the University Campus Radio and TV Station.

Supervision and involvement in idea &

production of quality programs and promos of life skills
the station.
Co-ordination of talent inputs for production educational information

Tuning in to University
of programs and assign to those involved in
production of program. development motivation
Maintaining archives of the programs for a

Campus Radio &

mandatory period of three months as required entertainment
by law.
Ensure that the content on the radio station is communication skills

Campus TV in Bangladesh
within the framework of the guidelines issued
for Online Mass Media Policy (Draft), Ministry media environment
of Information
Co-ordinate, maintenance and upkeep of the community issue
radio studio and equipment on a regular basis.
Prepare annual performance reports to be building awareness
submitted to the University Campus Radio and
TV Advisory Council. hands-on training

Production Staff: access to information

Programs shall essentially be produced by the Preamble: designed to serve only a specific
students of the Department of Mass We, the members of University of well-defined local community and campus,
promote open and diverse media
Communication and Journalism and other ———————— do establish and maintain d. It shall have an ownership and
departments. However, the university will University Campus Radio and Campus TV management structure that is reflective of
strive to train as many members of the station as a campus organization and adopt the community that the UCRT seeks to
community as possible in production of this guideline. serve.
programs for broadcast.
Name: e. Programs for broadcasting shall be relevant
Committees: to the educational, developmental, social
The official name of this organization shall be and cultural needs and intended for
Committees may be established with duties University Campus Radio & Campus TV
outlined by the University Campus Radio and necessary information sharing and
driving progress towards the UN referred to hereafter as “UCRT”
TV Advisory Council as deemed necessary by enabling the communal harmony in the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) society.
it. Only a regular member of the University Basic Principles/Non Negotiable:
Campus Radio and TV Advisory Council may
human rights Any Community or Campus Radio or Campus Purpose:
be appointed to chair a committee and is
TV Station must be able to satisfy and adhere University Campus Radio & Campus TV
empowered to call regular and special
to the following principles: broadcasting have three primary purposes:
committee meetings and document the freedom of expression
proceedings to report to the University a. The basic objective of the Campus Radio & • To provide quality on-air programming for
Campus Radio and TV Advisory Council Campus TV broadcasting would be to serve universities and its coverage area,
respecting cultural the cause of the campus and community in
The committees may generally be convened to • To involve the community members
the service area of the University Campus
look into any grievances, programming (student/teacher/faculties and
gender equity Radio & Campus TV.
content, promotion of the radio station, communities) it seeks to serve through
technology inputs/ up-gradation etc. b. It shall be unambiguously proved as a activities, programs, special events, and
quality education for all ‘non-profit’ organization or an institution community services,
and shall intend to provide the service to
the local community. • To provide training and experience to its
respecting linguistic diversity community members so they can involve
c. The University Campus Radio & Campus themselves in program production and
TV(UCRT) shall be operated by and shall be skills about state of art of broadcasting
University Campus Radio & Campus TV has People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Composition of the University Campus operation and to provide guidance with
the following aims and objectives: Radio and TV Advisory Council (UCRTAC): respect to expenditure of funds held for the
University Campus Radio & Campus TV (UCRT)
To bring life skills and educational The University Campus Radio and TV Advisory benefit of the universities.
shall establish and maintain a cooperative
information, development motivation & relationship with the University Council (UCRTAC) shall have the The University Campus Radio and TV Advisory
entertainment programming to the Administration, students, surrounding Vice-Chancellor or his nominee as the Council (UCRTAC) has the power to make all
universities students. community, and broadcasting industry. It shall Chairperson. The University Campus Radio guidelines, rules and regulations including the
broadcast primarily through the ONLINE basis and TV Advisory Council shall be convened to ones not specifically outlined in this
To provide a platform to the students to build
then Campus Radio & Campus TV will start meet, at least once in a semester by the Faculty constitution, and shall create and update a set
their communication skills and give them
regular broadcast when government allocates In-charge, selected from among the faculty of bylaws that reflects the rules mentioned, in
exposure to a working media environment.
and hence allows airwaves. members of the Department of Mass and only if in accordance with the
