Lok Sabha Question No. 1617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Increase in Capacity of Transmitters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1617 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017)

## INCREASE IN CAPAPCITY OF TRANSMITTERS

1617.  DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the kilowatt measure of transmitters installed in F.M. and radio stations in the country along with the State-wise details in this regard including Jharkhand, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the capacity of transmitters and if so, the State-wise details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has increased the transmitter capacity of some radio stations and FM stations recently and if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## {COL RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE (Retd.) }

- (a) Prasar Bharati has informed that as on date 611 AIR transmitters (140 MW + 423  FM  +  48  SW)  are  functional  at  421  Radio  Broadcasting  Centres  across  the country.  Location-wise details of power of these transmitters including Jharkhand, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes. 59 existing FM transmitters have been approved for upgradation to higher capacity. State-wise details are given in Annexure-II .
- (c)      AIR has already increased the broadcast capacity of 4 MW transmitters (i.e. Itanagar  100 kW to 200 kW, Passighat  10 kW to 100 kW ,Tawang 10 kW to 20 kW & Guwahati  10 to 20 kW). Additionally, the broadcast capacity of 1 kW MW transmitters at  6  existing  AIR  Centres  have  also  been  upgraded  by  replacing  with  10  kW  FM transmitters. The locations are Jaipur, Cuttack, Jamshedpur, Keonjhar, Adilabad and Kurseong).

Apart from the above, 29 old outlived MW transmitters and 34 old outlived FM transmitters have also been replaced by new state of the art MW/FM transmitters. Details are given in Annexure-III (A) & III(B) .

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## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## State-wise list of A.I.R. Stations along with details of power of AM/FM/ SW Transmitters

| Sl.   |                |                   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations       | States            | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 1.    | Adoni          | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 2.    | Anantpur       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 3.    | Cuddapah       | Andhra Pradesh    | 100KW                    | 1KW                      |                          |
| 4.    | Kakinada       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 5.    | Kurnool        | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 6.    | Machrela       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 3kW                      |                          |
| 7.    | Merkapuram     | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 8.    | Nandyal        | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 9.    | Nellore        | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 10.   | Ongole         | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 11.   | Srikakulam     | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 1kW                      |                          |
| 12.   | Tirupathi      | Andhra Pradesh    |                          | 10KW 3KW                 |                          |
| 13.   | Vijaywada      | Andhra Pradesh    | 100KW 1kW                | 10kW 1KW                 |                          |
| 14.   | Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh    | 100KW                    | 10KW                     |                          |
| 15.   | Along          | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 16.   | Basar          | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 17.   | Bomdila        | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 18.   | Deomali        | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 19.   | Geku           | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 20.   | Hawai          | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 21.   | Hunli          | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 22.   | Itanagar       | Arunachal Pradesh | 200KW                    | 10KW                     | 50KW                     |
| 23.   | Kalaktang      | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 24.   | Miao           | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 25.   | Namsai         | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 26.   | Passighat      | Arunachal Pradesh | 100KW                    | 100W                     |                          |
| 27.   | Roing          | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 28.   | Seepa          | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 29.   | Taliha         | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 30.   | Tawang         | Arunachal Pradesh | 20KW                     | 100W                     |                          |
| 31.   | Tezu           | Arunachal Pradesh | 10KW                     | 100W                     |                          |
| 32.   | Yomcha         | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 33.   | Zemithang      | Arunachal Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 34.   | Ziro           | Arunachal Pradesh | 1KW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 35.   | Dhubri         | Assam             |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 36.   | Dibrugarh      | Assam             | 300KW                    | 1kW                      |                          |

