Community Radio in India
Award
$200,000
Winner
Organization
University of Waterloo
Location
Summary
This project will connect rural radio stations to the Internet by using new software
and computer-based FM transmitters. The innovations will significantly reduce the cost of creating the stations in India - from an estimated $50,000 to $2,500. India is issuing a new round of community radio station licenses, so the proposal is timely. The effort will start by helping nonprofits already operating in India launch radio stations.
Winner Bio
Aaditeshwar Seth is a Ph.D. candidate with the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research is focused on low-cost wireless communication infrastructures for rural areas, including developing hardware and software for starting radio stations in rural areas. He earned his BTech degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India, in 2002. Prior to his Ph.D. work, Seth founded Kalzoom Technologies, an Indian software company. He also co-founded a student organization at the University of Waterloo that gives technical support to nonprofit organizations in India.
