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There are several dozen radio stations in Nepal, but none other makes news as does Sagarmatha, which began as "a pirate radio station" and (the first private FM station in South Asia) in 1997. Jerome Taylor of the UK-based Independent newspaper reports its role after the February 2005 coup. Mohan Bista, the station's chief, tells Taylor that thier role has actually gotten bigger in the new democratic dispensation.
Related:
• Student-run FM station goes international , IJNet, June 13/07
• Radio journalist, station threatened by militant group , IFEX, June 5/07
• Pioneering community radio wins AMARC award, IFEX
• Govt closes down radio station, AMISNET, November 28/05

BBC changes it infamous question which triggered widespread protests in Kathmandu. BBC's apology may indicate that the Brit media of world rep[f]ute appears to have realized that U.K. could not necessarily become a part of USA because they share similar cultures. However, the original question whether "Nepal would be better off under India's umbrella", and "could Nepal survive" and "should it" speaks volumes about the declining foreign press image of the Nepali Kingdom in recent times.