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Programmes radiated from the transmitter can be heard in a radius of 90km and up to 50km inside Pakistan territory,” informed Sampla, adding that they would counter the malicious anti-India propaganda unleashed by radio channels across the border. Built at the cost of Rs 5.40 crore, the new FM set up would not only serve the demand of local population but would also provide FM coverage across the border, he said.‘Des Punjab’ programme and the programmes in Saraiki language which were presently broadcasted on AM were immensely popular in Pakistan He also expressed hope that the content of the channel would also go a long way in bridging people to people contact among the Punjabi speaking people living in the two countries.Prasar Bharati chairman Surya Prakash said through the newly launched transmitter would further bolster the stellar role being played by All India Radio in Punjab. GHARINDA: Amritsar’s first government sector FM radio channel was inaugurated by Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Vijay Sampla at Gharinda, near the international border with Pakistan on Monday.The channel, apparently launched to counter the anti-India propaganda by Pakistan radio’s ‘Punjabi Darbar’ programme, has been shifted from the existing AM to FM wavelength so that the its programmes could be heard more clearer and with zero disturbance in Punjabi speaking areas of Pakistan Punjab.“The transmitter used for both domestic and external broadcast is of immense strategic importance..