Young Indonesians Learn Broadcasting Basics in Radio 101 Course

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(May 13, 2011 – by Ralph Kurtenbach)

A nervous energy has 15 students of the Radio 101 course in Indonesia biting their fingernails before their final assessment—a 30-minute song request program performed before fellow students.

“People attending this course are young, most are new to radio,” wrote Janice Reid, a radio trainer in HCJB Global’s Asia Pacific Region. “A few do not even have stations of their own as yet.” A new initiative, Radio 101 was designed to serve as core training materials that senior announcers or station managers can eventually use in teaching new staff as announcers.

The course is part of a larger training program to equip Indonesian partners of HCJB Global Voice. After a year of radio experience, Radio 101 graduates may be invited to take part in the more advanced Radio 201.

Reid, along with Derek Kickbush and James Totton, led the course in western Indonesia May 3-11, expanding on the February 2011 pilot course in West Timor. After a thorough review of the February course, Radio 101 was revamped to train broadcasters with less than six months of experience.

Topics include theoretical subjects such as ethics, station policies and operating procedures, communication principles and upholding a station’s mission and vision. Blended with the theory were practical sessions such as use of studio equipment (something new for most participants), studio software and handling of telephone calls on the air.

Even after the students’ final project, their Radio 101 is not completed, according to Reid. “On their return to their workplace, students must demonstrate uptake of skills during the next three months before they receive their certificate,” she concluded. “In this way Radio 101 promotes the transfer of learning and connects the course with students’ local radio context.”

Christianity is a minority religion in Indonesia which is largely Muslim. In some areas risks can accompany the overt proclamation of the gospel. Reid observed, however, that, “the students remain determined to continue their training, and follow through with the goal of hosting radio programs for the sake of the gospel.”

Stories from Listeners

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Taken from HCJB Global’s “Voice and Hands” newsletter, November 2010…

From Nepal: “I am a 17-year-old high school girl who was living a normal life. Then I realized that I was struggling with sin issues and because of the program ‘Blessing Hour,’ I learned about Jesus. I kept listening and accepted Jesus as my Savior. I feel very blessed in my life.”

From India: “Please send me more information about Jesus. I want to know more and more about Him. I am also writing on behalf of my friends as we listen to your programs together.”

2010 – Two More Partner Stations Planted in Nepal with HCJB Global Voice’s Help

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Taken from HCJB Global’s “Voice and Hands” newsletter, November 2010…

An HCJB Global radio planter recently spent 10 days in a village of central Nepal with a local partner who heads a community outreach. His father was the first person in the village to commit his life to Christ back in the days when it was illegal to become a Christian in Nepal. This led to the family’s persecution.

But things are changing in Nepal. After centuries of being a Hindu kingdom and decades of political unrest, the Himalayan country became a democracy in 2008. One of the results was that the government released applications for local FM community radio stations, and in 2009 HCJB Global Voice helped install two community stations.

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Training Indonesian Broadcasters

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Taken from HCJB Global’s “Voice and Hands” newsletter, January 2011…

At first glance, nothing stood out about John*. An unassuming fellow, he sat quietly, soaking in new information as a student in HCJB Global’s Radio School of Mission II (RSM II) in Bali, Indonesia, last October. RSM is held each year in Asia to train indigenous radio workers in broadcasting and management skills.

One of 17 participants handpicked for the course, John had also attended the introductory classes last March, again making the grueling journey from his remote home in West Timor, the Indonesian portion of the island of Timor.

“He sat in the front, quietly, not asking a lot of questions,” said former HCJB Global President Ron Cline, one of the instructors at the week-long event along with his wife, Barb. “But when we asked our partners if there was a radio station that we should visit, they suggested his.”

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