| Sl.   |                 |              | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations        | States       | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 37.   | Diphu           | Assam        | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 38.   | Guwahati        | Assam        | 100KW 20KW               | 10KW 100 Watt            | 50KW * 50 KW*            |
| 39.   | Haflong         | Assam        |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 40.   | Jorhat          | Assam        |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 41.   | Kokrajhar       | Assam        | 20kW                     | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 42.   | Margherita      | Assam        |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 43.   | Nazira          | Assam        |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 44.   | North Lakhimpur | Assam        |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 45.   | Nowgong         | Assam        |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 46.   | Silchar         | Assam        | 20KW                     | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 47.   | Tezpur          | Assam        | 20kW                     | 1kW                      |                          |
| 48.   | Tinsukia        | Assam        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 49.   | Aurangabad      | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 50.   | Betiah          | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 51.   | Bhagalpur       | Bihar        | 20kW                     | 100W                     |                          |
| 52.   | Darbhanga       | Bihar        | 20KW                     |                          |                          |
| 53.   | Forbesganj      | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 54.   | Gaya            | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 55.   | Kishan ganj     | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 56.   | Madhubani       | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 57.   | Motihari        | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 58.   | Muzaffarpur     | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 59.   | Patna           | Bihar        | 100KW                    | 6KW 10kW                 |                          |
| 60.   | Purnea          | Bihar        |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 61.   | Sasaram         | Bihar        |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 62.   | Sitamarhi       | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 63.   | Supaul          | Bihar        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 64.   | Ambikapur       | Chhattisgarh | 20kW                     | 5kW                      |                          |
| 65.   | Bilaspur        | Chhattisgarh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 66.   | Dongargarh      | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 67.   | Jagdalpur       | Chhattisgarh | 100KW                    | 100W                     |                          |
| 68.   | Kanker          | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 69.   | Kharod          | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 70.   | Konta           | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 71.   | Korba           | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 72.   | Manendragarh    | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 73.   | Pandaria        | Chhattisgarh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 74.   | Raigarh         | Chhattisgarh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 75.   | Raipur          | Chhattisgarh | 100KW                    | 10kW                     |                          |
| 76.   | Saraipalli      | Chhattisgarh |                          | 1KW                      |                          |

| Sl.     |                    |                  | Transmitter Power/Type                       | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type       |
|---------|--------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.     | Stations           | States           | MW                                           | FM                       | SW                           |
| 77.     | Delhi              | Delhi            | 200 KW'A' 100 KW'B' 20 kW'C' 10 kW'D' 20kWNC | 20KW 20KW 10KW           | 100KW (2nos.) 250kW (7 nos.) |
| 78.     | Panaji             | Goa              | 100KW 20kW                                   | 6KW                      | 250KW 250KW                  |
| 79.     | Ahmedabad          | Gujarat          | 200KW                                        | 10KW                     |                              |
| 80.     | Ahwa               | Gujarat          | 1kW                                          | 100W                     |                              |
| 81.     | Bharuch            | Gujarat          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 82.     | Bhavnagar          | Gujarat          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 83.     | Bhuj               | Gujarat          | 20kW                                         | 5kW                      |                              |
| 84.     | Dwarka             | Gujarat          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 85.     | Godhra             | Gujarat          |                                              | 6KW                      |                              |
| 86.     | Himmatnagar        | Gujarat          | 1kW                                          |                          |                              |
| 87.     | Jamnagar           | Gujarat          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 88.     |                    |                  | 1kW                                          |                          |                              |
|         | Junagadh           | Gujarat          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 89. 90. | Mehasana Porbandar | Gujarat Gujarat  |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 91.     | Rajkot             | Gujarat          | 300KW 1000kW                                 | 10KW                     |                              |
| 92.     | Surat              | Gujarat          |                                              | 10KW                     |                              |
| 93.     | Vadodra            | Gujarat          |                                              | 10KW                     |                              |
| 94.     | Ambala             | Haryana          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 95.     | Hissar             | Haryana          |                                              | 6KW                      |                              |
| 96.     | Kurukshetra        | Haryana          |                                              | 10KW                     |                              |
| 97.     | Rohtak             | Haryana          | 20kW                                         | 10kW                     |                              |
| 98.     | Sirsa              | Haryana          |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 99.     | Barmour            | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 100.    | Berthein           | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 101.    | Bilaspur           | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 102.    | Chamba             | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 103.    | Chaurikhas         | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 104.    | Dharmshala         | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 10KW                     |                              |
| 105.    | Hamirpur           | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 6KW                      |                              |
| 106.    | Kasauli            | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 10KW                     |                              |
| 107.    | Keylong            | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 108.    | Kinnaur (Kalpa)    | Himachal Pradesh | 1kW                                          |                          |                              |
| 109.    | Kullu              | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 6KW                      |                              |
| 110.    | Manali             | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 111.    | Mandi              | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 112.    | Rampur             | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 113.    | Shimla             | Himachal Pradesh | 100KW                                        | 10kW                     | 50KW                         |
| 114.    | Sunder Nagar       | Himachal Pradesh |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 115.    | Bhadarwah          | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                              | 6KW                      |                              |
| 116.    | Bimbargalli        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                              | 100W                     |                              |
| 117.    | Diskit             | Jammu &Kashmir   | 1KW                                          |                          |                              |