The Campus Radio & Campus TV Station also Communication and Journalism or the constitution.
act as a Community Broadcasting centre Funding for University Campus Radio & concerned person in charge of the
addressing community issues and building Campus TV shall be obtained from Universities department. Guideline shall be used to govern the
awareness about them. and any acceptable legal means available to programming, production, broadcast,
Campus Radio & Campus TV. The Head of the Department of Mass moderation of programs and staff members
The Campus Radio & Campus TV Station also Communication and Journalism/ in charge of and programming and production
provides hands-on training to students and Governance: Custodian the department will be a member secretary of participants, as the University Campus Radio
teachers engaged in media. It trains them in the University Campus Radio and TV. It shall and TV Advisory Council deems necessary for
The Department of Mass Communication and
various aspects of broadcasting programmes also have the Station Co-coordinator, who is its appointed term of governance. Bylaws may
Journalism, University of Universities or any
like, sound production, editing, script writing in-charge of the day-do-day affairs of the be implemented, repealed or altered by a
other department shall be the custodian of
and anchoring. station, as a Special Invitee on its board. 2/3-quorum vote of the Council. Bylaws may be
(UCRT), which is university property and shall
The Campus Radio & Campus TV Station shall be guided by a University Campus Radio and Besides these, the University Campus Radio reviewed with each newly nominated
advocate for access to information and TV Advisory Council (UCRTAC). and TV shall have as members from among the University Campus Radio and TV Advisory
communication, and promote open and communities that it serves and faculty Council.
The department shall maintain an inventory of members of the university. The University
diverse media.
equipment at the radio station and will Campus Radio and TV Advisory Council Faculty in-charge:
It shall promote dialogue for driving progress co-ordinate the functioning of the radio (UCRTAC) may, from time to time, co-opt The Head of the Department of Mass
towards the UN Sustainable Development station. The University Campus Radio and TV members of the student community to assist it Communication & Journalism/ in -charge
Goals (SDGs), incorporate interrelated works Advisory Council (UCRTAC) and all in running the affairs of the radio station. department shall nominate a Faculty In-charge
mentioned in the National Five Years Plan, and participating members in the programming,
of the Radio Station.
other policies. production and broadcast of programs shall The objectives and purposes of the
uphold this bylaw and execute all provisions University Campus Radio and TV Advisory The Faculty In-charge will be responsible for
It would also focus on Creating inclusive
set forth by it. Council (UCRTAC) include: the overall functioning of the radio station as
knowledge societies and empower university
To assist in the development of University per the policies laid down by the Government
communities by increasing access to The Department of Mass Communication and
Campus Radio and TV’s Annual and strategic of Bangladesh in line with National
information and knowledge in line with Journalism or in charge department shall do
plan and to provide guidance for its Broadcasting Policy and Online Mass Media
protecting human rights, freedom of what is necessary to ensure
implementation; Policy (draft) and the Universities rule and
expression; universal access to information smooth functioning of the
regulations.
and knowledge; respecting cultural and radio and television station To review existing
linguistic diversity; gender equity and quality including hiring the services for the S/he shall also be responsible for drawing up
education for all. necessary staff as per purpose of annual budget estimates for the maintenance,
University regulations. It improving the upkeep & up-gradation of the radio station
It shall reinforcerights & obligation,
will also be responsible and same and to from time to time. As the member secretary of
countering radicalization and extremism
accountable for maintaining provide guidance for the University Campus Radio and TV Advisory
through the various programmes run by
proper operations, the development of Council, she shall also be responsible of
University Campus Radio & Campus TV Station
maintenance, and conducting new services; presenting the annual report to the University
Structure: operations of The University Campus Radio and TV Advisory Council.
Campus Radio and TV To be an advocate for
University Campus Radio & Campus TV will be Advisory Council (UCRTAC) University Campus Radio and Station Co-coordinator:
a localized community campus station broadcasts. TV throughout its geographic The University Campus Radio and TV Advisory
operated in compliance with the Online Mass coverage area; and To develop Council shall appoint a Campus Radio/Campus
Media Policy (Draft) on 31 August, 2015 by additional sources of funding for TV Station Co-coordinator who will be
Ministry of Information, Government of the University Campus Radio and TV’s responsible for the day-to-day functioning of