Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti Shashi Sekhar Vempati has said that sharing of All India Radio news by Private FM channels is a historic step.<br />''<br />''Participating in a panel discussion in DD News on Tuesday, Mr Vempati said for many years AIR News has been the gold standard in credible and authentic news in the country.<br />''<br />''He said, only Hindi and English news has been allowed for sharing but the real potential will be out when there will be broadcast of news in regional languages. He said, there has been a lot of demand for content on local languages.<br />''Mr Vempati said, through the credible news of public broadcaster AIR and sharing of it by FM channels the menace of fake news can be combated effectively. He said, people value and respect AIR news source as the credibility is very high.<br />''<br />''The Prasar Bharti CEO said, AIR and DD has the largest news gathering network in the country and they are addressing information needs of different part of the country which is unmet by the private sector.<br />''<br />''He said, Prasar Bharti is an autonomous body and its news should not be viewed in the narrow lens that it is Government news.<br />''<br />''Participating in the discussion, Director General of AIR News Ms Ira Joshi said 216 out of 400 plus FM channels have registered within a week for sharing of news. She said, the FM channels will share reports on the impact of the initiative.<br />''<br />''President of Association of Radio Operators of India Anuradha Prasad said, the initiative is a win win situation for all as FM channels are getting credible news platform like AIR News, the reach of AIR News will increase and FM listeners will get authentic and credible news.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">She said, it is one step forward as there was a demand to run news on private FM channels.</span><br />