Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, visited Khairpur today to inspect the ongoing civil works at the High Power Transmitter (HPT) site and Broadcasting House, where a 100-kilowatt Digital Medium Wave (DRM) transmitter, along with its allied equipment, will be installed within the next two months.

During the visit, the Director General reviewed the progress of the project and expressed satisfaction over the pace of work. He said the transmitter shall soon start its test transmission as the required infrastructure has already been completed. The new digital transmitter is expected to provide radio coverage over a radius of approximately 300 kilometres.

Talking to local journalists, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh said the project marks Radio Pakistan's entry into the digital broadcasting era. He said the Corporation is gradually replacing its ageing analogue Medium Wave transmitters with modern DRM technology to enhance transmission quality and extend reliable broadcasting services across the country.

He said the 100-kW digital transmitter for Quetta is also under manufacture and is expected to reach Pakistan by the end of the current year. He added that new digital transmitters will subsequently be installed at Khuzdar, Gilgit and Skardu under the next phase of Radio Pakistan's modernization programme.

The Director General thanked the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mr. Attaullah Tarar, for his continued support towards the modernization of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and reaffirmed PBC's commitment to developing a modern, efficient and technologically advanced national public broadcasting service.