Islamabad, July 29, 2023 (PPI-OT): Radio Pakistan is going to launch Digital Medium Wave Transmitter project in Rawat tomorrow [Saturday] Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb will perform ground-breaking of the project under which a 1000 kilowatt digital transmitter will be installed at HPT complex, Rawat.

This project will be completed in two years at a cost of four billion rupees and is a milestone in modernizing the state broadcaster and enhancing the quality of its broadcast. This 1000 KW digital transmitter will increase the signal strength and range of Radio Pakistan to about forty countries in Central Asia, Middle East, Far East, Turkiye and Greece in addition to south Asia.

This modern transmitter based on Digital Radio Mondial (DRM) technology, can transmit up to four different signals simultaneously. It will save 33 percent of electricity which in turn will reduce the expenses of state broadcaster. An emergency warning system for natural calamities will also be available at this transmitter. UK based international organization DRM Consortium has appreciated the government’s initiative to convert Radio Pakistan from analogue to digital mode after 75 years.

For more information, contact:

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Government of Pakistan

4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-9103557

Email: info@moib.gov.pk

Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk