[cr-india] Indian COMMUNITY RADIO: Ministry to set up radio towers in seven Indian cities

[George Lessard]

COMMUNITY RADIO
Ministry to set up radio towers in seven Indian cities
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In an effort to upgrade infrastructure, the Indian information and 
broadcasting ministry's standing finance committee has cleared a 
project for setting up towers in seven cities.

The estimated cost of the project is above Rs 18 crore and towers 
will be set up in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, 
Bangalore and Jaipur. The project has already received Cabinet 
clearance. This upgradation comes after the bidding for the second 
phase of FM radio has been completed and is part of an exercise to 
upgrade equipment with 165 frequencies being allotted now and the 
existing 108 frequencies from phase I. The bidding for the second 
phase of private FM radio stations for 17 cities spread across 
eastern zone took place last week. In all, 59 bids were received for 
66 frequencies.