Top Headlines
Home » National » Seven FM transmitters will be inaugurated in Kendrapara, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri

Seven FM transmitters will be inaugurated in Kendrapara, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri

in National, State News April 27, 2023 Comments Off on Seven FM transmitters will be inaugurated in Kendrapara, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Bargarh, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri 309 Views

Newdelhi:27/4/23:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate 91 FM transmitters of 100 W on 28th April at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. The inauguration will give a further boost to radio connectivity in the country.

The government has been committed to enhance FM connectivity in the country. The 91 new 100 W FM transmitters have been installed in 84 districts across 18 States and 2 Union Territories. A special focus of this expansion has been on enhancing coverage in Aspirational Districts and in border areas. The States and UTs which are covered include Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ladakh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. With this expansion of AIR’s FM service, an additional 2 crore people, who did-not have access to the medium, will now be covered. It will result in expansion of coverage in about 35,000 sq km area.

Prime Minister has been a firm believer in the important role which radio plays in reaching out to the masses. To harness the unique strength of the medium to reach out to the widest possible audience, Prime Minister started Mann ki Baat programme, which is now nearing its landmark 100th episode.

About Editor in chief

Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
©2025 All rights Reserved. Orissa Film and Media Association || Powered By DATAGRAM INDIA
x

Check Also

Heartfelt Homage to Gandhiji on Martyrs’ Day

Bhubaneswar:30/1/25:The death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the ardent apostle of truth and nonviolence is observed every year as Martyrs’ Day. Today on this occasion the state-level event was held on ...