TRAI releases recommendations for roll out of digital radioLast Updated: October 03, 2025, 20:30 ISTRepresentational image (Image: News18)New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released the recommendations on the digital broadcast policy that allows analogue FM radio channels to add a digital layer along the same frequency. Recommended StoriesThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) had written to TRAI in April last year, asking for recommendations for formulating a digital radio broadcast policy. Mumbai (Rs 194.08 crore), followed by Delhi at Rs 177.63 crore, Chennai at Rs 146.68 crore and Kolkata at Rs 79.96 crore. In the A category, Bengaluru has been fixed at Rs 87.22 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 65.85 crore, Pune at Rs 41.26 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 40.44 crore, Nagpur at Rs 29.48 crore, Jaipur at Rs 26.89 crore, Surat at Rs 25.89 crore, Lucknow at Rs 24.59 crore and Kanpur at Rs 20.52 crore. The recommendations state that the sunset date for the analog broadcasting should be decided after evaluating the progress of digital radio broadcasting at a later date.