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|contract_number=USIP Grant Proposal 219-05F<br>HasNa Grant 2007<br>HasNa Grant (Extension) | |contract_number=USIP Grant Proposal 219-05F<br>HasNa Grant 2007<br>HasNa Grant (Extension) | ||
|funding_period=1/5/2006-31/12/2006<br> 1/1/2007-31/12/2007<br>30/4/2007-31/12/2007 | |funding_period=1/5/2006-31/12/2006<br> 1/1/2007-31/12/2007<br>30/4/2007-31/12/2007 | ||
|coordinator=[[Jenine Alexander]]<br>[[Reinhard Eckert]]<br>[[Larry Fergeson]] | |coordinator=[[Yiannis Laouris]]<br>[[Jenine Alexander]]<br>[[Reinhard Eckert]]<br>[[Larry Fergeson]] | ||
|funding_agency=[[United States Institute of Peace|USIP]]<br>[[HasNa Inc.]] | |funding_agency=[[United States Institute of Peace|USIP]]<br>[[HasNa Inc.]] | ||
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==An important contribution to peace== | ==An important contribution to peace== | ||
As [[Larry Fergeson]], one of the first coordinators of '''Talk Of the Island''' mentioned, the program was the first and is still to the present day the longest running bicommunal radio programme on the island of Cyprus.” Its success, originality and a need for a platform for “communication” were the key reasons for its continuous success. | As [[Larry Fergeson]], one of the first coordinators of '''Talk Of the Island''' mentioned, the program was the first and is still to the present day the longest running bicommunal radio programme on the island of Cyprus.” Its success, originality and a need for a platform for “communication” were the key reasons for its continuous success. | ||
== The visionaries behind the projct === | |||
A forward-thinking project is always grounded on the inpiration and commitment of some visionaries. In the case of the Talk of the Island project, [[Yiannis Laouris]] from [[Future Worlds Center]], and [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]] from [[Radio Mayis]] came up with the idea of breaking the Cyprus wall at least through radio waves. The response of the media was not positive, but in the end, one radio station, [[Radio Pyrgos]] in the south embraced the challenge. [[Yiannis Laouris]] and his team have soon put in place the technology to transfer the signals across the leve using internet and forward it to the radio station using telephone lines. The bicommunal radio became a reality! | |||
==Talk of the Island through the years== | ==Talk of the Island through the years== | ||
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The coordinators signed agreement with [[Andreas Karos]] of [[Radio Pyrgos]] and [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]] of [[Radio Mayis]] to broadcast the program island-wide. In the agreements, the parties have agreed to "collaborate to promote peace and reconciliation in Cyprus through continuing the development of the first radio program that is broadcast on both sides of the island in both languages, with aims to reach the entire Cypriot community. The content and goals of the program are even more significant, with aspirations of building cross-cultural trust and understanding through open dialogue." Following the first grant by [[HasNa Inc.]] the [[“Talk of the Island” radio program (support)|second phase of the support program]], extended the broadcasting between May 15, 2007 and December 31, 2007. | The coordinators signed agreement with [[Andreas Karos]] of [[Radio Pyrgos]] and [[Hasan Kahvecioglu]] of [[Radio Mayis]] to broadcast the program island-wide. In the agreements, the parties have agreed to "collaborate to promote peace and reconciliation in Cyprus through continuing the development of the first radio program that is broadcast on both sides of the island in both languages, with aims to reach the entire Cypriot community. The content and goals of the program are even more significant, with aspirations of building cross-cultural trust and understanding through open dialogue." Following the first grant by [[HasNa Inc.]] the [[“Talk of the Island” radio program (support)|second phase of the support program]], extended the broadcasting between May 15, 2007 and December 31, 2007. | ||
==Nicosia studio distributing the signal== | |||
[[File:HasNaStudio1.jpg|200px]] | |||
[[File:HasNaStudioSetUp.jpg|thumb|right|HasNa Studio Setup]] | |||
The Cyprus HasNa office used an FM Radio to pick up the signal from [[Radio Mayis]] and via an amateurs studio forwarded the signal to [[Radio Pyrgos]] as compressed signal using telephone ISDN lines. This part of the project was also co-funded by the [[United States Institute of Peace]]. | |||
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* [[Larry Fergeson]] | * [[Larry Fergeson]] | ||
* [[Reinhard Eckert]] | * [[Reinhard Eckert]] | ||
* [[Selen Mesutoglu]] | |||
* [[Jenine Alexander]] | * [[Jenine Alexander]] | ||
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* [http://www.hasna.org/programs/communication-programs.html#radio About Talk of the island on HasNa's page] | * [http://www.hasna.org/programs/communication-programs.html#radio About Talk of the island on HasNa's page] | ||
* [http://www.hasna.org/News/NewsPageCopy1.html Announcement of USIP grant on HasNa's page] | * [http://www.hasna.org/News/NewsPageCopy1.html Announcement of USIP grant on HasNa's page] | ||
* [http://hasna.org/tuning-in-to-peace-bilingual-radio-program-in-cyprus-initiated-by-hasna-wins-award/ Bicommunal radio program in cyprus wins award] | |||
* [http://mirror.undp.org/cyprus/projects/project_details.asp?ProjectID=123 Bi-communal Youth Peace Activities' Page] | |||
* [https://www.gonomad.com/1501-cyprus-a-divided-island-begins-to-prosper Article by By Max Hartshorne, GoNOMAD Editor] | |||
* [https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/mars/source/resources/references/others/11%20-%20Media%20Working%20Together%20-%20CCMC%202012.pdf Report at Council of Europe about TOTI] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||