Satellite, Internet and Amateur Radio in India

1. Satellite, Internet and Amateur
Radio in India
Mass Communication

2. “Radio is the most Intimate and Socially
Personal medium in the world.”
- Harry Von Zell

3. Internet Radio
.
● Internet radio is distinct from podcasting,
which involves downloading rather than
streaming.
Software and devices:
● Desktop Player
● Mobile application
● TuneIn Radio, Wunder Radio, Nokia
Internet Radio, Virtual Radio, Mundu
Radio
● Internet Radio Device
● Listen Online: http://www.india.fm/
● Radio Maskaa:
○ India’s First Live Internet radio station (July 2008)
○ Brand of GNN Show9 Infotainment Pvt Ltd and broadcasts from New Delhi,
India
○ Only 40% of audience belongs to India and rest 60% are Indians living outside
India.
● MyOpusRadio.com
○ India’s first internet station for international music, ( October 2008)
○ It is a brand of TrumpIt Entertainment, an events, marketing and creative firm.
Based in Bangalore, India, the radio station caters to both local and
international bands.
○ Streams a total of 13 channels on the main website
● RadioJoyAlukkas.com
○ Internet radio website in Malayalam language, operated by the Joy Alukkas
group.
○ Started functioning from November 6, 2007.
○ Operates its service from Dubai Media City.
○ 24X7 entertainment, live breaking news times, exclusive interviews with
celebrities, shows anchored by film and television stars besides comedy shows
by noted Comedians.

4. Satellite Radio
● One of the fastest-growing entertainment services
in the world!
● It is basically a digital unit that receives signals
broadcast by communications satellite. This allows a
person to listen his favourite stations anywhere in the
country unlike the terrestrial radio (AM and FM)
whose signals are limited to a certain area depending
on the power of the station.
● Aim: The system primarily aims at providing
educational services to rural areas in developing
countries.
● Advantages:
○ Sound is of digital quality
○ No commercials
○ Quality music 24X7
● Disadvantages:
○ It is not for free
● WorldSpace: First and Only Indian satellite radio with
40 Channels in 16 Genres
● In India, WorldSpace had gone on air in 2000
● Went off air on December 2009 because of the
financial difficulties of its founder, Ethiopia-born lawyer
Noah Samara, it had disappointed 4.5 lakh customers
in India.
● Timbre Media (along with Vodafone), Bangalore
based start-up, that had acquired the liceence to
use the WorldSpace brand, is re-launching its
services for mobile users in India in 2013
● How much does WorldSpace Satellite Radio cost?
○ A one-time satellite receiver installation cost of
Rs. 2499 plus a subscription cost of 1800 per
year (comes to Rs.5 a day)

5. Amateur radio
● People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into
space, all without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational,
and can be a lifeline during times of need.
● Amateur radio (ham radio) - practised by more than 16,000 licensed users in India
● Played an important part in the Indian independence movement
● The Wireless and Planning and Coordination Wing (WPC)—a division of the Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology—regulates amateur radio in India.
● The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) represents amateur radio interests at various forums, and
represents India at the International Amateur Radio Union.
● In 2005, India became one of few countries to launch an amateur radio satellite, the HAMSAT
● Public figures in India who are licensed ham operators - Sonia Gandhi, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan,
Kamal Hassan , and former Minister for Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran.
● A foxhunt carried out in Matheran near Mumbai in 2005 by the Mumbai Amateur Radio Society was listed in the
2006 Limca Book of Records under the entry "most ham operators on horseback on a foxhunt"
The Indian Wireless Telegraph Rules, 2009 lists two licence categories:
1. Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence (General)
2. Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence (Restricted)

6. Differences
Internet radio Satellite radio Amateur radio
Bound World Wide Nation World wide +
Outer Space
Cost Less cost involved Quite High Very Costly
Quality of service Depends on
Downlink Channel
Depends on air
noise and attenuation
Depends on
Device

7. References:
Internet Radio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Radio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyOpusRadio.com#cite_note-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
Satellite Radio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1worldspace
http://in.pinstorm.com/WorldSpace/index.php
http://www.forbesindia.com/article/tipoff/worldspace-radio-is-back/26912/1
https://m.rediff.com/money/2005/aug/19radio.htm
Amateur Radio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Tech
nology_(India)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_Society_of_India

8. Thanks!
Presented by:
Charmi Chokshi (201501021)
Hena Ghonia (201501032)
Date: September 19, 2017
College: SEAS- AU