The State of Radio looks at licensing, the FM spectrum and the much touted de-merger now allowed in India, some community radio action, as well as a promised look at the Literacy Bridge’s portable recording device and what it’s for.

This week, I’m looking at the status quo of licensing in the FM sphere in India, earning reports from the UK, two community radio initiatives online and a fun exhibit in Mumbai - all the radio stories worth checking out from the last week.

This week, I’m looking at a governmental/community radio stations that are coming in India, a noble initiative by Radio Mirchi to do some audio CSR for blind kids, reports on Q2 advertising revenues in Canada and India, as well as the purported ban on music in Mumbai cars - all the radio stories worth checking out from the last week.