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Home broadcast service transforms village
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-01-24 09:06
A 70-year-old farmer founded his very own radio station which broadcasts from
his home, a village in Wuming, Guangxi Zhuang. And since it went on air the
station has brought about a dramatic change to village life by helping to
educate locals and give them a sense of community.
Huang came up with the idea of setting up a radio station a year ago,
following a spate of crimes in and around the village. He bought the necessary
equipment then set about making programmes, broadcasting the latest news on
State policy, agricultural technology, general news and the good deeds of
locals.
To fund his radio station Huang raises ducks and grows fruit trees. He also
receives help from locals, the majority of whom wholeheartedly support his brave
move.
The impact of the radio station has been considerable and is changing the
atmosphere of the village, making it more of a community, reports the Nanning
Daily.
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