| Sl.   |                  |                | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations         | States         | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 118.  | Drass            | Jammu &Kashmir | 1KW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 119.  | Gurej            | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 120.  | Jammu            | Jammu &Kashmir | 300KW                    | 3KW 10KW                 | 50 KW*                   |
| 121.  | Kargil           | Jammu &Kashmir | 1kW 200kW                | 100W                     |                          |
| 122.  | Kathua           | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 123.  | Khalsi           | Jammu &Kashmir | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 124.  | Kupwara          | Jammu &Kashmir | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 125.  | Leh              | Jammu &Kashmir | 20KW                     | 100W                     | 10KW                     |
| 126.  | Mangla Devi Fort | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 127.  | Naushera         | Jammu &Kashmir | 20KW                     |                          |                          |
| 128.  | Nyoma            | Jammu &Kashmir | 1KW                      |                          |                          |
| 129.  | Padum            | Jammu &Kashmir | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 130.  | Pahalgam         | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 131.  | Poonch           | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 132.  | Rajouri          | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 133.  | Srinagar         | Jammu &Kashmir | 300KW 10KW               | 10KW 10kW                | 50KW                     |
| 134.  | Tiesuru          | Jammu &Kashmir | 1KW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 135.  | Tithwal          | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 136.  | Tral             | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 137.  | Udhampur         | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 138.  | Uri              | Jammu &Kashmir |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 139.  | Bokaro           | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 140.  | Chaibasa         | Jharkhand      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 141.  | Chatra           | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 142.  | Daltonganj       | Jharkhand      |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 143.  | Deoghar          | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 144.  | Dhanbad          | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 145.  | Dumka            | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 146.  | Ghatsila         | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 147.  | Gridih           | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 148.  | Gumla            | Jharkhand      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 149.  | Hazaribagh       | Jharkhand      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 150.  | Jamshedpur       | Jharkhand      |                          | 6 &10 KW                 |                          |
| 151.  | Ranchi           | Jharkhand      | 100KW                    | 6KW 10kW                 | 50KW*                    |
| 152.  | Bangalore        | Karnataka      | 200KW                    | 10KW 10KW 1kW            | 500KW (6 nos.)           |
| 153.  | Bellary          | Karnataka      |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 154.  | Bhadrawati       | Karnataka      | 20kW                     | 1kW                      |                          |
| 155.  | Bijapur          | Karnataka      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 156.  | Chitradurga      | Karnataka      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |

| Sl.   |                     |                | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|---------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations            | States         | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 157.  | Davangere           | Karnataka      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 158.  | Dharwad             | Karnataka      | 200KW                    | 10kW                     |                          |
| 159.  | Gulbarga            | Karnataka      | 20kW                     | 10KW                     |                          |
| 160.  | Hassan              | Karnataka      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 161.  | Hosdurg             | Karnataka      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 162.  | Hospet              | Karnataka      |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 163.  | Karwar              | Karnataka      |                          | 3KW                      |                          |
| 164.  | Kumata              | Karnataka      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 165.  | Madikeri(Mercara)   | Karnataka      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 166.  | Mangalore/ Udipi    | Karnataka      | 20kW                     | 10kW                     |                          |
| 167.  | Mysore              | Karnataka      |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 168.  | Raichur             | Karnataka      |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 169.  | Sagar               | Karnataka      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 170.  | Sringeri            | Karnataka      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 171.  | Tumkur              | Karnataka      |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 172.  | Alappuzha (Alleppy) | Kerala         | 200KW                    |                          |                          |
| 173.  | Devikulam ( Idduki) | Kerala         |                          | 6KW 100W                 |                          |
| 174.  | Kalapetta           | Kerala         |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 175.  | Kannur              | Kerala         |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 176.  | Kasargode           | Kerala         |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 177.  | Kochi               | Kerala         |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 178.  | Kozhikode           | Kerala         | 100KW                    | 10kW                     |                          |
| 179.  | Manjeri             | Kerala         |                          | 3KW                      |                          |
| 180.  | Punalur             | Kerala         |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 181.  | Thruvananthapuram   | Kerala         | 20KW                     | 10KW                     | 50KW                     |
| 182.  | Trissure            | Kerala         | 100KW                    | 1kW                      |                          |
| 183.  | Balaghat            | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 184.  | Betul               | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 185.  | Bhopal              | Madhya Pradesh | 10KW                     | 6KW                      | 50KW                     |
| 186.  | Chanderi            | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 187.  | Chhatarpur          | Madhya Pradesh | 20kW                     | 5kW                      |                          |
| 188.  | Chhindwara          | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 189.  | Guna                | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 190.  | Gwalior             | Madhya Pradesh | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 191.  | Harda               | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 192.  | Indore              | Madhya Pradesh | 200KW                    | 6KW                      |                          |
| 193.  | Jabalpur            | Madhya Pradesh | 200KW                    | 10KW                     |                          |
| 194.  | Jhabua              | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 195.  | Khandwa             | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 196.  | Mandla              | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 1KW                      |                          |
| 197.  | Mandsaur            | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 198.  | Neemach             | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 199.  | Panchmadi           | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 200.  | Rajgarh             | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 3KW                      |                          |

