Direct-To-Home (DTH) Radio: Technology and Prospects

Abstract

Direct-To-Home (DTH) Radio is the nickname given to Direct Broadcast Satellite Service (DSS) for Radio. The technology provides CD quality broadcasts in the footprint of the satellite. This paper describes the technical detail of DTH Radio service launched by All India Radio and the prospects of the service.

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H O Srivastava

H O Srivastava is Chief Engineer and Head AIR Resources in Directorate General All India Radio. He received the Master (Electronics) degree from Gorakhpur University in 1967, PhD Degree in Chemistry from Poorvanchal University in 1996 and another PhD degree in Information Systems from BITS Pilani in 1999. He joined Indian Broadcasting Service in 1972 and has been responsible for management and expansion of broadcast network in India. He got training in the Information Technology in UK, USA, Japan and Norway. He worked as Commonwealth Expert in 1991 and ITU Expert in 1992. He bas published one hundred articles in national and international journals. He has received eight international and two national awards. Dr Srivastava has been awarded the prestigious Dr S N Mitra award for the year 2001 from Institution of Electronics and telecommunication engineers, India. Earlier, he was declared International Who is Who for the year 1998. He has also been selected as “Marquis World's Who's Who in the World 2001”.

Dr Srivastava authored a book “Interactive Television markets” in 2002, which is published by Artech House, Boston, USA. Earlier Dr Srivastava had written a book “Broadcast Technology: A Review” in 1999. His areas of interest are Information System, Digital storage, Multimedia Broadcasting and Broadcast application for social issues.