Japanese aid: State radio to replace old gadgets

The equipment has been given under a project “Rehabilitation of Medium Wave Radio Broadcasting Network"


News Desk December 05, 2014



Radio Pakistan will replace its obsolete gadgets with modern communication equipment, costing about Rs1.4 billion, with the help from the government of Japan, said a press release.


The equipment has been given under a project “Rehabilitation of Medium Wave Radio Broadcasting Network” and is being implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata and Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated the newly installed transmitters, a master control room and five studio rooms at the National Broadcasting House on Friday.

The ambassador pointed out that radio broadcasting was still a major source of information, particularly in remote areas, and noted that the project will enable Radio Pakistan to reach out to about 64 million people across the country. He expressed hope that better access to accurate information on issues such as health, nutrition, economic activities and natural disasters will improve people’s lives and thereby contribute to the stability of the country.

JICA chief representative Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki emphasised that after the revival of transmitting network, the radio waves will be able to cover most parts of Punjab, entire Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, tribal areas and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The project has also supported Radio Pakistan Islamabad to replace its old medium wave transmitters in Faqirabad with high powered dual mode transmitters.

In case of disasters, medium wave broadcasting is instrumental in informing people of situations on the ground.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2014.

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