| Sl.   |               |                | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|---------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations      | States         | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 201.  | Ratlam        | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 202.  | Rewa          | Madhya Pradesh | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 203.  | Sagar         | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 204.  | Satna         | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 205.  | Shahdol       | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 206.  | Shivpuri      | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 207.  | Ujjain        | Madhya Pradesh |                          | 5kW                      |                          |
| 208.  | Ahmednagar    | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 209.  | Akola         | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 210.  | Amravati      | Maharashtra    |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 211.  | Aurangabad    | Maharashtra    |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 212.  | Beed          | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 213.  | Brahmpuri     | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 214.  | Buldhana      | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 215.  | Chandrapur    | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 216.  | Dhule         | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 217.  | Gadhchiroli   | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 218.  | Gondia        | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 219.  | Jalgaon       | Maharashtra    | 20KW                     |                          |                          |
| 220.  | Jalna         | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 221.  | Kolhapur      | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 222.  | Malegaon      | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 223.  | Mumbai        | Maharashtra    | 100 KW'A' 100 KW'B' 50KW | 10KW 10KW 5KW            | 100KW 50 KW*             |
| 224.  | Nagpur        | Maharashtra    | 300KW 1000KW             | 10KW                     |                          |
| 225.  | Nanded        | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 226.  | Nasik         | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 227.  | Oras          | Maharashtra    |                          | 5KW                      |                          |
| 228.  | Osmanabad     | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 229.  | Parbhani      | Maharashtra    | 20KW                     | 1kW                      |                          |
| 230.  | Pune          | Maharashtra    | 100KW                    | 10KW                     |                          |
| 231.  | Ratnagiri     | Maharashtra    | 20KW                     | 1kW                      |                          |
| 232.  | Sangli        | Maharashtra    | 20kW                     | 1KW                      |                          |
| 233.  | Satara        | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 234.  | Shirdi        | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 235.  | Sholapur      | Maharashtra    |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 236.  | Wardha        | Maharashtra    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 237.  | Yevatmal      | Maharashtra    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 238.  | Chandel       | Manipur        |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 239.  | Churachandpur | Manipur        |                          | 6kW                      |                          |
| 240.  | Imphal        | Manipur        | 300KW                    | 10kW                     | 50KW                     |
| 241.  | Kangpokpi     | Manipur        |                          | 100W                     |                          |

| Sl.   |                |           | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|----------------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations       | States    | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 242.  | Moreh          | Manipur   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 243.  | Parbung        | Manipur   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 244.  | Senapati       | Manipur   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 245.  | Cherrapunji    | Meghalaya |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 246.  | Jowai          | Meghalaya |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 247.  | Nongstoin      | Meghalaya | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 248.  | Shillong       | Meghalaya | 100KW                    | 10KW 100 Watt            | 50KW                     |
| 249.  | Tura           | Meghalaya | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 250.  | Williamnagar   | Meghalaya | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 251.  | Aizawal        | Mizoram   | 20kW                     | 6kW                      | 10KW                     |
| 252.  | Laisaweai      | Mizoram   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 253.  | Lawngtlai      | Mizoram   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 254.  | Lunglei        | Mizoram   |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 255.  | Rangdil        | Mizoram   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 256.  | Saiha          | Mizoram   | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 257.  | Dimapur        | Nagaland  |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 258.  | Kohima         | Nagaland  | 100KW                    | 10KW                     | 50KW                     |
| 259.  | Mokokchung     | Nagaland  |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 260.  | Mon            | Nagaland  | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 261.  | Samtore        | Nagaland  |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 262.  | Tuensang       | Nagaland  | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 263.  | Angul          | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 264.  | Baligurha      | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 265.  | Baripada       | Orissa    |                          | 5kW                      |                          |
| 266.  | Berhampur      | Orissa    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 267.  | Bhawanipatna   | Orissa    | 200KW                    | 5kW                      |                          |
| 268.  | Bolangir       | Orissa    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 269.  | Cuttack        | Orissa    | 300KW                    | 6 &10 KW                 |                          |
| 270.  | Deogarh        | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 271.  | Jeypore        | Orissa    | 100KW                    |                          | 50KW                     |
| 272.  | Joranda        | Orissa    | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 273.  | Keonjhar       | Orissa    | 1kW                      | 10KW                     |                          |
| 274.  | Nuapara        | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 275.  | Paradeep       | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 276.  | Paralekhamundi | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 277.  | Puri           | Orissa    |                          | 3KW                      |                          |
| 278.  | Rairangpur     | Orissa    |                          | 1kW                      |                          |
| 279.  | Rayagada       | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 280.  | Rourkela       | Orissa    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 281.  | Sambalpur      | Orissa    | 100KW                    | 5kW                      |                          |
| 282.  | Soro           | Orissa    | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 283.  | Sundergarh     | Orissa    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 284.  | Bhatinda       | Punjab    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 285.  | Fajilka        | Punjab    |                          | 20KW                     |                          |

