CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -First introduced in India in 2007, digital radio is a technology that, unlike AM and FM, uses digital signals to send information.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) launched the first DAB channel in the world on 1 June 1995 (NRK Klassisk), and the BBC and Swedish Radio (SR) launched their first broadcasts later that year. Consumer-grade DAB receivers have been available in many countries since the start of this millennium.

Detailed explanation-3: -In June 1923 the Radio Club of Bombay made the first ever broadcast in the country. This was followed by the setting up of the Calcutta Radio Club five months later. The Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) came into being on July 23, 1927, only to face liquidation in less than three years.

Detailed explanation-4: -FEW YEARS BACK ALL INDIA RADIO HAS STARTED ITS DIGITAL RADIO TRANSMISSION IN DRM . DRM ( DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE) IS AN OPEN STANDARD TECHNIQUE FOR DIGITAL RADIO BROADCASTING.

Detailed explanation-5: -The government took over the broadcasting facilities and began the Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) on 1 April 1930 on an experimental basis for two years, and permanently in May 1932 it then went on to become All India Radio on 8 June 1936.