Lok Sabha Question No. 5368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Transmission Centres
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5368

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022)

## TRANSMISSION CENTRES

5368. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a) whether Terrestrial  Transmission  of  Doordarshan  and  Small Radio  Transmission  Centres  have  been  shut  down  by  many Prasar Bharati Boards in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  transmission  centres  shut  down  in  the country, State-wise;
- (c) the reasons due to which these centres are being shut down; and
- (d) the details and the number of transmission centres likely to be shut down by the Government?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (d) In view  of emerging  trends  in  Broadcasting,  and availability  of  'DD  Free  Dish'  a  free-to-air  Direct  to  Home  (DTH) Service of Prasar Bharati in the country carrying more than 150 TV channels  including  51  educational  channels  free  of  cost  without any  monthly  subscription,  the  Doordarshan  Analog  Terrestrial  TV (ATT)  Transmitters  carrying  only  one  channel  have  lost their relevance.  The  signals  of  'DD  FreeDish'  can  be  received  in  the country with the help of small sized low cost dish receive units. Accordingly, Prasar Bharati has decided to phase out the obsolete ATTs  barring 55 ATTs  in strategic locations and  23  Digital Terrestrial  TV  transmitters  (DTTs)  (all  High  Power  Transmitters (HPTs)).    State-wise  details  of  such  obsolete  closed  transmitters are given at Annexure. Further,  Prasar  Bharati  is  not  closing  any  Akashvani  radio station in India, however, obsolete analog transmitters are phased out from time to time with the availability of alternate transmission  technologies  such  as  FM,  Satellite  Radio  through DTH and Internet Streaming. The  rationalisation  of  obsolete  terrestrial  transmitters  has  no bearing on content generation by the AIR and DD Kendras across the country.

## Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5368 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2022.

## Number of Transmitters closed in last 5 years

| S.No.   |                   | Closed Transmitters   | Closed Transmitters   | Closed Transmitters   | Closed Transmitters   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|         |                   | HPTs                  | LPTs                  | VLPTs                 | Transposer            |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 10                    | 44                    | 8                     | 1                     |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                     | 3                     | 39                    |                       |
| 3.      | Assam             | 6                     | 21                    | 1                     | 1                     |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 6                     | 31                    | 2                     |                       |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 5                     | 15                    | 8                     |                       |
| 6.      | Goa               | 2                     |                       |                       |                       |
| 7.      | Gujarat           | 11                    | 54                    | 3                     |                       |
| 8.      | Haryana           | 3                     | 20                    |                       |                       |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 5                     | 8                     | 39                    | 2                     |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir   |                       | 14                    | 55                    | 1                     |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         | 5                     | 19                    | 3                     |                       |
| 12.     | Karnataka         | 12                    | 49                    | 7                     |                       |
| 13.     | Kerala            | 7                     | 22                    | 4                     |                       |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 12                    | 60                    | 6                     |                       |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       | 13                    | 88                    | 20                    |                       |
| 16.     | Manipur           | 3                     | 1                     | 4                     |                       |
| 17.     | Meghalaya         | 4                     | 3                     | 2                     |                       |
| 18.     | Mizoram           | 3                     | 2                     | 2                     |                       |
| 19.     | Nagaland          | 3                     | 3                     | 6                     | 2                     |
| 20.     | Odisha            | 7                     | 69                    | 18                    | 1                     |
| 21.     | Punjab            | 7                     | 5                     |                       |                       |
| 22.     | Rajasthan         | 11                    | 69                    | 17                    | 2                     |
| 23.     | Sikkim            |                       |                       | 6                     |                       |

| 24.                       | Tamil Nadu                       | 9    | 53   | 7    | 1    |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------|------|------|------|
| 25.                       | Telangana                        | 4    | 36   | 1    |      |
| 26.                       | Tripura                          | 2    | 6    | 1    | 1    |
| 27.                       | Uttar Pradesh                    | 18   | 62   | 4    |      |
| 28.                       | Uttarakhand                      | 2    | 17   | 33   | 2    |
| 29.                       | West Bengal                      | 13   | 19   | 1    |      |
| 30.                       | Chandigarh                       |      | 1    |      |      |
| 31.                       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu |      | 3    |      |      |
| 32.                       | Delhi                            | 3    |      |      |      |
| 33.                       | Ladakh                           |      | 1    | 29   |      |
| 34.                       | Laksha Dweep Islands             |      | 15   |      |      |
| 35.                       | Puducherry                       | 1    | 2    | 2    |      |
| Total                     | Total                            | 189  | 815  | 328  | 14   |
| Total Transmitters Closed | Total Transmitters Closed        | 1346 | 1346 | 1346 | 1346 |

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