Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST
  • Home
  • Trending
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Feature
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • More..
    • Odisha Special
    • Editorial
    • Opinion
    • Careers
    • Sci-Tech
    • Timeout
    • Horoscope
    • Today’s Pic
  • Video
  • Epaper
  • News in Odia
  • Home
  • Trending
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Feature
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • More..
    • Odisha Special
    • Editorial
    • Opinion
    • Careers
    • Sci-Tech
    • Timeout
    • Horoscope
    • Today’s Pic
  • Video
  • Epaper
  • News in Odia
No Result
View All Result
OrissaPOST - Odisha Latest news, English Daily -
No Result
View All Result

Expensive radios keep digital transmission at bay in Odisha

Manish Kumar, OP
Updated: September 2nd, 2018, 20:42 IST
in Metro
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on Linkedin

Bhubaneswar: Despite added advantage over transmissions, the high cost of higher digital radio receiver sets seems to be a hurdle in rolling out digital radio transmissions from different radio stations of the public broadcaster – All India Radio (AIR), in the state.

Earlier, the AIR had planned to adopt the international DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) standard for digital terrestrial radio transmissions in the Medium Wave (MW) and Short Wave (SW) bands. While three AIR stations in Chennai, Delhi and Rajkot have started offering digital transmissions, 33 other AIR stations have been offering digital transmissions through `simulcast mode’ wherein digital and conventional transmissions are both done simultaneously.

Also Read

Odisha: Man sentenced to 3-year RI for sexually harassing girl

10 hours ago
BJD

BJD calls Balasore bandh as Soumyashree’s death sparks outrage

10 hours ago

In Odisha, the idea of digital transmission was experimented with at AIR Sambalpur by installing a DRM transmitter, but it is yet to start operations allegedly due to the absence of digital receiver sets among the listerers, an official from AIR Sambalpur told Orissa POST. While standard radio sets are available for Rs 250, each digital radio set costs around Rs 15,000.

“We have already installed DRM transmitters, but are yet to start operations as receiving sets are an issue. They are costlier compared to normal radio sets. These sets are best suited for SW and MW transmissions,” the official said.

According to sources in the AIR, some other radio stations in the state, such as Jeypore and Bhawanipatna, are also in line of adding digital transmissions, but in the ‘simulcast mode’. These systems are based on the digital transmissions where signals are transmitted digitally and there is hardly any transmission loss midway. Due to this, transmission to the listeners’ sets is excellent and the listeners enjoy superb sound quality in Short Wave as well in Medium Wave transmissions. However, these norms still continue to elude FM transmissions through DRM technology.

However, DRM experts say the market for DRM seems optimistic. “Earlier, very few players were manufacturing DRM receiver sets in India. The scenario has changed and now more players are coming into the field. As a result, prices are slated to come down to as low as Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 for each new digital radio set. Now the government also plans to allow DRM technology for FM transmissions. So they have a good future,” said Alokesh Gupta, an expert on DRM transmissions from New Delhi.

Bhubaneswar-based radio expert Subrat Pati said, “Such transmissions are quite popular in European countries, but we are far behind in adapting such path-breaking technologies. Pricing is definitely an issue. If the government subsidises the prices of receiver sets it can surely proliferate and improve transmission quality to radio lovers.”

Tags: All India Radiodigital radio receiverDigital radios
Share52TweetSendShare
Suggest A Correction

Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox.

 

OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Click Here: Plastic Free Odisha

#MyPaperBagChallenge

Matrumangal Jena

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Tabish Maaz

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Arya Ayushman

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Aman Kumar Barisal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Archana Parida

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Mrutyunjaya Behera

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Pratik Kumar Ghibela

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Rajashree Pravati Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Tapaswini Mallick

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Manas Samanta

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Ramakanta Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Priyabrata Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Smitarani Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Jyotshna Mayee Pattnaik

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Subhajyoti Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Narendra Kumar

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Diptiranjan Biswal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Bijswajit Pradhan

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Pitabas Tripathy

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Jhili Jena

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sitakanta Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Kamana Singh

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Parbati Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Vandana Singh

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Pratik Kumar

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Aishwarya Ranjan Mohanty

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Sarfraz Ahmad

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Anshuman Sahoo

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Shreyanshu Bal

December 12, 2019
#MyPaperBagChallenge

Saishree Satyarupa

December 12, 2019

Archives

Editorial

Use & Abuse

Courtesy: Tech Crunch
July 16, 2025

Freedom of speech and expression is the soul of democracy and to rob an individual of that fundamental right is...

Read more

Trump Targets BRICS

July 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump is opening new theatres of his global tariff war. This appears to be a strategy he...

Read more

ECI & Aadhaar

Election Commission of India
July 14, 2025

Many of the acts of omission and commission by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the recent past have...

Read more

Socialist Democrat

Aakar Patel
July 13, 2025

One of the most remarkable democratic developments of recent times came from New York City this month. A 33-year-old man...

Read more
  • Home
  • State
  • Metro
  • National
  • International
  • Business
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
Developed By Ratna Technology

© 2024 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

  • News in Odia
  • Orissa POST Epaper
  • Video
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Metro
  • State
  • Odisha Special
  • National
  • International
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Horoscope
  • Careers
  • Feature
  • Today’s Pic
  • Opinion
  • Sci-Tech
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs

© 2024 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST

    • News in Odia
    • Orissa POST Epaper
    • Video
    • Home
    • Trending
    • Metro
    • State
    • Odisha Special
    • National
    • International
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Entertainment
    • Horoscope
    • Careers
    • Feature
    • Today’s Pic
    • Opinion
    • Sci-Tech
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Jobs

    © 2024 All rights Reserved by OrissaPOST