| Sl.   |                |           | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|----------------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations       | States    | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 286.  | Firozpur       | Punjab    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 287.  | Gurdaspur      | Punjab    |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 288.  | Jallandhar     | Punjab    | 300KW 200KW              | 10KW                     |                          |
| 289.  | Ludhiana       | Punjab    |                          | 10kW 5kW 100W            |                          |
| 290.  | Patiala        | Punjab    |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 291.  | Ajmer          | Rajasthan | 200KW                    |                          |                          |
| 292.  | Alwar          | Rajasthan |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 293.  | Anupgarh       | Rajasthan |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 294.  | Banswara       | Rajasthan |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 295.  | Barmer         | Rajasthan | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 296.  | Bhartpur       | Rajasthan |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 297.  | Bikaner        | Rajasthan | 20kW                     | 10kW                     |                          |
| 298.  | Chittorgarh    | Rajasthan |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 299.  | Churu          | Rajasthan |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 300.  | Dungarpur      | Rajasthan | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 301.  | Jaipur         | Rajasthan |                          | 10kW 6KW                 | 50KW                     |
| 302.  | Jaisalmer      | Rajasthan |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 303.  | Jhalawar       | Rajasthan |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 304.  | Jhun-jhunu     | Rajasthan |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 305.  | Jodhpur        | Rajasthan | 300KW                    | 6KW                      |                          |
| 306.  | Karoli         | Rajasthan |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 307.  | Kota           | Rajasthan | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 308.  | Mount Abu      | Rajasthan |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 309.  | Nagaur         | Rajasthan |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 310.  | Nathwara       | Rajasthan |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 311.  | Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 312.  | Suratgarh      | Rajasthan | 300KW                    |                          |                          |
| 313.  | Udaipur        | Rajasthan | 20kW                     | 1kW (Int. set up)        |                          |
| 314.  | Gangtok        | Sikkim    | 20kW                     | 100W 10kW                | 10KW                     |
| 315.  | Namchi         | Sikkim    |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 316.  | Rongli         | Sikkim    |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 317.  | Rongpo         | Sikkim    |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 318.  | Tashiding      | Sikkim    |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 319.  | Yangyang       | Sikkim    |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 320.  | Zothang        | Sikkim    |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 321.  | Chennai        | Tamilnadu | 200 KW'A' 20 KW'B' 20kW  | 20KW 20KW                | 50KW 100KW               |
| 322.  | Coimbatore     | Tamilnadu | 20kW                     | 10kW 10KW                |                          |
| 323.  | Dharmapuri     | Tamilnadu |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 324.  | Kodaikanal     | Tamilnadu |                          | 10KW                     |                          |

