New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released recommendations for a digital radio broadcast policy for private broadcasters.

The guidelines include terms, conditions, and reserve prices for launching digital radio broadcasting services in four “A+” category cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai — and nine “A” cities: Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Nagpur.

The ministry announced that digital radio services will launch in simulcast mode, mandating new broadcasters to adopt the format while allowing existing FM operators to migrate voluntarily. Each assigned frequency will transmit one analogue channel, three digital channels, and one data channel.

Radio broadcasters should commence simulcast operations wit

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