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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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Sandeep Chavda
Sandeep Chavda 8 years 6 months ago
Respested Team We are loyal to these telecom companies and whenever one loses ones handset there is no action taken by these telecom companies ...there shd be some help from them to help find our handset ... Looking for some early judgement in this space as lakhs of people lose their mobile phones or is being stolen..
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Abhishek Bajpai
Abhishek Bajpai 8 years 6 months ago
Sir, it is pleasant to know that radio in our country is going to be digitised. Sir, following points need to be taken care of- 1. Like in TV we have different channels for different genres such as news, music, movies , etc. In that way on radio, channels should be introduced on basis of genres. 2. Value added services is also a welcome step on radio. 3. Quality of signal broadcasted to be improved as somtimes voice coming from broadcaster's end was not clear.
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RAHUL MARATHE
RAHUL MARATHE 8 years 6 months ago
Respected Sir , I am still using to listen radio every morning before starting my day ,but due to some bad weather conditions ,I am not able to listen to Radio very frequently ,because of Frequency problem ,so i really request you to change our radio to digital radio one ,so that we can listen and enjoy our loved radio listing without any weather disturbances pr frequency problem,as digital radio will reach everywhere and anywhere in our country .
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Shashikala Jambanagouda
Shashikala Jambanagouda 8 years 6 months ago
Namaste sir by digitalising redio all over India each and every one can know the implements of government and current affairs rules and regulations ect.good idea sir thank you
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Darshan Wankhede
Darshan Wankhede 8 years 6 months ago
Hello,I am happy to hear that radio is being digitalised and by digitalising radio the data can be sent to long distances and by this long distance villages can be able to listen radio.By digitalising radio the voice can encoded and shared without adding noise to it and with clear voice. People can listen man ki baat and will able to know what government has done for them and what currently going to happen. Poor people who do not have television at home and even radio frequency is not reachable.
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JAGDISH PATHAK
JAGDISH PATHAK 8 years 6 months ago
In respect to digital radio broadcasting in India, I want to suggest that, hon.PM and govt. has made great efforts to introduced new and advance technology in all sector, one of the important sector is radio broadcasting, it is welcome to digitise the broadcasting of All India Radio, further, quality and clearity of voice can be improved at high level, people can easily with sweet voice enjoy the radio,further, frequency and area at any part of our nation should cover the it, best wishes
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Gopalakrishnan T V
Gopalakrishnan T V 8 years 6 months ago
Though many FM were assigned to various institution for the sake of revenue by Govt.of India and the balance stations were kept by Prasar Bharati. Out of these balance, it is being used for Cricket running commentary. FM are meant for clarity of sound, especially for Music only. Please stop FM for sports commentary. Regards, TVG.
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mahendra mani
mahendra mani 8 years 6 months ago
Sir.,whatever free channels in TV is available the same can be sent for broadcasting in radio so that poor people from all over and every corner of village in India can hear the programmes of Indian Government like Mann Ki Baat.when overseas radio broadcasting we can hear why not our local FM not reaching every where??? poor signals even BSNL 3G???? please do needful for all citizens of INDIA. Proud to be Indian...
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