| Sl.   |                 |                          | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations        | States                   | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 325.  | Madurai         | Tamilnadu                | 20kW                     | 10kW                     |                          |
| 326.  | Nagarcoil       | Tamilnadu                |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 327.  | Oottacamund     | Tamilnadu                | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 328.  | Rameshwaram     | Tamilnadu                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 329.  | Salem (Yercaud) | Tamilnadu                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 330.  | Thanjavar       | Tamilnadu                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 331.  | Thirupattur     | Tamilnadu                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 332.  | Tiruchirapalli  | Tamilnadu                | 100KW                    | 10KW                     |                          |
| 333.  | Tirunelveli     | Tamilnadu                | 20KW                     | 10kW                     |                          |
| 334.  | Tuticorin       | Tamilnadu                | 200KW                    | 1kW                      |                          |
| 335.  | Vellore         | Tamilnadu                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 336.  | Adilabad        | Telangana                |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 337.  | Banswada        | Telangana                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 338.  | Hyderabad       | Telangana                | 200kW                    | 10KW 10KW                | 50KW                     |
| 339.  | Kammareeddy     | Telangana                | 20KW                     | 100W                     |                          |
| 340.  | Karimnagar      | Telangana                |                          | 5KW                      |                          |
| 341.  | Khammam         | Telangana                |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 342.  | Kothagudam      | Telangana                |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 343.  | Mehboobnagar    | Telangana                |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 344.  | Nizamabad       | Telangana                |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 345.  | Suryapet        | Telangana                |                          | 1kW                      |                          |
| 346.  | Warangal        | Telangana                |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 347.  | Agartala        | Tripura                  | 20kW                     | 10kW                     |                          |
| 348.  | Amarpur         | Tripura                  |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 349.  | Belonia         | Tripura                  |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 350.  | Dharmanagar     | Tripura                  | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 351.  | Kailashahar     | Tripura                  |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 352.  | Khowai          | Tripura                  |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 353.  | Sabroom         | Tripura                  |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 354.  | Teliamura       | Tripura                  |                          | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 355.  | Chandigarh      | Chandigarh (UT)          |                          | 6KW 10kW                 |                          |
| 356.  | Daman           | Daman &Diu (UT)          |                          | 3KW                      |                          |
| 357.  | Kavaratti       | l &MIsland (UT)          | 1kW                      | 100 Watt                 |                          |
| 358.  | Port blair      | A &NIsland (UT)          | 100kW                    | 10kW                     | 10KW                     |
| 359.  | Silvasa         | Dadar &nagar haveli (UT) |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 360.  | Karaikal        | Pondicherry (UT)         |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 361.  | Pondicherry     | Pondicherry (UT)         | 20kW                     | 10kW                     |                          |
| 362.  | Agra            | Uttar Pradesh            | 20kW                     |                          |                          |
| 363.  | Aligarh         | Uttar Pradesh            |                          | 6KW                      | 250KW (4 nos.)           |
| 364.  | Allahabad       | Uttar Pradesh            | 20kW                     | 10KW                     |                          |
| 365.  | Amethi          | Uttar Pradesh            |                          | 5kW                      |                          |
| 366.  | Baharaich       | Uttar Pradesh            |                          | 100W                     |                          |

| Sl.   |                     |               | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations            | States        | MW                       | FM                       | SW                       |
| 367.  | Banda               | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 368.  | Balrampur           | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 369.  | Bareilly            | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 370.  | Faizabad            | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 371.  | Gorakhpur           | Uttar Pradesh | 100KW                    | 10kW                     | 50 KW*                   |
| 372.  | Hardoi              | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 373.  | Jhansi              | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 374.  | Kanpur              | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 10kW 1kW                 |                          |
| 375.  | Lakhimpurkheri      | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 376.  | Lucknow             | Uttar Pradesh | 300KW                    | 10KW 10kW                | 50KW                     |
| 377.  | Mahoba              | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 378.  | Mathura             | Uttar Pradesh | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 379.  | Maunath Bhanjan     | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 380.  | Najibabad           | Uttar Pradesh | 200KW                    |                          |                          |
| 381.  | Obra                | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 382.  | Orai                | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 383.  | Pilibhit            | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 384.  | Rai bareilly        | Uttar Pradesh |                          | 5kW                      |                          |
| 385.  | Rampur              | Uttar Pradesh | 20kW                     | 1KW                      |                          |
| 386.  | Varanasi            | Uttar Pradesh | 100KW                    | 10KW                     |                          |
| 387.  | Almora              | Uttarakhand   | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 388.  | Bacher              | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 389.  | Bageshwar           | Uttarakhand   |                          | 5kW                      |                          |
| 390.  | Bhatwari            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 391.  | Dehradun            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 10kW                     |                          |
| 392.  | Garsain             | Uttarakhand   |                          | 1kW                      |                          |
| 393.  | Gopeshwar (Chamoli) | Uttarakhand   | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 394.  | Kalagarh            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 395.  | Kashipur            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 396.  | Khetikhan           | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 397.  | Mussoorie           | Uttarakhand   |                          | 10KW                     |                          |
| 398.  | Nainital            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 399.  | New tehri           | Uttarakhand   |                          | 1kW                      |                          |
| 400.  | Pauri               | Uttarakhand   | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 401.  | Pithoragarh         | Uttarakhand   | 1kW                      | 100W                     |                          |
| 402.  | Pratap nagar        | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 403.  | Rajgarhi            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 404.  | Ranikhet            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 405.  | Tanakpur            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 406.  | Ukhimath            | Uttarakhand   |                          | 100W                     |                          |
| 407.  | Uttarkashi          | Uttarakhand   | 1kW                      |                          |                          |
| 408.  | Asansole            | West Bengal   |                          | 6KW                      |                          |
| 409.  | Balurghat           | West Bengal   |                          | 10kW                     |                          |

