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US public radio moving towards digital future
MUMBAI: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in the US has announced that grants of over $ five million, in an attempt to help 76 public radio stations in America including 25 serving rural and minority audiences, purchase the equipment needed to transmit digital signalss.
A company release informs that digital radio is an advance in radio broadcast technology that could increase significantly the quality and scope of programme services, as well as to provide richer quality sound than is currently available. CPB is encouraging and supporting the early adoption of the new technology by providing matching funds to the eligible stations.
These funds are part of the nearly $150 million in funding that the US house of Congress has provided to CPB over the last four years to assist both public radio and public television stations to convert from analogue transmission to digital. Additional proposals for the remainder of available 2003 digital radio funds are being reviewed. These funding decisions will be announced next month.
CPB will earmark funding for 2004 to assist more stations, including those serving rural and minority markets in making the digital transition. Stations will be able to apply for another round of digital funding in the next couple of months.
CPB, a private, non profit corporation was created by Congress in 1967. It develops educational public radio, television and online services for Americans. The corporation claims to be the industry’s largest single source of funds for national public television and radio programme development and production. CPB a grant making organisation claims to be funding over 1000 public radio and television stations.
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
