Bangladesh Betar test transmission using new BE 10 kW FM transmitters

Bangladesh Betar has installed new 10 kW FM transmitters (BE FM 10S) at cities mentioned below & currently test transmissions being carried on following frequencies :

 

Dhaka..........102.0 MHz

Dhaka..........104.0 MHz

Dhaka..........106.0 MHz

Sylhet..........88.8 MHz 

Rangpur........88.8 MHz

Comilla.........103.6 MHz

Coxesbazar.....100.8 MHz

Khulna..........88.8 MHz

Noapara, Jessore 100.8 MHz

Rajshahi.......88.8 MHz

Chittagong...88.8 MHz

Barisal........105.0 MHz

 

Broadcast Electronics FM 10S transmitter product info :

 

http://www.bdcast.com/products/details/s-series/fm-10s

 

Related :

Bangladesh Betar to modernise/expand its FM services

 

Summary of a news report (in bengali) published in banglanews24.com ....

 

Here's what Director General of Bangladesh Betar, Kazi Akhtar Uddin Ahmed said while responding to reporter's queries at a cultural program organised by Radio Colony Model School, Savar, Dhaka on 26th Jan 2013 :

 

- At present Bangladesh Betar has 13 FM transmitters of 1, 2 & 5 kW

 

- By next month 12 FM transmitters of 10 kW (BE FM 10S 10 kW solid-state) will be started/replaced at different places.

 

- During next 2 months 6 more FM transmitters of 10 kW will be on air.

 

- Bangladesh Betar transmissions will be gradually converted from analog to digital in the coming years.

 

Source :  http://tinyurl.com/alx6nql

 

Thanks to Nazmus Sadat via IDXCI Facebook group for sharing this link.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/idxcintl/

 

Locations :

 

Barishal (Planned)

Chittagong ( Existing 2 kW)

Comilla (existing 2 kW)

Cox's Bazar (Planned)

Dhaka (Planned)

Jessore (Planned)

Khulna ( existing 1 kW)

Rajshahi (existing 1/5 kW)

Rangpur (existing 1 kW)

Sylhet (existing 1 kW)

 

Excerpt from Bangladesh Betar website :

 

Introduction of Country wide FM Broadcast Network in Bangladesh Betar (1st Phase)

 

Objectives of the project:

 

- To establish countrywide FM Broadcasting Network throughout the whole country for high quality and noise free reception on cheap radio receivers satisfying the listener's needs.

- In order to transmit attractive and harmonious program to the remote corner of Bangladesh

- In order to motivate and inspire mass people to take part in present day nation building activities, such as Poverty alleviation/ Poverty reduction, Population Control, Farm Broadcast, adult Education, Promotion of Cultural Heritage and other development activities.

- With the advancement of modern technology, FM becomes increasingly popular because of high quality, less cost and easy in handing.

- Using modern digital studio equipment and proposed FM network. Bangladesh Betar will be able to radiate noise interference free, clear high fidelity, CD quality program, thereby satisfying the audience needs.

 

Location : Dhaka, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Jessore, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet and Barishal .

Project Cost (in lakh) : GOB TK. 2356.25 including foreign expenditure TK 1724.45

Expected date of completion : December, 2012

 

Related Link :

 

Broadcast Electronics (BE) awarded large transmitter contract by Bangladesh Government Radio

 

http://www.bdcast.com/information-center/company-news/14

 

---

Alokesh Gupta

New Delhi

 

Broadcast Electronics Joins DRM Consortium

Broadcast Electronics announced that it has joined the DRM Consortium in support of progressive DRM digital radio, especially in the FM band for the Indian market.

More at :

http://www.rwonline.com/article/broadcast-electronics-joins-drm-consortium/217180

First HD Radio Station in Bangladesh Signs on January 1, 2012

The first commercial HD Radio FM station in Bangladesh went on the air on January 1 using Broadcast Electronics (BE) RF and studio equipment. Present at the inaugural event were Minister for Information and Cultural Affairs Abul Kalam Azad, Secretary of Ministry of Information Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, and Brig General Ahsan Habib, the director general of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.

Quincy, IL, January 06, 2012 --(PR.com)-- On January 1, Dhaka FM powered up a new Broadcast Electronics (BE) FM 10S transmitter and began broadcasting on 90.4 MHz, ringing in the new year as the first FM station to broadcast in HD Radio™ in Bangladesh.
The event marks the first commercial HD Radio station in Bangladesh as part of the country’s phase II of FM commercialization authorizing new FM broadcast licenses there. Present for the inaugural event were noted dignitaries from information and telecommunications branches of the Bangladesh government.
“Just a few short years ago we started out as the first live Bangladesh station on the Internet. Today, we have been able to make these huge achievements with the help of our loyal listeners and our partnerships with local officials as well as companies like Broadcast Electronics and Onair Solutions,” said M.A. Hakim, Chief Operating Officer at Dhaka FM Ltd.
RF and studio equipment manufacturer Broadcast Electronics and local representative Onair Solutions Ltd provided a full RF and studio turnkey solution, from helping with licensing to launching of the station. Included in the equipment list were a new BE FM 10S solid-state transmitter with FXi250 exciters and new XPi 10esp HD Radio signal generator along with a backup STX LP 5kW low-power transmitter. For the studio, the station purchased BE’s The Radio Experience message management system for RDS text and HD Radio datacasting. BE’s AudioVAULT FleX studio automation system has been in operation at the studios since May of 2009, when Radio Dhaka signed on as the first live Internet station in the country.
“Dhaka FM is an excellent example of the accessibility and versatility of radio today, whether we’re talking the Internet, on the air, or over digital broadcast. We are proud to be associated with such a progressive station as Dhaka FM,” commented Frank Massa, Asia Pacific Sales Manager with Broadcast Electronics.
Added Bob Struble, CEO of Ibiquity Digital, which licenses the HD Radio technology for stations worldwide, “We are delighted that Dhaka FM has joined the growing number of broadcasters worldwide in adopting HD Radio Technology. HD Radio Technology offers Dhaka FM and other radio broadcasters a cost-effective and proven way to provide new audio channels and data services to their listeners without the need for new spectrum or frequency allocations.”
With more than 100 HD Radio receiver models in the market and 22 global automakers supporting the technology, listeners in Bangladesh will immediately benefit from the new audio and data services of HD Radio.

(Press Release)

Bangladesh Betar to acquire 12 new FM transmitters from BE

A dozen FM transmitters at 10 sites will make up a new network in Bangladesh, with gear to be provided by Broadcast Electronics. The Illinois company said it won a contract to supply the government-run radio organization with 12 BE FM 10S 10 kW solid-state transmitters with dual BE FXi digital exciters, antennas, towers and other hardware, project management and engineering support.

Read the Radio World story here : http://www.rwonline.com/article/102920

Radio Foorti acquires BE FM Transmitters for expansion in Bangladesh

Radio Foorti expanded its network in Bangladesh last month with the installation of Broadcast Electronics BE) FM 10S transmitter systems at five new sites Khulna, Rajshahi, Barishal, Mymensingh & Cox's Bazar, becoming the largest privately operated network of FM stations in Bangladesh. This adds to Radio Foorti's existing FM transmitters at Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong, which went on the air in 2006.

Read the BE Press Release here : http://www.bdcast.com/news/?o=full&news_id=233