Radio Lumbini is a Nepalese radio station. It started broadcasting on 10 February 2000 and is locally financed. It is known for being the first co-operative radio in South Asia and the first rural radio station in Nepal. It transmits on 96.8 MHz. Radio Lumbini transmits for eighteen hours a day, and produces various programmes related to current affair news, education, social, cultural and environmental awareness. It is located near Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. Its official website is www.radiolumbini.org and can listen the live radio on it.
Radio Lumbini is the first radio outside Kathmandu valley, which is totally run by the local initiatives i.e. by farmers, industrialists, educationists, lawyers, businessmen, teachers, journalists etc. It was established on 10 February 2000. It is the first cooperative radio in the South Asia run by Lumbini Information and Communication Cooperative Ltd. It is totally responsible towards the society and community.The demand of the age is to explore the inherent knowledge, skill and other possibilities and to utilize them properly. Similarly, to protect, to continue as well as to flourish our traditional values, to inspire the people to improve the flaws and weaknesses gradually and to end the increasing absurdity, escapism and negativity is the sole aim of the society. To make aware people of the above-mentioned negative attitudes, it is necessary to have discussion. So, Radio Lumbini will pay its attention to put an end of these negative feelings. On the other hand, this radio will focus to unearth the identification of the people of Terai especially minority, schedule caste of Rupandehi, Kapilvastu and Nawalparasi and to explore and develop the inner capabilities of the people living in this area. To fulfill the aim,Radio Lumbini will be a very powerful means of communication.ObjectivesRadio is regarded as the modern source means of knowledge and Science. It is the major source of information, education and entertainment in our country where more than sixty per cent people are illiterate. In such a dire situation of illiteracy, Radio Lumbini has determined the following objectives to awaken the conscience of the common folk dwelling in this area:To implant the social awareness in the field of information, education and entertainment;To help to bring social and economic change;To arise the voice of women advocacy, children, aged people and deprived group as well as the voice of disabled people;To keep close relationship with digitally divided people through ICT (Information communication and Technology) centre;To develop listener club to increase the feeling of co operation;To encourage the rural brilliance;To make every citizen responsible and involve him/her in the field of construction and development;To arise conscience among people in the field of education, health, environment, sustainable development, human rights, nutrition, sanitation as well as community awareness;To identify the modern agricultural technology, animal husbandry and the alternative sources of income;To inform the industrial, commercial, cultural, educational and civic activities of this area;To introduce, protect and flourish the dialects, culture, child literature and folk traditions that are prevalent in this area;To arise the feelings of mutual co-operation, friendship and fraternity among the people of different castes, language, religion and culture;To broadcast the co-operative feelings, skilled national industry and national marketing system.To make people aware of their rights and duties.To launch broadcasting campaign for the spiritual awareness of the origin of world peace.To launch poverty alleviation programme.Station InformationRadio Lumbini can be heard at 96.8 MHz. The station of this radio is situated at Manigram in Rupandehi District. Manigram, the dwelling place of radio station is 8 km south from industrial, historical, educational and commercial city, Butwal and 13 km north to Bhairahawa, the district headquarters of Rupandehi. Manigram lies to the centre of the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, lumbini and his maternal place Devdaha.This radio can be heard at every part of Rupandehi, Nawalparasi and Kapilvastu some parts of Kapilvastu, Palpa, Arghakhanchi and Gulmi districts.