The objectives of this research were : 1) to study the Buddhist propagation in broadcasting of community radio station of Watnarnmakhuk Vanaram, Namrum sub-district, Mueang district, Tak province,  2) to study the comparison the opinion of people to the listening to Buddhist propagation in broadcasting of community radio station of Watnarnmakhuk Vanaram, Namrum sub-district, Mueang district, Tak province, 3) to study the suggestions to Buddhist propagation in broadcasting of community radio station of Watnarnmakhuk Vanaram, Namrum sub - district, Mueang district, Tak province. The sampling group was 388 people at Namruam sub-district, Mueang district, Tak province.This research is the mixed method research. For the quantitative research is the survey research from the questionnaire. The data analysis is through frequency, percentage, and average, standard deviation (S.D) for describing data from variables or personal characteristics. The analysis was also done through t-test for analysis the hypotheses in order to test the average difference between the two groups and f- test by one-way ANOVA and the qualitative research that the tool is used for this research as in depth interview from 7 key informants and the data analysis is from interview by using the content analysis technique.

         1. The Buddhist propagation in broadcasting of community radio station of Watnarnmakhuk Vanaram, Namrum sub - district, Mueang district, Tak province, in overall. Found that it was at high level with an average 3.85 and when considered in each aspect, found that the Buddhist propagation in broadcasting of community radio station of Watnarnmakhuk Vanaram, Namrum sub - district, Mueang district, Tak province, for the message sender or source, for the message, the message receiver or receiver, in overall, was at high level. But the message channel or channel in overall was at moderate level.

         3. The problems, obstacles and suggestions for the Buddhist propagation in broadcasting of community radio station of Watnarnmakhuk Vanaram, Namrum sub - district, Mueang district, Tak province, found that the message sender or source does not understand the technical term of Buddhism for propagation in community, message sender lacks of Dhamma application to current society, lack of alternative producers like producers give the knowledge to children and youths, programmer producers give the knowledge for the improper content to the adults, lack of modern content in the current situation, lack of motivation content, improper conversation method that uncovered content, no clearly signal, lack of religious vocabulary understanding, opening the improperly song or music. Suggestions : should open or give enough time for question and answer near the end of programmer for better understanding, should let the programmer producers search for data of current society and proper Dhamma to teach and apply to use in daily life, should find out the alternative programmer presenters for all kinds of audience and analyze more current situation , should have more content continuously for better understand like if they deliver sermon about the precepts, they should deliver all five precepts, should keep in touch with current situation of society and insert Dhamma to use it in daily life , should find out the standard equipment, should have online radio for listening through internet, should have the record the programmer for  re-watching, should open the more Dhamma song or Dhamma music for more interesting and relaxing, should run the modern programmer by applied Dhamma to teach the children in the online world or find out the volunteered youths who have the public mind to run the programmer for more interesting to children and youths for more listening the programmer.

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