Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) plans to upgrade its FM's Radio network for providing media's support to its 1.3 million students across the country in their academic pursuits.

The new transmitters will be installed at eight major cities including Karachi, Lahore, Mirpur (AJK), Peshawar, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Peshawar and Quetta.

The task will be completed by end of this year.

Currently, the AIOU's FM Radio (91.6) transmission is available within the range of 60 kilometer in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

According to the University's Institute of Educational Technology, the timing of the FM's radio has been extended and now its transmission goes in air from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.