(a) whether the Government is formulating any plan for the broadcast of FM radio in Supaul and nearby districts of Bihar;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the places where FM radio is broadcasted in Bihar apart from Patna at present?
(a) whether the Government is formulating any plan for the broadcast of FM radio in Supaul and nearby districts of Bihar;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the places where FM radio is broadcasted in Bihar apart from Patna at present?
THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a) & (b): Prasar Bharati has informed that Medium wave broadcast from state-of-the-art digital 100 kW MW transmitter at Patna is available to entire Supaul district. The Government has also approved setting up of 10 kW FM transmitter in the nearby district of Sitamadhi.
(c): Prasar Bharati is having 14 AIR FM transmitters in Bihar located at Patna, Purnea, Sasaram, Aurangabad, Bettiah, Bhagalpur, Forbesganj, Gaya, Kishanganj, Madhubani, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Saharasa and Sitamadhi.
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