| Sl.   |               |             | Transmitter Power/Type          | Transmitter Power/Type   | Transmitter Power/Type   |
|-------|---------------|-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | Stations      | States      | MW                              | FM                       | SW                       |
| 410.  | Basanti       | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 411.  | Coochbehar    | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 412.  | Darjeeling    | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 413.  | Farakka       | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 414.  | Kolkata       | West Bengal | 200 KW'A' 100 KW'B' 20kW 1000kW | 20KW 10KW 10kW           | 50KW                     |
| 415.  | Krishna Nagar | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 416.  | Kurseong      | West Bengal |                                 | 10 &5 KW                 | 50KW                     |
| 417.  | Medinipur     | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 418.  | Murshidabad   | West Bengal |                                 | 6KW                      |                          |
| 419.  | Purulia       | West Bengal |                                 | 100W                     |                          |
| 420.  | Shantiniketan | West Bengal |                                 | 3KW                      |                          |
| 421.  | Siliguri      | West Bengal | 200KW                           | 10KW                     |                          |

*  6 nos. of  50 kW SW Transmitters have been  shut down temporarily due to non availability of transmitting valves.

ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## List  of  old  existing  FM  transmitters  for  upgradation  by  higher  power  FM transmitters

|   S. No. | Places                     | State          | Existing power of transmitter   | Power of new fm transmitter   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Anantapur                  | Andhra Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        2 | Vijayawada                 | Andhra Pradesh | 1KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        3 | Kurnool                    | Andhra Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        4 | Markapuram                 | Andhra Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        5 | Suryapet                   | Telangana      | 1KW (interim setup)             | 10 KW(approved)               |
|        6 | Nizamabad                  | Telangana      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        7 | Dhubri                     | Assam          | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        8 | Haflong                    | Assam          | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|        9 | Patna                      | Bihar          | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       10 | Purnea                     | Bihar          | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       11 | Chandigarh                 | Chandigarh     | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       12 | Godhra                     | Gujarat        | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       13 | Hissar                     | Haryana        | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       14 | Chaibasa (west singhbhoom) | Jharkhand      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       15 | Jamshedpur                 | Jharkhand      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       16 | Ranchi                     | Jharkhand      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       17 | Karwar                     | Karnataka      | 3KW                             | 5KW                           |
|       18 | Bijapur                    | Karnataka      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       19 | Hassan                     | Karnataka      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       20 | Mercara                    | Karnataka      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       21 | Raichur                    | Karnataka      | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       22 | Cannanore                  | Kerala         | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       23 | Balaghat                   | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       24 | Bhopal                     | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       25 | Chhindwara                 | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       26 | Guna                       | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       27 | Indore                     | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       28 | Khandwa                    | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       29 | Sagar                      | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       30 | Shivpuri                   | Madhya Pradesh | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       31 | Mumbai                     | Maharashtra    | 10KW                            | 20KW                          |
|       32 | Ahmednagar                 | Maharashtra    | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       33 | Akola                      | Maharashtra    | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       34 | Dhule                      | Maharashtra    | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       35 | Kolhapur                   | Maharashtra    | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       36 | Nanded                     | Maharashtra    | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       37 | Nasik                      | Maharashtra    | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |

|   S. No. | Places        | State           | Existing power of transmitter   | Power of new fm transmitter   |
|----------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       38 | Osmanabad     | Maharashtra     | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       39 | Yavatmal      | Maharashtra     | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       40 | Puri          | Odisha          | 3KW                             | 5KW                           |
|       41 | Berhampur     | Odisha          | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       42 | Bolangir      | Odisha          | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       43 | Jaipur        | Rajasthan       | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       44 | Jhalawar      | Rajasthan       | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       45 | Jodhpur       | Rajasthan       | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       46 | Mount abu     | Rajasthan       | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       47 | Swaimadhopur  | Rajasthan       | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       48 | Belonia       | Tripura         | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       49 | Daman         | UT              | 3KW                             | 5KW                           |
|       50 | Karaikal      | UT- Pudducherry | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       51 | Jhansi        | Uttar Pradesh   | 6KW                             | 10KW                          |
|       52 | Kolkata       | West bengal     | 10KW                            | 20KW                          |
|       53 | Delhi (VBS)   | Delhi           | 10 KW(interim setup)            | 20 KW(approved)               |
|       54 | Mumbai (VBS)  | Maharashtra     | 5 KW(interim setup)             | 20 KW(approved)               |
|       55 | Chennai (VBS) | Tamilnadu       | 10 KW(interim setup)            | 20 KW(approved)               |
|       56 | Kolkata (VBS) | West Bengal     | 10 KW(interim setup)            | 20 KW(approved)               |
|       57 | Ludhiana      | Punjab          | 5 KW(interim setup)             | 10 KW(approved)               |
|       58 | Raebareili    | Uttar Pradesh   | 5 KW(interim setup)             | 20 KW(approved)               |
|       59 | Kanpur        | Uttar Pradesh   | 1KW                             | 10KW                          |

ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

Details  of  29  outlived  MW    transmitters  replaced  by  new  state  of  art  MW transmitters

|   Sr.No. | Name of AIR centre   | State          | Power of earlier transmitters (in kW)   | Power of new transmitters ( in kW)   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | Vijayawada           | Andhra Pradesh | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|        2 | Dibrugarh            | Assam          | 300kW                                   | 300kW                                |
|        3 | Patna                | Bihar          | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|        4 | Delhi (VB)           | Delhi          | 20kW                                    | 20kW                                 |
|        5 | Delhi'A'             | Delhi          | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|        6 | Panaji               | Goa            | 100KW                                   | 100KW                                |
|        7 | Ahmedabad            | Gujarat        | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|        8 | Rajkot               | Gujarat        | 300KW                                   | 300KW                                |
|        9 | Jammu                | J&K            | 300kW                                   | 300kW                                |
|       10 | Ranchi               | Jharkhand      | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|       11 | Bangalore            | Karnataka      | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|       12 | Dharwad              | Karnataka      | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|       13 | Jabalpur             | Madhya Pradesh | 200KW                                   | 200KW                                |
|       14 | Mumbai'A'            | Maharashtra    | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|       15 | Mumbai'B'            | Maharashtra    | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|       16 | Pune                 | Maharashtra    | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|       17 | Jalandhar            | Punjab         | 300kW                                   | 300kW                                |
|       18 | Ajmer                | Rajasthan      | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|       19 | Barmer               | Rajasthan      | 20kW                                    | 20kW                                 |
|       20 | Bikaner              | Rajasthan      | 20kW                                    | 20kW                                 |
|       21 | Suratgarh            | Rajasthan      | 300kW                                   | 300kW                                |
|       22 | Chennai (VB)         | Tamilnadu      | 20kW                                    | 20kW                                 |
|       23 | Chennai'A'           | Tamilnadu      | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|       24 | Tiruchirapalli       | Tamilnadu      | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|       25 | Lucknow              | Uttar Pradesh  | 300KW                                   | 300kW                                |
|       26 | Varanasi             | Uttar Pradesh  | 100kW                                   | 100kW                                |
|       27 | Kolkata A            | West Bengal    | 100KWMW                                 | 100kW                                |
|       28 | Kolkata B            | West Bengal    | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |
|       29 | Siliguri             | West Bengal    | 200kW                                   | 200kW                                |

## Annexure-III(B)

## ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## Details of 34 outlived FM  transmitters replaced by new FM  transmitters

|   Sr.No. | Name of AIR centre   | State            |   Power of earlier transmitters (in kW) |   Power of new transmitters ( in kW) |
|----------|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kothagudem           | Andhra Pradesh   |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|        2 | Nawgaon              | Assam            |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|        3 | Sasaram              | Bihar            |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|        4 | Bilaspur             | Chhattisgarh     |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|        5 | Raigarh              | Chhattisgarh     |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|        6 | Panaji               | Goa              |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|        7 | Dharamshala          | Himachal Pradesh |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|        8 | Kasauli              | Himachal Pradesh |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|        9 | Jammu                | J&K              |                                       3 |                                    6 |
|       10 | Poonch               | J&K              |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       11 | Hazaribagh           | Jharkhand        |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       12 | Chitradurga          | Karnataka        |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       13 | Cochin               | Kerala           |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|       14 | Betul                | Madhya Pradesh   |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       15 | Shahdol              | Madhya Pradesh   |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       16 | Beed                 | Maharashtra      |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       17 | Chandrapur           | Maharashtra      |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       18 | Satara               | Maharashtra      |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       19 | Aizwal               | Mizoram          |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       20 | Cuttack              | Orissa           |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       21 | Rourkela             | Orissa           |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       22 | Bhatinda             | Punjab           |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       23 | Jalandhar            | Punjab           |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|       24 | Patiala              | Punjab           |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       25 | Churu                | Rajasthan        |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       26 | Jaisalmer            | Rajasthan        |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|       27 | Nagaur               | Rajasthan        |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       28 | Kailashahar          | Tripura          |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       29 | Allahabad            | Uttar Pradesh    |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|       30 | Bareilly             | Uttar Pradesh    |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       31 | Faizabad             | Uttar Pradesh    |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       32 | Obra                 | Uttar Pradesh    |                                       6 |                                    6 |
|       33 | Mussoorie            | Uttarakhand      |                                      10 |                                   10 |
|       34 | Murshidabad          | West Bengal      |                                       6 |                                    6 |