• Border areas in J&K and NE to have 33 FM radio channels in 3rd phase

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jun 30
    indiantelevision.com Team

    NEW DELHI: The Government is to allow bidders in Jammu and Kashmir, the northeastern states, and the Island territories to bid for FM Radio channels in the third phase even beyond the national limit on ownership of channels of 15 per cent per entity.

    This is being done to incentivise bidding for channels for these areas, Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources told indiantelevision.com.

    FM Broadcasters in Jammu and Kashmir, the northeastern states and the island territories will be required to pay half the rate of the annual license fee for an initial period of three years from the date from which the licence fee becomes payable and the permission period of 15 years begins.

    The concessional fee had also been revised for FM channels already existing in these territories with effect of the issuance of the Guidelines of the third phase of FM Radio expansion in the country in July 2011.

    The third phase of FM Radio expansion in the northeast includes 31 in the seven states of the northeast, six in Jammu and Kashmir, and nine in the island territories: three each in Daman and Diu, Lakshdweep, and Andaman and Nicobar.

    In addition, 15 FM stations will be set up in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and 18 in the border areas of the seven states of the north east.

    Apart from the fee relaxation, it is proposed that Prasar Bharati infrastructure would be made available at half the lease rentals for similar category cities in these areas.

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