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Modernisation Plans of Doordarshan
An amount of Rs. 1209 crore has been set aside for
digitalization of Doordarshan out of an outlay of Rs. 1369 crore approved
for the new schemes in the 11th Plan. The emphasis in the Eleventh Plan
schemes is primarily on modernization. These schemes include work on
digitalization of existing studios, establishment of digital transmitters,
replacement & augmentation of old studio, transmitter & satellite
broadcast equipment & setting up of HDTV facilities.
Presently Doordarshan has a total of 66 studio centers spread all over the
country. Out of 66 studio centers, 23 centres are either already digitalised
or being digitalized. 39 studio centers, which are partially digitalized or
analog are planned to be fully digitalized in the 11th Plan. Remaining four
studios, which are analog, are proposed to be digitalized in the 12th Plan.
It is planned to take up 40 locations where analog High Power Transmitters
are operational for setting up of Digital terrestrial transmitters (DTT) in
the country during the 11th Plan.
In addition, it is proposed to replace existing obsolete 14 numbers of High
Power TV transmitters (UPTs) and 60 numbers of Lower Power TV transmitters (LPTs)
by state of the art analog transmitters besides modernization and
augmentation of equipment at existing studio centers.
Satellite Earth Stations are used in Doordarshan for networking of its
programmes/channels throughout the country. It is proposed to upgrade and
modernize existing Earth Stations, Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG)
equipment in the 11th Plan.
High Definition TV (HDTV) broadcasting transmission provides pictures with a
resolution 4 o 5 times higher than the existing transmission. It provides
clear, noise free picture quality on wide screen TV receivers in aspect
ratio of 16:9. It is proposed to establish two numbers of HDTV studios in
Delhi and Mumbai, field production & post production facilities in four
metros, HDTV uplink at Delhi apart from HDTV terrestrial transmitters in
four metros.
This information was given by Smt. Ambika Soni, the Minister for Information
and Broadcasting in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha
on 08-12-20098
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