Region 5

95.1 Mhz RADYO KASANGGAYAHAN COMMUNITY FM
SORSOGON STATE COLEGE SORSOGON CITY, SORSOGON

History

On 4 November MQ Mediazone Productions facilitated the forging of a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Nutrition Council (NNC), Sorsogon State College (SSC), and the Sorsogon Broadcasting Cooperative (SBC) to put up a Nutriskwela community radio station, now known as 95.1 Mhz Radyo Kasanggayahan Community FM. Kasanggayan is a Bicolano word which broadly describes tranquility, happiness, and prosperity in life.

SSC is one of the oldest trade schools in the Philippines. The College is a center of excellence where four vocational schools in the province are integrated. Each of the four campuses located in strategic municipalities of the province cater to particular field of expertise like, Teacher Education and Food Technology Management, Agriculture and Agriculture Based Technology, Business and Information and Communication Technology and Fisheries Technology and Resource Development.

The SBC is a new federation of media practitioners in the city. The group’s aim is to encourage broadcast journalists to engage in and support developmental communications, and help in information dissemination and education campaigns on social development advocacies. The SBC also aims to capacitate hopeful community broadcasters and journalists through transfer of technology.

The NNC-SSC-SBC MOA was signed by NNC Executive Director, Assistant Secretary Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, SSC President Dr. Antonio Fuentes, Ed.D., and SBC President Mr. Ismael Lopez.

The alliance between the SSC and the SBC is ideal in carrying out the NNC’s advocacy on malnutrition eradication and prevention.

The Radyo Kasanggayahan broadcast studio is located at SSC Main Campus Admission Building.

Hands-on-Training

A training-workshop was conducted 6-8 December 2010. The 33 participants included representatives from civic action groups, teachers and professors, farmers’ cooperative representatives, local radio broadcasters, barangay social and health workers, religious leaders, peace and order officers, fire brigade, as from the LGU.

The 3-day schedule of activities covered detailed presentations on Radio Community Broadcasting with emphasis on broadcasting tools and their actual applications, including writing for news, radio plugs, reporting and a discussion on the Broadcast Code of Ethics. Test broadcasts were held simultaneously with the hands-on training

After the training-workshop, the participants elected from among themselves officers to the Community Radio Council (CRC).

The Radyo Kasanggayahan CRC officers are:

CHAIRMAN: RUBEN DE MATA
VICE –CHAIRMAN: MARIGRACE CARRETERO
SECRETARY: GRACE JARDIN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

1. ALICE LOPEZ
2. JOCELYN NOORA
3. ANNABEL MANGA
4. MICHAEL JOHN JAMORA
5. TOMAS HAYAG
6. JULIUS FAJARDO
7. ANTONINO LABRADOR
8. ENARME DIONEDA

Meanwhile, the station personnel are:

STATION MANAGER: ISMAEL LOPEZ
RADIO TECHNICIAN: FERDINAND DARIA
RADIO STAFF:
JINKY BAILON
MARY JANE CAMPOSANO
ROLAND JEBULLAN
LAUREN MARINDA
GLENN SENTES