Sicma FM menjadi radio komunitas

Setelah bertahun-tahun senyap dari suara radio, udara Sorowako kembali diisi siaran Sicma FM, radio komunitas yang dijalankan kalangan muda di wilayah Desa Magani . Dirintis sejak 2000, Sicma FM  adalah bagian dari Sorowako Intelektual Club Magani (Sicma). Dalam perjalanannya, masalah teknis dan legalitas kerap membelit radio yang mengudara di gelombang 101.1 Mhz ini.
Berawal dari workshop singkat dengan pegiat Jaringan Radio Komunitas Indonesia (JRKI) pada awal November lalu, Sicma pun menggagas “Sekolah Radio Komunitas” yang melibatkan 39 peserta. Antara lain pengelola Sicma FM, unsur pemerintah desa dan kecamatan serta siswa sekolah menengah di Sorowako. Didukung manajemen PT Vale dan Jirak (Jaringan Independen Radio Komunitas) Celebes, simpul jaringan di Sulawesi Selatan, acara diadakan pada 8-9 Desember 2012, di ruang A1 HRPD dan studio Sicma FM, Jalan Krakatau.

Ahmad Rifai, ketua panitia, menyebutkan pelatihan tersebut dimaksudkan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas pengelola radio sekaligus mempromosikan gagasan bahwa masyarakat juga berhak untuk mengelola informasi. “Sumber informasi bukan hanya media mainstream, masyarakat pun berhak memberitakan hal-hal yang dekat dengan keseharian mereka,” kata Rifai.  Rudi Rustam, pemateri dari Jirak Celebes, menguatkan Rifai. “Penyiaran komunitas menganut prinsip dari, oleh dan untuk masyarakat. Informasinya bersifat bottom up  atau mewakili suara masyarakat,” tegasnya. Hampir senada, Kepala Desa Magani Amran Akmal, mengharap peran Sicma FM lebih dari sekadar sumber informasi dan hiburan. “Saya juga berharap radio ini nantinya akan menjadi alat kontrol sosial dan corong bagi masyarakat Nuha,” katanya. Sejalan dengan misinya sebagai radio komunitas, Sicma FM  akan mengelola informasi yang menyentuh sebanyak mungkin elemen masyarakat di Sorowako. “Termasuk kehidupan masyarakat, karyawan, informasi keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja, kebijakan pemerintah daerah, bahkan masalah pertanian,” pungkas Rifai.

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Sicma FM turns to a community radio

December 8-9, 2012

After years of void of radio broadcasting, Sorowako air is filled again with wave aired by Sicma FM, a community radio run by youth in the village of Magani. Initiated in 2000, the radio station is part of Sorowako Intellectual Club Magani (Sicma). Along the way, technical and legal issues often hampered the radio which is aired on 101.1 Mhz. Ignited by a brief workshop with the activists Indonesian Community Radio Network (JRKI), in early November, Sicma activist arranged an event called "School of Community Radio", involving 39 participants. Among other were Sicma FM , village and district government representatives and high school students in Sorowako. Supported by PT Vale management and Jirak Celebes, JRKI's network in South Sulawesi, the event was held on 8-9 December 2012, at A1 HRPD and the radio's studio at Jalan Krakatau. Ahmad Rifai, committee coordinator, said the training is intended to improve the capacity of the radio management, while, at the same time, promoting the idea of community-based information management."Nowadays, the source of information is not only the mainstream media. Community has the right to publicize tidbits of its daily live," said Rifai. Rudi Rustam, representing Jirak Celebes, strengthening Rifai's remark. "Community broadcasting is based on the principle that information is from, by, and for the community. It follows a bottom-up model or representing the voice of the people," said Rudi. In a similar tone, Magani village head Amran Akmal, expected that Sicma FM's role is more than merely an information and entertainment channel. "I hope this radio will serve as a mean of social control and the mouthpiece for Nuha community," he said. In line with its mission as a community radio, Sicma FM will manage the information that touches as many elements of society in Sorowako. "Including the lives of the community, employees, safety and health information, government policies, and even agricultural issues," said Rifai.

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