PRESS RELEASE - 29 April 2004

NEW YOUTH RADIO SHOW ON FM 102

OS TOS MHONG! ("COOL!" in English) is the name of the exciting, new weekly call-
in show for young people on Phnom Penh radio station "FM 102".

OS TOS MHONG! is broadcast live every Sunday from 0800 to 0900 on FM 102,
starting Sunday 2 May 2004.

OS TOS MHONG! is a space where young people can voice their opinions and ask
questions about the things that are important in their lives.

OS TOS MHONG! provides advice and information to young people on personal,
health and education issues that interest them.

OS TOS MHONG! is presented by 24-year old Try Vannak and 22-year old Phorn
Phasoka who share their own experiences as young people with their listeners.

OS TOS MHONG! has been created by the Women's Media Centre of Cambodia and is
produced by their team of experienced radio staff.

OS TOS MHONG!'s production team explains: "The idea behind the show is to get
young people talking about the things that matter most to them, including love,
relationships and, of course, sex."

OS TOS MHONG! features an innovative mix of callers, information, advice, music
and competitions. Each week, the show will focus on a particular topic.

OS TOS MHONG! encourages young people all over Cambodia to make contact, not
only by phone during Sunday morning, but also by e-mail and letter.


OS TOS MHONG!
FM 102
SUNDAY
0800 – 0900

contact:
OS TOS MHONG!
FM 102
PO BOX 497
PHNOM PENH
CAMBODIA


Background:

Women's Media Centre of Cambodia is a Phnom Penh-based independent non-profit
organisation that uses the media to promote social change in Cambodian society.
It was founded on International Women's Day in 1993 by five Cambodian women
following the UN-sponsored national elections held that year. Over the last ten
years, its impact on the general Cambodian population has been immense, despite
existing in a part of Asia where freedom of the media is not guaranteed, and
women's position in society is still far from equal. The stated goals of the
Women's Media Centre a 1) to raise awareness of social issues from the
unique perspective of Cambodian women; 2) to improve the status of women by
promoting socially conscious TV, radio and video programmes; 3) to increase
women's participation in mainstream media. To this end, the Women's Media
Cent 1) produces weekly TV programmes from its own studio that are broadcast
at peak times on Cambodia's three largest TV channels; 2) launched its own
radio station "FM 102" in 1999 whose 10,000 watt FM signal reaches 60% of
Cambodia's population with 16 hours per day of educational and socially
informative programming; 3) employs a staff of more than 40 women at its
purpose-built studio complex in Phnom Penh. Audience research commissioned by
the Danish Institute for Human Rights in 2003 found "FM 102" to be the most
listened to radio station in Cambodia, a testimony to the Women's Media
Centre's success in producing programmes that touch the lives of ordinary
people. The Centre has just been nominated for this year's One World
Broadcasting Trust Special Award for Development Media.

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