All Doordarshan Kendras fully digitized during the 10th Plan

Televisionpoint.com Correspondent
All the 17 major Doordarshan Kendras have been fully digitized during the 10th Plan period, Minister of Information & Broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told the Lok Sabha today.

In reply to a question, the minister said 48 major All India Radio Stations are proposed to be provided with Hard Disc based system along with server and storage systems. Of these, 14 are in North Zone, 13 in West Zone, 10 in South Zone, six in North East and five in East Zone.

The Government also proposed to modernize small studios and to open new small studios. 30 small studios have been partially digitalized during the 10th Plan period and a new small studio is under implementation at Tirupati as part of continuing schemes. Low end hard disc system are to be provided at 61 AIR stations. Of these, 16 are in North Zone, nine each in North East and East Zones, 15 in West Zone and 12 are located in South Zone.

AIR has planned three new studios at Medium Wave (MW) stations, two at FM stations and one new FM transmitter in different parts of the country. Besides, provision of 24 small studios at new FM transmitter sites has also been made.