Pravasi Bharathi to launch world’s first Malayalam Digital Radio (DRM) by Nov 2015

Pravasi Bharathi Broadcasting Corporation operating from its headquarter in UAE is entering into an important phase of its journey. 

According to Chandrasenan.K, Managing Director & General Manager of Pravasi Bharathi Broadcasting Corporation, "Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM", world's first Malayalam digital radio and the first digital radio in the Middle East will be on air by November 2015 using the Digital Radio Mondiale standard.

As per info from station they are planning AM/DRM simulcast using a 200 kW Nautel transmitter. 

In addition to that, Gulf Malayalam Weekly from their Print and Publishing Division will be launched in August as an Onam gift to all Pravasi Malayalees. Gulf Malayalam Weekly is a real life magazine for Gulf Malayalee, being circulated in six GCC nations and in India.

New DRM transmitter coming up in UAE

UAE

First digital Malayalam radio Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM to transmit from Abu Dhabi from May 2014

Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM, claiming to be the first fully digital radio station using the DRM standard, will operate from its headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/new-malayalam-radio-to-be-launched-soon-2013-12-15-1.531402

As per further info from station they are planning AM/DRM simulcast using a 200 kW Nautel transmitter. Also their website is coming up at http://www.pravasibharathi.com/

Related news :

Malayalam digital radio to hit airwaves
The world’s first Malayalam digital radio will soon be available on UAE airwaves.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/community/2013/December/community_December12.xml&section=community

Meanwhile there has been some good news from Asia for DRM....

Bangladesh

10 kW transmitter at Bangladesh Betar, Barisal station has been replaced by a new DRM compatible 20 kW transmitter TRAM20 by Transradio. The complete system, transmitter and antenna is fully DRM compatible and they are using TRANSRADIO DRM modulator DMOD3. The new transmitter is already on air & according to a station engineer DRM tests are expected soon.

Mynamar

Daniel Carcopo who works with Harris Broadcast has posted pic on facebook of new 100 kW MW DRM transmitter Harris 3DX100 installed at Mynamar which is being tested on AM/DRM mode.

Harris 3DX 100 Specs :

http://harrisbroadcast.com/products/transmission/radio-transmitters-consoles/am-transmitters/flexiva-3dx-