Recently in the province of Jammu and Kashmir, which falls between the divided states of India and Pakistan, a large privately owned Pakistani broadcasting service, Reliance Group, has taken on a signal so large, that people in this war-torn region can only hear Pakistani propaganda. This means that even those on the Indian side of the divide are forced to listen to newscasts and television broadcasts from Pakistan. The Reliance Group's radio station, Big 92.7 FM, has been installed in the compound of Radio Kashmir Jammu and has been interfering with the programmes of local Jammu and Doordarshan stations.  “Due to this serious problem which is persisting for the past many years in the sensitive border state of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan is successfully running anti-India, anti-Kashmir and propaganda programmes with the obvious aim of catching the people of the militancy-infested state,” said a top government official. The fact that the signal has overtaken that of local stations is infuriating in and of itself, but the people of Jammu and Kashmir who have long sought independence from both states, are now bombarded with Islamic fundamentalist and military propaganda whether they like it or not. Although it is unlikely that this suggestion will ever receive much attention in Jammu and Kashmir, perhaps its time for a pirate radio revolution. Low-power to the people! Find out more HERE.

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