FM RADIO SERVICES (27-Mar-2012)

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING 
LOK SABHA 
STARRED QUESTION NO:793 
ANSWERED ON:27.03.202 


FM RADIO SERVICES 
Meghwal Shri Arjun Ram ;Rana (Raju Rana) Shri Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh 


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


(a) the existing locations from where FM radio services are being operated in the country; 
(b) the number of proposals received for opening of FM radio stations during each of the last three years, location-wise 
(c) the details of the proposals cleared and rejected alongwith the locations thereof; and 


(d) the locations from where the Government proposes to operate FM radio services in the next two years? 


Answer 


THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SMT. AMBIKA SONI) 
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. 


STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 93 FOR ANSWER ON 
27.03.202. 


Prasar Bharati has informed that presently, 207 Prasar Bharati FM Transmitters are functional at 96 Stations in the country. Details 
are given in Annexure-l. Total 0! proposals have been received by them for opening of FM Radio Stations during the last three years 
including current year. Location-wise & Year-wise details are given in Annexure-ll. The Details of the proposals cleared/being 
implemented and proposed along with locations are given in Annexure-lll & IV. Further it is informed that during ith Plan, FM 
transmitters of various capacities are being installed by AIR at 295 more places throughout the country.The state wise list of the 
places are given in Annexure-V. 


As regards to Private FM Radio, presently 245 private FM radio stations (including 2 stations operationalized under Phase-l 
scheme) are functioning in the country under Policy on expansion of FM Radio Broadcasting services through private agencies 
(phase-ll). City-wise, location-wise details are given in Annexure-V 


The Policy of expansion of FM broadcasting through Private Agencies (Phase-lll) has been approved on 07.07.20/ by the Cabinet. 
This Policy extends FM radio services to 227 new cities, in addition to the present 86 cities, with a total of 839 new FM radio 
Channels. City-wise, location-wise details are given in Annexure-VIl.