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Impact Data - Radio Sagarmatha - Nepal

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Increased Discussion of Development Issues
The radio quiz has inspired a growth in the number of letters and e-mails by 200%. As the programme has progressed, broadcasters have received an increasing number of requests for specific information about ICT. They have also received more computer-related questions, such as inquiries about how to fix computer hardware and software problems.
Other Impacts
Changes in inter-programme practices:
Due in part to the full automation of Sagarmatha's broadcast operation, the programme de-mystified the technology to producers and technicians at the station. When the programme started, there was a single computer, but now there are ten. Many programmes are directly recorded in computers in MP3 format and played on air. The daily archives of the broadcast are also kept on CD-ROMs in MP3 format. A CEO of an local ISP, ITNTI, provided free web hosting and e-mail service for the radio station after he came to the studio for the interview.