Kolkata A 657 and Kolkata B 1008 were silenced by Cyclone Aila on 25.05.09 afternoon local time . This morning they did not sign on at 0025 UTC. Kolkata A 657 kHz started airing fillers of continuous Shehnai music from 0200 UTC. The regular local news in Bangla which starts at 0200 UTC abruptly appeared at 0208 UTC. The news briefly mentioned that except FM all other services of AIR were affected. Kolkata B 1008 kHz is still off the air. I have been logging Vividh Bharati 1323 kHz as usual. No sign of any signal on 594 kHz Chinsurah which was in directline of the storm.
Tropical Cyclone Aila which passed by Kolkata at 100 kmph speed winds on 25.5.09 at around 0930 utc silenced all the services of All India Radio Kolkata except its FM service.On 26.5.09 Vividh Bharati on 1323 kHz was the first to start. Kolkata A 657 kHz which signs on morning at 0025 UTC came on air only at 0200. Kolkata B 1008 kHz and External Service with Nepali 0130-0230 on 594 kHz (Mogra 1000kHz) were silent. Kolkata on 4820 kHz could not be logged in the morning transmission 0025 - 0220 UTC. AIR did not make any announcement on air about its disruption in services. There was only a cursory mention in the local news bulletin.There was no sign of AIR this morning 26.5.09 on 4820 kHz from 0025-0220 kHz. No signal either on 7210 kHz which is due to sign on at 0230 UTC. AIR announcements made no mention of this disruption.
(Dr.Supratik Sanatani, Kolkata )
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