PRESENT SET UP

Currently there are 3 complexes in all India radio Thrissur. They are:

STUDIO CUM OFFICE COMPLEX

TRANSMITTER COMPLEX
FM TRANSMITTER COMPLEX

STUDIO CUM OFFICE COMPLEX , RAMAVARMAPURAM

A broadcasting studio is a room in studio complex which has been specially designed and
constructed to serve the purpose of originating broadcasting programs. There are 3 studios
MUSIC STUDIO
TALK STUDIO
PLAY BACK STUDIO

MUSIC STUDIO
Music studio is an acoustically treated room attached to control room. This studio consist sufficient
musical instruments , microphones etc for recording purpose.

The controlling room consists of workstations/computers and a control console for adjusting and
checking the quality of the program. These arrangements together are used for producing musical
programs. Live musical programs can be also conducted here. SONY SOUND FORGE is the software
which is commonly used for processing the raw version of the recorded program. There is a multi track
recording (MTR) system for multiple recordings. Orpheus is the sound card and reeper is the software
for MTR. The processed version of the recording is saved to the server and then it is made available for
broadcasting by scheduling it to the program list using the software VIRTUAL STUDIO.

TALK STUDIO
Talk studio is similar to a music studio. The LIVE ROOM and a CONTROL ROOM. The live room of studio
equipped with a telephone connection which is user friendly attribute for recording phone-in-programs .
The control room consist of an additional phone-in-console for conducting live phone-in-programs. The
acoustics of the talk studio is entirely different from a music studio. It is constructed in such a way that
the reverberation time is minimized and no echo is experienced. The recording produced and processed
at the talk studios then forwarded to the play back studio for transmission. Talk studio can be also used
to produce live chat programs .

PLAY BACK STUDIO

A PLAYBACK STUDIO is entirely different from all other studios. It consists of transmission console,
microphones, two work stations/computers (Master and Standby).Its main function is coordinating the
programs ,announcements and advertisements. All the recorded programs will be available in the
workstations used and programs are sent to the control room for broadcasting as per the schedule.
before transmission of the first program a tone of 1KHZ and signature tone will be aired. A GPS clock is
used both in the studio complex and transmitting section, to avoid time delays.

CONTROL ROOM

The various inputs to the console are the programs from various studios, the programs that are received
using a C BAND receiver which is broadcasted from Delhi and the programs that are received via by ISDN
link from Calicut and Thriruvanathapuram. The output from the console is taken through two master
amplifiers, one is used for AM and other for FM. The AM output is directed to the studio transmitter link
and the FM output is routed to FM transmitter block. All India Radio Thrissur use controlling console of
keltron .

STUDIO TRANSMITTER LINK

In all India Radio Thrissur , the programs produced at the studios are not transmitted from the same
complex with intention of preventing the problems due to interference and radiation. Instead, the
programs are transmitted from the transmission complex which is situated at Avanoor. The high quality
sound programs from AIR studio center are normally transported to the AIR transmitting center with the
help of a transmission link named as the STUDIO TRANSMITTER LINK (STL). AIR is having three types of
STL called STL-01, STL-02, and STL-05. The numbers 01, 02 and 05 describe the number of base bands
(50Hz-15KHz) channels that could be transported. At Thrissur we are using STL-01 since we are
transmitting only one base band channel for quality transmission of the programs, STL is realized using 4
methods they are :

A MICROWAVE LINK
FM TRANSMITTER LINK
ISDN LINK
BSNL DIAL UP LINK
DTH

DIESEL GENERATORS
In all india radio,thrissur 2 diesel generators are used for providing supply when power cut occurs.

125 KV A DG

25 KV A DG

SPECIFICATIONS
125KVA DG
Engine type : kirloskar H.A engine
Serial no : CPL0624
Engine no. : 24158457
Working cycle : 4 stroke cycle
Cooling :water cooled
Direction of rotation : counter clockwise
R.P.M :1500
Starting :24v,-ve ground system
Commissioned on :21.3.1989
AC GENERATOR
NGEF alternator no. :17700502
Serial no. :100D1863
TYPE :G.P.D.770
125KVA,100KW,174AMP
3 PHASE
 P.F :0.8
R.P.M :1500
DC excitation

25KVA DG
Engine type :H.A494 kirloskar
Serial no :0041015/92445
No.of cylinders :04
Working cycle :4 stroke cycle
Direction of rotation :counter clockwise
R.P.M :1500
Commissioned on :13.07.1998

AC GENERATOR
NGEF Alternator no. :17700502
Type :SGBP-225 Z
25KVA,20KW,34.8AMP
3 PHASE
RPM :1500
:DC excitation

A diesel generator is the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator)
to generate electrical energy. This is a specific case of engine-generator. A diesel compression-ignition
engine is usually designed to run on diesel fuel, but some types are adapted for other liquid fuels
or natural gas.
Diesel generating sets are used in places without connection to a power grid, or as emergency power-
supply if the grid fails, as well as for more complex applications such as peak-lopping, grid support and
export to the power grid.
Proper sizing of diesel generators is critical to avoid low-load or a shortage of power. Sizing is
complicated by the characteristics of modern electronics, specifically non-linear loads. In size ranges
around 50 MW and above, an open cycle gas turbine is more efficient at full load than an array of diesel
engines, and far more compact, with comparable capital costs; but for regular part-loading, even at
these power levels, diesel arrays are sometimes preferred to open cycle gas turbines, due to their
superior efficiencies
TRANSMITTER COMPLEX , AVANOOR
SALIENT FEATURES
TRANSMITTER TYPE : BHEL HMB 140
RADIATED POWER : 100KW
FREQUENCY : 630KHZ
MAST HEIGHT : 122M
 MAST IMPEDENCE : 56+j81.6 ohm
FEEDER LENGTH : 112 M
FEEDER IMPEDENCE : 121.6 ohm
FEEDER CURRENT : 29.00A
ANTENNA CURRENT : 42.25A
TRANSMISSION HOURS : 0548-1000 HRS
1200-1500 HRS
1650-2305 HRS

POWER SUPPLY
Two 11KV feeders and one diesel generators are used in transmitter complex .
11 KV FEEDERS;
1. VARADIUM
2. THANGALUR
6KVA DG
RPM : 1500
VOLTS : 240
PF : 0.8
Hz : 50

100 KW BEL HMB 140 MW TRANSMITTER

A radio transmitter is an electronic device which , with the aid of an antenna , produces radio waves . The
transmitter itself generates radio frequency alternating current which is applied to the antenna . When excited by
this AC , 6the antenna radiates radio waves . The transmitter combines the information signal to be carried with
the radio frequency signal which generates the radio waves , which is often called the carrier . Here in All India
Radio Thrissur ; the 100 KW BEL HMB transmitter performs amplitude modulation in which the information is
added to the radio signal by varying its amplitude .