Pakistan

Connectivity: AIOU to expand FM radio network to eight cities

There are a number of new initiatives taken by the Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shahid Siddiqui

APP May 25, 2018

Allama Iqbal Open University has decided to provide students with soft copies of the books across the country. PHOTO: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has decided to expand its FM’s Radio network for providing media’s support to its 1.3 million students across the country in their educational pursuits.

It has planned to install new transmitters at eight major cities, Karachi, Lahore, Mirpur (AJK), Peshawar, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Peshawar and Quetta while the task will be completed by the end of this year.

Currently, the AIOU’s FM Radio (91.6) transmission is available within the range of 60 kilometer in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, said Ejaz Ahmed, Director Institute of Educational Technology on Thursday.

He said there are a number of new initiatives taken by the Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shahid Siddiqui during the last three and half years for exploiting the media’s resources to provide academic support to the students.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 25^th, 2018.