The transition to digital television in Dagestan is estimated at 900 million rubles - Interfax Russia

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May 23. Interfax-Russia.ru – Building a network of digital terrestrial television in Dagestan, which is scheduled for completion in 2015, is estimated at 900 million rubles, said the agency “Interfax-South” Deputy Director of Broadcasting Center of the Republic (RTPTS) Alfred Akimov.

“Dagestan is among the 27 regions of the second phase of construction and distribution of digital television services in 2011-2014. Total funding for the program in Dagestan will be about 900 million rubles, of which already spent about 500 million rubles,” – said A . Akimov, adding that the funds were used for the reconstruction of existing and construction of new facilities RTPTS, installation of new television towers, industrial containers, equipment upgrades.

The program will run 176 digital television facilities, of which 134 will be upgraded, 42 – were built.

currently installed new equipment at 53 stations and test digital broadcasting 10 federal TV channels in DVB-T2 mode is started in 46 settlements, including Makhachkala, Derbent, Buynaksk, Kizlyar, Khasavyurt. Total coverage of the population in the area of ??digital broadcasting transmitters from working is about 80%.

In 2013, plans to build and launch new 100 objects of digital broadcasting. The remaining 23 sites will be built before the end of 2014.

According A.Akimova, construction on the territory of the republic is divided into 4 stages, depending on the percentage of coverage: the first stage – the City, the second – the district centers, and the third – the village, the fourth – the most difficult – small towns in the mountains.

digital television network construction is in accordance with the Federal Program “Development of broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009-2015″, whose main goal is the development of the Russian information space, provision of multi-channel broadcasting and improving the efficiency of broadcasting.

official launch of digital television broadcasting in the Republic of Dagestan took place on 21 May at the branch RTRS “RTPTS republic of Dagestan”.