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'''''CR Connect''''' FM 107.8 (earlier known as ''Alfaz-e-Mewat'') is a [[community radio]] station established in 2012 by [[S M Sehgal Foundation]] with seed funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, under its Agricultural Technology Management Agency scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120306/harplus.htm#8/|title=Community radio Alfaz-e-Mewat launched-Tribune News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://manthanaward.org/community-broadcasting-winner/|title=e-Community Broadcasting Winner 2015-The Manthan Award Digital Inclusion for Development}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smsfoundation.org/communications/|title=Community Media|publisher=S M Sehgal Foundation|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
In September 2023, the community radio was relocated to Naugaon in Alwar district, Rajasthan. This
Presently, the community radio covers parts of Mewat (Firozpur-Jhirka and Nagina blocks) in Haryana and parts of Alwar (Ramgarh Block) in Rajasthan, reaching about 300 villages.
Villagers, schoolchildren, and local artists participate in radio programs and interviews. Community members manage the station as technicians, producers, and facilitators. In areas without radio signals, villagers listen and participate by calling a [[toll-free number]].<ref name="dnaindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-radio-revolution-a-look-at-the-device-s-reach-in-rural-harayana-1999914|work=Daily News and Analysis|title=Radio Revolution - A look at the device's reach in rural Haryana {{pipe}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=6 July 2014|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="indiawaterportal">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/rural-voices-unheard-empowered-report-conference-held-3rd-may-2012-irrad-sesame-workshop|publisher=indiawaterportal.org|title="Rural voices: Unheard to empowered" Report of a conference held on 3rd May 2012 by IRRAD, Sesame Workshop India Trust and UNESCO at Gurgaon|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="thehindubusinessline">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/all-we-hear-is-alfazemewat/article7434673.ece|publisher=thehindubusinessline.com|title=All we hear is... Alfaz-e-Mewat {{pipe}} Business Line|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="communityvoices">{{cite web|url=http://www.communityvoices.in/directory/community-media-profile/1315/|publisher=communityvoices.in|title=Community Media: Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8, Mewat, Haryana {{pipe}} profile by CommunityVoices.in|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>
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== Programs ==
''CR Connect'' FM 107.8 broadcasts 13 hours a day, seven days a week. Information and communications technologies increase program reach
*Villagers hear about and discuss best practices in water management and conservation, health and sanitation, education, agriculture, environmental awareness, and local participation.
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