<span style="color: #222222;">The government has approved the auction of 683 private FM Radio channels in 236 cities, some of them in remote areas. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Information and Broadcasting Minister stated this in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Answering a specific question, he said an FM Relay station at Godda in Jharkhand has been approved. The Minister said , a  transmitter is being procured for this purpose.</span><br />'' <br />''