FICCI welcomes sharing of AIR news feed by Prasar Bharati to private FM radio channels

Jan 09, 2019

NEW DELHI, 9 January 2019: FICCI welcomes the move of Prasar Bharati and All India Radio to share news feed to the private FM radio channels free of cost, which has been announced yesterday.  

This was one of the major demands of the FM Radio Industry and FICCI had made several representations and raised this before the I&B Ministry and Prasar Bharati.

Ms Anurradha Prasad, Member, FICCI Media & Entertainment Committee said, "We welcome move of Prasar Bharati & AIR. It's been a long and pending demand of private FM broadcasters to allow news. It's a forward step. On behalf of all FM operators, I thank the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Prasar Bharati, and All India Radio".