NEW DELHI : Radio operators in India have requested the government to restore advertising to normal levels while opposing Congress president Sonia Gandhi's recommendation of a complete ban on media advertisements by government and public sector undertakings (PSUs). "The last year has been a very difficult one for radio, especially for radio stations in small towns, due to a huge drop in government advertising.
Radio has been wholeheartedly supporting the national war on COVID-19, through 380 private FM stations across India," the Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI), a body of private FM channels in the country, said in a statement. "We request the government to restore its advertising on radio to normal levels.