AN EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY RADIO STATION IN PROMOTING RURAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN OGUN STATE

This study examined evolution of community impact of radio station in promoting rural area agricultural development in Abeokuta Ogun State. The study talk about the objective of the research that community radio station presents programmes on agriculture to the audience and the audience appreciated the programmes. being presented to them by the community radio station. The findings and analysis of data collected from the field of the research. The primary data was gathered through structured questionnaires which were randomly distributed to some residents of Abeokuta towns being the Headquarters of capital state respectively and also through personal interviews with the management of the community radio station and presenter of the programme. The secondary data was obtained through listening to the recorded programmes on agriculture which has been previously aired by the community radio station. One Hundred and Twenty (120) questionnaires were distributed to the respondents, whereby One hundred and Ten were duly completed and successfully returned. Each questionnaire contains Thirty (30) questions, the first Eleven (11) questions were on the respondents' Biodata (i.e. demography) while the remaining Nineteen (19) questions were on the main research topic and the results obtained and the recommendation were base on station should strive to source for qualified staff to work in the station, against the current practice where some unqualified staff produce and present programmes unprofessionally and Recruitment of staff should be based on merit and due process, all indigenes of the three local Government areas covered by the community radio station should be considered