Hanging lock on Doordarshan! Sambalpur, Bhawanipatna HPP and all LPP will be closed

As many as two Yak High Power Transmitters (HPPTs) and four Yak Low Power Transmitters (LPPTs) have been shut down in Sambalpur Doordarshan. The Sambalpur Doordarshan Kendra has ordered the closure of both HPPT (DD-1 and DD-2), Boudh and Padampur LPPs by December 31, 2021. Similarly, the Balangir and Jharsuguda (Brajrajnagar) LPPs under the center have been announced to be closed by March 31, 2022. Not only Sambalpur but also Bhawanipatna HPP has been ordered to be closed by March 31. As a result, all three Yak HPPs in western Odisha will be closed. Under this, all LPPs will also be closed.

Notice No. 3 (2) 1 / Doordarshan ATT / 2020 / E-2-Part (1), Ta. On 20/09/2021, a directive was issued to stop broadcasting Doordarshan programs in analog mode in most parts of the country. The history of television with antennas or live broadcasts will go down in history. The closure of the country’s first and seventh Sambalpur Doordarshan Kendra in the state, which is on the verge of closure, will make it easier. The Sambalpur Doordarshan Kendra4 had a total of 36 employees, one of which was a program and the other a broadcasting department. Employees of the broadcasting (technical) department will be relocated after the transmission closes. Some will be put in the air and some will be sent elsewhere. Applications and regulations have also been issued to apply for the transfer of employees.

Reacting to this, Ramesh Bhoi, acting station director of Sambalpur Doordarshan Kendra, said the Doordarshan Kendra would not be closed. Only analog systems are being shut down across the country. But viewers can get free-service services. This means they can watch free television programs through the Setup app box. Transmitters will be closed. The authorities will decide on the whereabouts of the employees. “Our studio will remain as it is,” he said.