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All India Radio(AIR), officially known since 1956 as 'Akashvani' is the national public radio broadcaster of India.It was established in 1936. All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world, and one of the largest broadcasting organizations in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast and the spectrum of socio-economic and cultural diversity it serves.
Radio City is India's first private FM radio station and was started on 3 July 2001 by Star TV Network. [1] [2] It broadcasts on 91.1 (earlier 91.0 in most cities) megahertz from Bengaluru (started first in 2001), Mumbai (where it was started in 2003), Lucknow and New Delhi (since 2003). It plays Hindi, English and regional songs.
Radio City [4] is the first private FM radio station in INDIA and First FM station to come to Bengaluru and It was started on 3 July 2001 with the frequency 91 MHz. On 30 October 2006 it changed to the frequency 91.1 MHz.It is the only station in India to have completed 10 successful years and currently the number one station in Bengaluru according to RAM reports. [5]
The first Mann Ki Baat programme was broadcast on the occasion of Vijayadashami on 3 October 2014 [13] [14] followed by the second broadcast on 2 November 2014. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In the first fifteen addresses of Mann Ki Baat broadcast, more than 61,000 ideas were received on the website and 1.43 lakh audio recordings by listeners have been received.
Binaca Geetmala was broadcast on Radio Ceylon from 1952 to 1988 and then shifted to the Vividh Bharati Service of All India Radio network in 1989 where it ran until 1994. It was the first radio countdown show of Indian film songs, [ 1 ] and has been quoted as being the most popular radio program in India during its run. [ 2 ]
Radio broadcasting was initiated in 1927 but became a state responsibility only in 1930. [21] In 1937 it was given the name All India Radio and since 1957 it has been called Akashvani. [21] Limited duration of television programming began in 1959, and complete broadcasting followed in 1965. [21]
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In January 2006, Radio Mirchi purchased 25 frequencies in the second wave of licences that were issued by the Government of India. This pushes the Radio Mirchi presence in 32 centres. In the first wave of launches, Indore was the first city in India having grade of first private radio channel. Times decided to start radio channel to address the ...