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MUMBAI:
Prasar Bharati has no proposal to reduce the number of All
India Radio (AIR) stations.
The
information was given by information and broadcasting minister
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi in written reply to a question in Rajya
Sabha today.
Prasar
Bharati said that the number of AIR stations will not be reduced
by setting up one powerful station for each State and thereby
saving huge expenditure. Power consumption of a single powerful
station is much more than that required by smaller stations
to cover the populated area.
An
All India Radio audience survey stated that there has been
an increasing trend of listenership for the state-owned stations.
From 310 million in 2003-04, the listenership has increased
to 357 million in 2006-07. According to the survey, listenership
in 2004-05 was 340 million.
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