Radio industry urges TRAI to adopt DRM-only technology for digital broadcasting

Radio industry stakeholders told TRAI that a technology like Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) will foster innovation and competition, thus eliminating the monopoly. (Image: rodion-kutsaiev via Unsplash)

During the open house discussion organised by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), industry stakeholders urged digital FM radio on mobile handsets for better and mass penetration.

Radio industry urges for subsidies, phased-manner transition to digital radio adoption

Radio industry requested TRAI for subsidies, minimum costs for hardware upgradation, a phased transition, and the usage of existing spectrum to also do digital in a simulcast mode.

During a discussion with TRAI, the radio industry urged for subsidies and a phased-manner migration to digital broadcasting, along with content guidelines, and single music licensing/royalty framework (for both analog and digital).