Radio Rules the Waves

Via community radio, residents of the Wakatobi Islands endeavor to protect their environment and increase their livelihood.

April 28, 2010

AT around 6pm, Kamaludin points his boat toward the Kaledupa waters. While waiting for the fish to bite, he turns on his transistor radio which he has never forgotten to bring along when fishing. This father of one claims he is a faithful listener of Radio Vatallolo, a Kaledupa community radio, on the islands of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. “I like to listen to dangdut music, old-time popular songs and group discussions,” he said. The group

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