This is one of the many ways Radio Madanpokhara serves its community.

It began broadcasting in the year 2000.

It used only a small transmitter for broadcasting - one hundred [100] watts.

The radio station was in a small building - next to the station manager's home.

Sixty-five [65] members formed a trust fund.

They each paid one thousand [1,000] rupees a year - that is about sixteen [16] US dollars.

After a few years, they collected enough money for a bigger building - with a recording studio.

Today, the broadcasting quality is as good as the commercial FM stations in Nepal.

The transmitter power is now five hundred [500] watts.

The official operators of Radio Madanpokhara are "VDC" - the Village Development Committee.