[HCDX] All India Radio Leh goes hi-tech

["Alokesh Gupta" <alokeshgupta@xxxxxxxxx>]

AIR Leh goes hi-tech

Rajesh Bhat
ALL INDIA Radio-Leh, the worlds highest radio station in Jammu and Kashmir
has gone hi-tech after a satellite up-link facility and an FM transmitter
were inaugurated by the state chief minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on May 29.
With these two vital facilities, the reach of this radio station, located at
11,800 feet above the sea level, has been extended to far-off areas like
Nyoma, Khaltsi and Diskit.
Addressing a well attended function in the premises of the All India Radio-
Leh, the chief minister said that the satellite up-link would help people in
the region outside the district headquarters to listen to the programmes
broadcast from Leh and also allow countrywide direct broadcast of any
programme or event. He said that radio is an effective medium of
communication. The inauguration of the FM station there is a boon for the
young generation as it has become a craze with the youth in India. The
popularity of FM transmission has transcended boundaries of popularity and
youth are feeling specially connected with these transmissions. He added,
Young boys and girls from Leh are studying in educational institutions in
Shimla, Chandigarh, Dalhousie, Mumbai and other cities and the number of
students from there, studying in other states, is more than the collective
number of students from other districts of the state.
The FM transmitter will be a good entertainment medium for those students
after they return to their homes, following the completion of their studies.
Good entertainment is necessary to keep youngsters connected with their
place of origin.  In his address, BS Lalli, chief executive officer, Prasar
Bharati, described the launch of satellite up-link and FM transmitter as the
auspicious occasion for the people of Leh. He said, A big production studio
of Doordarshan would soon be inaugurated there, which will promote Ladakhi
culture and language. New transmitters will be set up in shadow areas to
enhance the reach of radio broadcast. Thupstan Chewang, MP from Leh,
emphasised on effectively countering the propaganda from the neighbouring
countries through radio and television. The AIR-Leh has been playing great
role in promoting local culture and language.

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

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