochi’s first community FM radio station, Radio Kochi 90FM, at Ernakulam St Teresa’s College (STC) on Friday.
Khan said that radio as a media can play a great role in creating awareness against social evils like dowry. He expressed the hope that radio would help to achieve STC founder Mother Teresa’s dream of women empowerment.
“Radio continues to be popular even in the time of internet. The radio station would enable students to involve in the lives of the community around the college,” said the Governor.
The inaugural function was presided over by Kochi corporation mayor M Anil Kumar. Hibi Eden MP delivered the keynote speech.
Mahatma Gandhi University VC Sabu Thomas; Muthoot Pappachan Group director Thomas George; STC manager and director of Radio Kochi 90 FM Sr Vinitha; STC principal Lizzy Mathew and STC English department head and deputy director of Radio Kochi 90 FM Latha Nair R also spoke at the function.
The focus areas of the FM station are coastal area management and significance, climate change and food security, environment and sustainability, disaster management, education, empowerment of women and children, health and nutrition/hygiene, energy management and sustainable energy, promotion of science and technology, promotion of arts and culture, skill development and livelihood and agriculture and farming.
