The MaharajaSayajirao University of Baroda launched its Online Radio Station - ‘Sayaji FM’. The RJ Yogesh Jangir said
that the radio will give a new voice to the M. S. University students. At
present the university jingles, pre-recorded social messages and a few Hindi
songs are played on the radio but in a few days all activities on the campus
will go on air.
With little help coming from M S
University authorities, two former university students have decided to take
forward their dream of having the university’s own community radio station
(CRS) by launching an Internet radio and a mobile-based application to access
the radio, called “Sayaji FM”. It
can be streamed live on both web and mobile platform.
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RJ YogeshJangir,
26, first tried to give shape his dream of starting a CRS for MSU students in
2011, when he was pursuing his B.Sc. Geology. RJ Yogesh started learning to
build a radio transmitter from video tutorials on the Internet. He then
developed a 1.5 watt radio transmitter which could transmit signals within
one-two kilometers.
Playing the radio jockey himself, RJ
Yogesh recorded a few poetries, a collection of information related to
students, posted on the department notice board and relayed them through his
makeshift transmitter first on January 13, 2011. A former radio jockey, RJ Raaj Khidia collaborated on the
project.
“I carried the transmitter on the
terrace of the Geology department of the university and started broadcasting on
a small range of frequencies. We ran the service from 09:00am to 06:00pm daily
for around a year and then disbanded it, considering that transmitting this way
could be illegal. When we started the radio, we received an appreciation letter
from the VC” said RJ Yogesh.
When he was pursuing his M.Sc. Petroleum
Geology, his radio station also drew the attention of syndicate members of the
university, who discussed about having a CRS for the MSU which could be relayed
on a 50 watt transmitter. RJ Yogesh and RJ Raaj were also offered a studio
space above the H.M. Library.
Now, after completion of his study, the
community radio is in its newest avatar in the form of Sayaji FM, which can be accessed here, or can be downloaded as
an App from Radio.Net or TuneIn on any smartphone.
“Sayaji
FM RJs will be seen interacting with the young crowd and playing
interesting games for all working days in the MSU campus. Sayaji FM team will also conduct RJ Hunt in MSU campus to select RJs from MSU students and various
competitions, i.e. Singing Competition etc.,
to bring out the hidden talent of students. We’ll focus on exploring hidden
talent of students. It will be a big platform for talented students.” RJ Yogesh
added.
Sayaji FM will also set up the
radio booth in campus to provide round the clock educational information, entertainment
by playing variety of announcements and music played on air. Sayaji FM will also conduct RJ Hunt
where the winner will get a chance to co-host the show some on air shows LIVE
from the MSU campus.
Speaking on the occasion, RJ Yogesh
said "It is our endeavor to get associated with this high energy college
festivals. This will give us a better chance to interact and integrate with the
young students - who are our core target listeners. We would ensure that we
provide non-stop contests, announcements, entertainment etc to not only the
students but also to all the listeners who would be hearing us."
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How to access Sayaji FM on
smartphone?
Just click Radio.Net or TuneIn (or
directly go to Play Store / App Store and search for “rad.io” or “TuneIn Radio”) > Install “rad.io” or “TuneIn Radio”
App in your smartphone (Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, iPod, iPad, Samsung
Bada or Blackberry Phone) > Using the search option, search “Sayaji FM” and play it > Enjoy Sayaji FM, 24x7, worldwide. (You may
save or bookmark Sayaji FM as via
the rad.io or TuneIn Radio App just so you don’t have to search for it again
every time you open the TuneIn Radio application.)
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How
to access Sayaji FM on PC/Laptop?
Just click here to download an App (205
bytes only) for PC/Laptop, copy it on PC/Laptop’s desktop and open downloaded
file (sayajifm.m3u) with any media
player (prefer VLC media player).
Stream Sayaji FM directly in your browser, just click here (bookmark this for easy
access in future).
Facing problem? Contact RJ Yogesh at +919510868308.
