COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCASTING
FROM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
The Government proposes to soon introduce Community
Radio Broadcasting in Universities, IITs and Residential Schools.
This would be extended to other educational institutions and organizations
later.
Delivering the Presidential Address at a Conference
organized by the Broadcast Engineering Society (India) to mark
the 3rd National Public Service Broadcasting Day, here
today, the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Smt. Sushma
Swaraj said that the Narrowcasting introduced during the last
fortnight from 12 Doordarshan stations for broadcasting in rural
areas in the local language has been welcomed as a revolutionary
system. India is the first country to introduce Narrowcasting
in television, she said. The Minister of State for Information
and Broadcasting, Shri Ramesh Bais also addressed the gathering.
Delivering the Keynote Address, the Executive
Managing Editor of Times of India, Shri Dilip Padgaonkar said
that public sector broadcasting has great opportunities as well
as challenges thrown up by the multiplication of broadcasting
channels in the last few years. The Chief Executive Officer, Prasar
Bharati Corporation, Shri K.S. Sarma said that Doordarshan and
All India Radio have adopted the latest technologies and a great
emphasis is being given to invest in quality programmes. He said,
the media revolution both in technology and the globalisation
has brought great responsibilities on Prasar Bharati as a Public
Sector Broadcaster and it will not fail in discharging its responsibilities.
