[icernet] Plan to allow IIMs, IITs have FM channels

Arul Selvan MIC arul.selvan at mic.manipal.edu
Mon Dec 16 14:55:20 EST 2002


A new policy is being framed to permit all educational institutions to
have their own FM channels at lower frequency levels, Information and
Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj informed the Rajya Sabha today.
Swaraj said the draft was being sent to the Cabinet for approval. She
said as many as 95 new FM stations and upgradation of 18 existing FM
stations of All India Radio (AIR) were envisaged during the Tenth Five
Year Plan. The Minister said 133 FM Radio Stations of AIR were
functioning covering 31.34 per cent population.

Source:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/02161408.htm




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