ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates�Pravasi�Bharathi�810 AM, the world�s firstMalayalam digital radio, has started transmission in AM and DRM (Digital Radio�Mondiale) mode on Jan. 22 using a 200 kW�Nautel�NX200 transmitter, according toDRM news.�
AM transmission is scheduled from 5 a.m. to 12:10 a.m., and DRM transmission from 12:10 a.m. to 5 a.m. local time. The transmitter and antenna is located�at Al�Maqta, Abu Dhabi,�around 15�kilometers�away from the studio.
Pravasi Bharathi Broadcasting Corporation reaches millions of listeners in all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries offering music, discussions, news, current affairs and entertainment.�Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM covers 72% Indian diaspora in the GCC countries and has its studios and offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Thiruvananthapuram (India) with marketing offices in six GCC nations as well as in Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Calicut, Mumbai and New Delhi.
