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TRAI Invites Suggestions on Consultation paper on "Issues related to Digital Radio Broadcasting in India"

TRAI Invites Suggestions on Consultation paper on "Issues related to Digital Radio Broadcasting in India"
Start Date :
Aug 19, 2017
Last Date :
Sep 19, 2017
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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At present, terrestrial radio coverage in India is available in Frequency Modulation (FM) mode and Amplitude Modulation (AM) mode (Short Wave and Medium Wave). AIR along with ...

At present, terrestrial radio coverage in India is available in Frequency Modulation (FM) mode and Amplitude Modulation (AM) mode (Short Wave and Medium Wave). AIR along with private sector radio broadcasters are providing terrestrial radio broadcast services throughout the country transmitting programs in AM and FM frequency bands. Private sector radio broadcasters are licensed to transmit programs in FM frequency band (88-108 MHz) only and presently operate through 293 radio stations.

Presently radio signals are largely transmitted in analog mode in radio broadcasting sector in the country. Analog terrestrial radio broadcasting when compared with digital mode is inefficient and suffers with operational restrictions. Digital Radio technologies can overcome problems faced in analog transmission with exciting new capabilities and promises fast growth. Apart from audio quality, Digital Radio broadcasting provides a number of advantages over analog radio broadcasting. The biggest advantage is that in the digital radio it is possible to broadcast three to four programs channels on a single frequency and ensure excellent quality of all the channels while analog mode broadcast only one program at one frequency.

All India Radio (AIR) has already initiated digitization of its MW and SW radio network in three phases. However, there appears to be no initiative in FM radio space to digitize either by public or private FM radio broadcasters. In a competitive environment digital radio broadcasting can provide exciting new opportunities to existing private FM radio broadcasters as well as a host of other value-added-services to the listeners. However, presently policy guidelines for Phase-III regime lacks clarity regarding provisioning of digital radio service in FM band. An ecosystem, which can encourage existing private FM broadcasters to move towards digital radio broadcasting, is also not available.

Through this consultation paper, TRAI seeks stakeholders’ comments & counter comments on various issues relating to development of an eco-system for deployment of Digital radio broadcasting by private FM radio broadcasters by 04.09.2017 & 18.09.2017 respectively. The consultation paper can be viewed here.

Last date of submission of suggestions is 18th September, 2017, midnight.

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Adesh jain_5
Adesh jain 7 years 5 months ago

Company has to introduce electric vehicles so the pollution is reduce. and after the introduction of electric vehicle Government has to reduce tax on them.

mkmurthy2014
krishna murthy 7 years 5 months ago

Hon'ble Prime Minister Sir, make'Aadhaar Number'as the CELL Number.It is only possible by you. One INDIA, One MAN/WOMAN, One Aadhaar Number and One Cell Number.
Benefits of the Aadhaar Number as a Cell Number:
01.Black Money will be identified,
02.Un social elements will be controlled,
03.People additional Cells cost will be reduced,
04.Phone Bills cost will be come down.
05.For the Police dept & Court, time & cost will be saved to settle the cases,
06.India become fare & transparent.

RAJENDRA SINGH_135
RAJENDRA SINGH 7 years 5 months ago

Trai must try to lessen voice pollution due to this wireless communication. Please please do something for peoples shake. With the hope of positive action.

Chaluvaiah A
Chaluvaiah A 7 years 5 months ago

mobile call charges for the receiver who is driving/walking to be introduced to avoid accidents.many a time road crossing public, speaking on mobile have also met with accidents. so also persons driving vehicles have caused accidents. Instruction should be that mobile users must stop and speak.Out of the penalty to be collected 50% must go to Government.
chaluvaiah A

Manish Mishra_160
Manish Mishra 7 years 5 months ago

Financial incentives to be given to those agencies who setup maximum number of stations in rural sector.
Programs related to farming and other government schemes to be aired one or twice a week.
Programs like man ki baat to be made more interactive by adding on sections like ask your government. In which any individual can ask his state our central ministers rational questions.
Educational programs specially myth busting types can also be aired.

Divyesh P Thanki
Divyesh P Thanki 7 years 5 months ago

Trai must try to lessen voice pollution due to this wireless communication. Please please do something for peoples shake. With the hope of positive action.

sandeindia
Sandeep Kumar 7 years 5 months ago

सरकार स्पेक्ट्रम की नीलामी से हज़ारो करोडो कमाती है लेकिन आम जनता तक उस पैसे का फायदा पहुँच रहा है क्या ? सरकार ने Portal बना दिया लेकिन उसके लिए क्या आम नागरिक के पास इंटरनेट है? मेरा सुझाव है कि सरकार को 1 App बनानी चाहिए जो बिना कोई इंटरनेट पैक के चले| इसके लिए मोबाइल कंपनी एक अलग से APN सर्विस बनाये जो Free हो जो सरकारी प्रॉक्सी सर्वर से चले| सरकार इसके जरिये Education, Farming, Health, Govt सेवा और Portal, Bhim app, Payments, Banking की सेवा दे सकती है| It can be Apps bundle like JIO Apps.

Yatendra singh_24
Yatendra singh 7 years 5 months ago

माननीय प्रधानमंत्री जी,
आज के युग मे स्वच्छ भारत मिशन के नाम पर बस फ़ोटो खिचवाने का और शो करने का एक शौक चल पड़ा है। चाहे सरकारी कार्यालय का कर्मचारी/अधिकारी हो या कोई पार्षद, चैयरमैन,एम.एल.ए,एम.पी हो या अन्य कोई और बस फोटो खिंचवाकर केवल फॉर्मिलिटी कर रहे है। जबकि ये सब अब तक दैनिक दिनचर्या का हिस्सा बन जाना चाहिए था।

Ashok Murlidhar JOSHI
Ashok Murlidhar JOSHI 7 years 5 months ago

My comments on this Paper have been given in a 10 Page Document sent to the TRAI e-mails on 29th Aug.2017 . As these are yet to be shown [ here or on TRAI site ] I am againsending the same byan Attachment herewith