00791pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002300040245003300063260000900096300001400105362001100119520044900130650002200579650001000601773003400611180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aFermandes, Sujatha  aCommunity radio in Venezuela  c2006  ap.317-19.  a28 Jan  aDuring the early days of the Chavez presidency and the strikes in 2001 that threatened to cripple Venezuela's economy, it was community radio that provided an alternative forum to sustain democracy. However, in recent times, radio activists have had to fight a hard battle with the government. The struggle to retain autonomy has been difficult, in the face of constant struggles to secure authorisation or meet financing demands. - Reproduced.  aRadio - Venezuela  aRadio  aEconomic and Political Weekly