Radio MACFAST(Reg.No.PR0268) - a social service arm and community radio of MACFAST (Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla) is the first on campus Community Radio in the state and 46th in the country which was launched on 1st November 2009.It believes that the emergence of a knowledge society is possible through focused work at the grass-root level. It realizes that transfer of knowledge happens in both direction from the urban society to the rural one and vice versa. It ensures its extensive presence in the Central Travancore (parts of Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kollam, Idukki and Kottayam districts) as a catalyst by bridging the knowledge divide in people. It has almost Ten lakhs listeners from different parts of these five district. Now "Radio MACFAST 90.4 is a trendsetter in community radio" segment through its wide range of diverse and interesting programs, which airs 18.15 hours a day. It has a key position in the heart of people by closely serving the community by reflecting vital community issues and focusing specifically on their needs. True to its punch line "Nattukarku Kuttai"(Community's Companion)it strives to achieve exactly the same: "a partner friend in all the endeavors of the local populace". It is located within its founding philosophy - to give a voice to the voiceless. It acts as a centre for social, cultural and national integration. It intends to work towards creating a civil society with a growing sense of community values, irrespective of caste, creed, age, gender or discrimination based on level of education. But at the same time, it also realizes that as community stations are the pulse of their community. So the community is its lifeblood, and it needs to be fully a part of it to allow the station to grow. Radio MACFAST 90.4 now becomes the coordinating centre for uniting the knowledge from all sources of information, thus facilitating positive transformation in the society through community development, reconstruction and national integration.
