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Aneesa appreciates plan of PBC of introducing 47 FM stationsISLAMABAD, April 01 : Radio Pakistan is to set up 47 FM Stations in the far flung areas to extend radio signals to hundred percent population of the country.
This information was given to the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Ms Aneesa Zaib Tahirkhaili during a briefing at Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation in Islamabad on Friday.
Six of these stations will start functioning at Gawadar, Mithi , Bannu, Kohat, Mianwali and Sargodha by the end of June this year.
The whole project will be completed within next three years at a cost of over 475 million rupees.
The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting appreciated the plan of Radio Pakistan to air its transmission in every part of the country. She said, “we must get to the people at the grass route level. There is need for the strong network of radio, specially FM Transmitters as radio is the strongest and cheapest source of Information and Entertainment to the masses.”
She said radio should present appropriate inter-active programmes with unique ideas so as to change for a conducive environment for the implementation of major policies and programmes of the government.
She was of the view that FM Radio Stations are the future requirements of the country and their networking would give an edit advantage to PBC in putting on Air news and other important informative programmes.
She also emphasised the need for acquisition of Short Wave Transmitters by the PBC to reach to our neighbouring countries. Earlier, the Director General PBC Mr. Tarique Imam gave a detailed briefing on revamping of different programmes catering almost all sections of the society. He said, these include religious programmes as well as targetted programmes for women, youth and senior citizens.