[A-DX] Fw: [dx_india] AIR Port Blair

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <BueschelW@xxxxxx>]

FYI - forward: Für Freunde der Leh und Port Blair twins.
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From: "Alokesh Gupta" Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:29 PM
Subject: [dx_india] AIR Port Blair

> All India Radio In Trouble: MoS I&B Replies To MP
> Written by Administrator
> Aug 24, 2011 at 10:51 PM
>
> Port Blair, Aug. 24: The All India Radio, which used to be the most
> popular
> media for the islanders, is in trouble with no regular Station Director
> heading the organization since past three year. The transmission towers
> have collapsed resulting in poor transmission. Due to this the once most
> effecting means of media is not able to cover most of the islands in the
> A&N Group.
>
> Replying to the questions raised by the Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu
> Pada Ray in the Parliament, the Minister of State for Information &
> Broadcasting, Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan said that it is due to shortage of
> staff in Indian Broadcasting (programme) Service, no Station Director has
> been posted and the charge given to a officer of the Engineering Service.
> Meanwhile the senior most Programme Executives have been declared as
> Programme Heads.
>
> The Minister further said that the 100 KW MW transmitters have two master
> towers, one passive and the other active. The passive mast fell down on
> 25th
> April 2008 due to heavy cyclone while the active mast fell on 19th April
> 2010 while carrying out final adjustments after replacement of guy ropes
> of the mast. As an alternative arrangement, the service was shifted to an
> L
> ariel and the transmission power had to be reduced to 10 KW MW from 100 KW
> MW. However said the Minister, the same service on shortwave transmitter
> was not affected. The erection of the passive mast is likely to be
> completed by June 2012.
>
> Replying to another question on fencing wall around the transmitter
> building at Brookshabad, the MoS said that that at present it has barbed
> wire fencing and the requirement of a boundary wall is being projected
> in the 12th Plan.
>
> http://andamanchronicle.com/content/view/4507/27/

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