Prasar Bharati plans
scaling up five DD regional channels into
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TPublic Broadcaster Prasar Bharati is planning of converting five of its
regional Doordarshan channels into round-the-clock cable and satellite
channels.
In a meeting of Prasar Bharati board held today, a proposal to turn
Doordarshan channels for Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh and Jammu region was discussed, sources told PTI.
Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sircar said the proposal was discussed in the
board meeting and added that a optimisation committee would study the
various aspects related to carrying out of this transition.
"The board has given in-principle approval to the scaling up these
channels," an official said.
These channels had been broadcasting terrestrially for four hours but
according to the proposal discussed in the Prasar Bharati board meeting,
turning them into the round-the- clock channels would not require much of
additional resources.
Earlier Prasar Bharati had turned four Doordarshan channels from part-time
to round-the-clock channels in the Hindi heartland states of Bihar, UP, MP
and Rajasthan.
Officials said an idea considered at the meeting was putting the
historical speeches of national leaders in Prasar Bharati's archives on
the internet, which found support from members of the board.
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