NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released the recommendations on the digital broadcast policy that allows analogue FM radio channels to add a digital layer along the same frequency.

The recommendations on ‘Formulating a Digital Radio Broadcast Policy for Private Radio Broadcasters’ also call for a single technology standard across the country and auction of new frequencies in 13 cities, a move that is considered the first step towards the digital shift of India’s FM radio.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) had written to TRAI in April last year, asking for recommendations for formulating a digital radio broadcast policy.

The first phase of the rollout will cover four A Plus cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and nine A categ

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