Govt to launch Digital Radio

Govt to launch Digital Radio
Question: By which year Central government is planning to launch Digital radio?
(a) 2024
(b) 2025
(c) 2022
(d) 2021
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
  • In an initiative to revamp All India Radio(officially known as Akashvani),BJP led NDA Government has announced to intoduce Digital Radio in India by 2024.
  • The announcement in this regard was made by Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on December 24, 2019 at the 2019 Akashvani Annual Awards in New Delhi.
  • The audio of digital radio will be more clear and its reach will be higher.There will also be four times more stations.

All India Radio:

  • AIR was established in 1936 and is officially known as Akashvani since 1956
  • Akashvani is the national public radio broadcaster of India and is a division of Prasar Bharati, which is India’s largest public broadcasting agency.
  • AIR is sister service of Prasar Bharati’s Doordarshan television Network.

Links:

http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=376623

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Radio