The February 21st Vientiane Times article stated that Laos will convert its media systems from analog to digital by 2020. According to the Deputy Director-General of Lao National Radio, 60-70 percent of Lao electronic media systems in production and editing are currently digital but the transmission and receiver equipment is still analog.
According to the article the Government may fund the project itself or look for international assistance and loans to cover the estimated $100 million to carry out the conversion.
The main challenges highlighted are the financial constraints and insufficient manpower. All production equipment at the Lao National Radio Station will be replaced with digital as part of a pilot project.
There is a proposed roll out of Provinces converting to digital with the three ‘major provinces’ converting first from 2013 to 2015.
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