PRIVATE FM RADIO SERVICE (14-Aug-2003)

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING 
LOK SABHA 
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3265 
ANSWERED ON:14.08.2003 


PRIVATE FM RADIO SERVICE 
HOLKHOMANG HAOKIP 


Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: 


(a) the de facto as well as the de jure authority looking after the private FM Radio Service; 
(b) whether anybody can start private FM Radio Service; 
(c) if not, the established rules and adopted procedure to set up a private FM Radio Station; and 


(d) the mechanism to monitor the functioning of such private FM Radio service/Broadcast? 


Answer 
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD) 


(a) to (d) The licences for private FM Radio Broadcasting are given by this Ministrywhich is also looking after the implementation. 
Inter-ministerial consultations, whenever required, are also held. Stations were put up for auction in 2000 and onlythose companies 
who were successful and signed Licence Agreements with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting could start FM Radio 
Services. PrivateFM radio station were permitted to be setup after fulfillment of eligibility criteria, Inter-ministerial clearances, 
submission of bank guarantees & obtaining of WPC operating licence etc.