{"id":21473,"date":"2016-09-20T06:44:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T10:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=21473"},"modified":"2016-09-20T06:44:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T10:44:22","slug":"director-general-of-all-india-radio-it-is-agreed-by-all-that-shortwave-will-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/director-general-of-all-india-radio-it-is-agreed-by-all-that-shortwave-will-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Director General of All India Radio: “it is agreed by all that shortwave will stay”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All India Radio (AIR) Headquarters in Dehli, India. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Mike, who shares a link to the following interview with\u00a0Fayyaz Sheheryar,\u00a0Director General of All India Radio<\/a>. I’ve pasted a couple of\u00a0Sheheryar’s\u00a0responses below–click here to read the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

But there had been some talk in the government at one time to disband short wave broadcasts?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, but we had opposed this and it is agreed by all that short wave will stay.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

What are the future plans for popularizing programming and strengthening internal functioning?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AIR has embarked on a major plan to start a Content Delivery Network (CDN) which will be ready within the next two to three months. It will help keep track of number of listeners, and also prevent \u2018stream theft\u2019.<\/p>\n

There will be greater live streaming of channels on the internet complementing Short wave on\u00a0air.org.in<\/a>, and Mobile Apps will be launched for more channels. It will also be possible to give audio on demand and the internet will store programmes of up to seven days for this purpose. The App will be monetized, and there will be an alert which gives information about listeners, and messages and advice about programmes on the Apps.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s terrestrial transmission today was even larger than China.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks again, Mike, for the tip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Mike, who shares a link to the following interview with\u00a0Fayyaz Sheheryar,\u00a0Director General of All India Radio. I’ve pasted a couple of\u00a0Sheheryar’s\u00a0responses below–click here to read the full interview. But there had been some talk in the government at one time to disband short wave broadcasts? 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