[icernet] Govt. "open" to news on private FM radio

[Arul Selvan]

   The Government is "quite open" to the idea of allowing news on private
FM radio but will look at "all aspects" before taking any decision,
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. "We are
quite open to the idea, but we have to see all aspects", Prasad said
interacting with the media at the Foreign Correspondents Club when asked
as to how news and current affairs was permitted on private TV channels
but not allowed on private FM radio. Noting that a great radio
revolution was about to happen in India, he said there was "scope for
improvement" in the FM radio sector and pointed out that there were
several radio stations in Colombo. He said Government would look into
the issues concerning FM radio before the second round of bidding. He
said there were as many as 29 crore listeners of All India Radio.

Source:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/02122012.htm