Civil Rádió
Civic & Social Organization - Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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About the Foundation for Civil Radio:The Foundation for Civil Radio was established in Budapest in 1993 to support and popularize the cause of non-governmental and non-profit radio broadcasting. In addition, it was established to operate a local radio station in Budapest for the same purpose. More than a hundred associations, foundations and institutes joined the program initiated by the four founders: the Association of Community Developers, the Open Training Association, the Hungarian Institute of Social Workers and the Lágymányos Public House. Since 1994, Civil Radio has had six periodic programs through which a group of volunteers could get technical experience in the field with support from media experts. At the same time, a parallel program structure has been developed to complement this work. This includes the characteristic features of a community radio, the hallmark which distinguishes Civil Radio from commercial and public service radios. An outstanding feature of Civil Radio is its unique effort to encourage the civil society and the grassroots movements in Budapest and to publicize their work.About programmingCivil Radio broadcasts programs on the life of common city squares where morning and evening walkers, homeless people, bus drivers and street musicians can be heard. We have a program that focuses on different districts and quarters of Budapest through outdoor recordings which are then brought back to the studio for editing. While preparing it, we visit these districts to find interesting topics, communities and organizations. It is very important for us to focus on local matters, events and values. Mainly, we would like to introduce those people who are not famous or well-known, but whose everyday activities are good examples of solidarity, appreciation, identification with others and are involved in the protection of local values.
