Radio Kairan 96.4 Mhz
Radio Kairan 96.4 Mhz
For, by and of the community, based in Bamti-Bhandar-2, Ramechhap, aims to inform, educate, entertain, and persuade indigenous peoples and local communities living in the remote Himalayas in the language they speak and understand.
Brief Information of Radio
- Name of Station : Radio Kairan FM 96.4 Mhz
- Address : Bamti-Bhandar, 2, Umakunda Rural Municipality, Ramechhap, some 2750 meter height from sea level, way to go Mt. Everest
- Establishment date : License obtained date: May, 2, 2012, radio broadcasting date : September, 16, 2013
- Type of ownership (NGO or co-operative) : NGO called Inclusive Media Foundation
- Transmission Capacity : 100 watt
- Coverage area : 4-districts- Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga, Solukhumbu, Dolakha
- No. of listeners: 600,000 villagers living in village where there is no access of internet and telephone
- Broadcast hours per day : 18 hours
- Number of staff : 4 full time (2 female, 2 male)
- Number of radio board : 7 (all are Indigenous (3 Female 4 male)
- Number of volunteers Male/Female : 7 volunteers, 3 female, 4 males
- Number of local languages broadcast : 5 languages (Nepali, English, Sherpa, Sunuwar and Tamang)