Thursday, September 26, 2024

Special dawn programme 'Mahishasur Mardini' by Akashvani on the ocassion of 'Mahalaya 2024'


Special transmission by Akashvani for 'Mahalaya 2024'

Date : 2nd October, 2024(Wednesday)
Time : 0350 - 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (1st Oct 2024) to 0015 UTC* (2nd Oct, 2024)

* some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC

Akashvani, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn on the programme 'Mahishasur Mardini' on the ocassion of Mahalaya in following languages  :

- Hindi/Sanskrit version - on its Indraprastha & FM Gold channels.This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected SW & MW stations.

- Bengali/Sanskrit version - at same time on Akashvani Delhi FM Rainbow network and selected SW & MW stations.

Akashvani, Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya programme in Bengali/Sanskrit at same time which will be relayed by selected SW & MW stations .

This programme may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels,YouTube channel AIR Live News 24X7 & DTH.

Live-streaming on : https://prasarbharati.gov.in and News On AIR App

"Mahishasuramardini" is a special two hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit & Bengali recitation & music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. Akashvani has been broadcasting this program since early 1930's. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya special as one of the most looked forward to Radio broadcasts. Countdown of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of
Mahalaya.

Frequencies observed during past years :

MW

531 - Jodhpur
549 - Ranchi *
603 - Ajmer
621 - Patna A *
648 - Indore
657 - Kolkata A *
675 - Chattarpur
684 - Port Blair
711 - Siliguri *
729 - Guwahati A
747 - Lucknow A
756 - Jagdalpur
774 - Shimla
792 - Pune *
801 - Jabalpur *
810 - Rajkot A *
819 - New Delhi A *
828 - Silchar
846 - Ahmedabad *
891 - Rampur
909 - Gorakhpur
918 - Suratgarh
954 - Nazibabad
981 - Raipur
990 - Jammu
1008 - Kolkata B *
1026 - Prayagraj
1044 - Mumbai A (Pure DRM)
1125 - Udaipur/Tezpur
1179 - Rewa
1242 - Varanasi *
1260 - Ambikapur
1269 - Agartala
1296 - Darbhanga
1314 - Bhuj
1386 - Gwalior
1395 - Bikaner *
1404 - Gangtok
1458 - Bhagalpur
1530 - Agra
1593 - Bhopal A

* Try also in DRM mode on minus 9 kHz of AM frequency

Reception Reports to :

Please submit your reception reports on line at: https://prasarbharati.gov.in/reception-report/


or by postal mail to :

Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
Akashvani (All India Radio),
Room No. 204, Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi110001, India

Related :

Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites


Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra's recitation still default choice for All India Radio


(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)

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