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Tuning into the Heart

Written by Candice Wilmore

Friday, 06 August 2010 11:14

With the information superhighway, Wi-Fi-capable mobile phones, upwards of 500 television channels and innumerable media gadgets at our disposal, does anyone listen to the radio anymore? Apparently in Ireland they do, and what some find is a unique programme called ”From the Heart.”

Claremorris Community Radio, the station broadcasting the programme, is the only community radio station available in this area of rolling hills, woods, and impressive lakes. Located in County Mayo, Claremorris is a charming town steeped in the rich history of western Ireland. The programme, featuring the message of Prem Rawat along with other added materials, is now broadcast twice a week there: live on Sunday mornings and repeated once before the next show takes place.

Over two years ago, local resident Christine Lynn, the woman who started it all, mustered her courage and decided to take a chance. ”I definitely went out of my comfort zone the first few times I went on air, but you get used to it”, she says. ”Starting on a local community radio is good practice since the presenters on all the other programmes are volunteers like me and also had little or no experience when they started.”

The station has an audience of around 3,000, with potentially 9,000 more listeners over the 10-mile radius it covers. But there really is no way of knowing exactly how many people are listening to the programme; the station also simulcasts on the Internet, extending its reach far beyond the county line.

”We’ve had emails from around the world”, says Christine, citing obvious evidence of the broadcast’s vast reach. ”People find the programme in so many cities and countries; it’s quite amazing. The very first time I broadcasted a note was sent to me from Australia by a regular listener to the station. They just wanted to say how much they enjoyed Words of Peace.”

Listeners regularly send in poetry, stories, and music they would like to be shared, which Christine often uses. The bulk of her materials, however, comes from the WOPG and TPRF websites as well as music she has collected over the years.

”We hope to do some telephone interviews in the near future so people can talk about what they’ve learned from Prem Rawat’s message and how it has affected them”, Christine adds.

Recently, Christine has asked other local volunteers to join her in reading from ADI Magazine and Inspire, an online newsletter, as well as the writings of centuries-old poets such as Rumi and Kabir.

”Local people have approached me to say that they really enjoy the show overall and Prem Rawat’s message in particular. They tell me they tune in every week to listen. One gentleman said he thought it should be advertised in all the local papers and that an article be done to direct people to the programme. We are following up on that suggestion.”

According to Christine, the station manager is happy with the programme and, as the listening audience continues to grow, she may be able to broadcast longer excerpts from Prem Rawat’s addresses. At this point, she mainly reads short excerpts of his words and airs clips of his speeches set to music.

”Community radio is a great way to reach people whom I might not normally come in contact with and who might find what they are looking for in this message.

”It’s also a lot of fun for me”, she adds. ”And that’s a great reason to participate.”

30 Comments

Michael Duhaney makes this comment

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Friday, 01 April 2011

Love the article Candice and it's wonderful to see what others are doing around the world. It has inspired a desire in me to find a way help in a creative way share Prem Rawat's message. Cheers.
Barbara makes this comment

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Saturday, 21 August 2010

Great info, and yes we can do the same here in the USA here in Florida, here in Gainesville. People are starving for great news of the heart. Thanks for all your efforts Barbara
Emily Gill makes this comment

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Saturday, 14 August 2010

You are such an inspiration to your whole family it makes me really happy to see that you are able to share your wonderful outlook with people all over the world, it is definitly what this world needs more of :)
M. DeVido makes this comment

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Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Extremely cool and I loved the shots of Ireland.
Tom Pacetti makes this comment

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Monday, 09 August 2010

About a year before I received Knowledge in 1971, I spent 6 months in Ireland and a few weeks in County Mayo. Croagh Padraigh, pronounced "Cro-Patrick" is the mountain where St. Patrick gave his famous sermon about the shamrock and the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. A beautiful place! I'm going to look up the program.
josephine Hughes makes this comment

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Monday, 09 August 2010

Hi Christine, I am inspired by what you have done. We have a local radio station here in Falmouth Cornwall and since I have some experience of broadcasting and poetry reading I would love to do something similar. Please could you let let me know a little more about what is involved. I imagine getting the materials together would take some time? Best wishes Josie
umesh kumar pandey makes this comment

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Sunday, 08 August 2010

Community Radio is one of the best way to make available the message of sh. Prem Rawat to such community of Ireland. His message is for every individuals Heart and Heart can recognise it. Thanks a lot to Christine for bravely efforts.
Ivete Belfort makes this comment

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Sunday, 08 August 2010

We are airing Words of peace in TV in more than 100 cities in Brazil. However, we have demand for radio. This year, we are really working on Radio. In fact, we are doing several researches on it and we would like to listen this programme.Is it possible?
Kathy Lewis makes this comment

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Sunday, 08 August 2010

What a brilliant initiative. Something we can learn from for Africa.
Douglas Finer makes this comment

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Saturday, 07 August 2010

I love hearing about Prem Rawat. I like to refer to him as an "expert in inner peace." I love what he has to say and I can honestly say that he seems to be the clearest person I know - at least on the matter of inner peace. Keep it coming!