Revamp of Akashvani Chennai FM Rainbow Channel - 101.4 MHz

Revamp of Akashvani Chennai FM Rainbow Channel - 101.4 MHz

Over the years FM Rainbow 101.4 Mhz of Akashvani, Chennai has been airing listener friendly programmes and proposes to continue this tradition in future too. In consonance with this, FM Rainbow is coming out with a revamped broadcast schedule from 9th June 2025. 

To address the interests of various categories of listeners, the schedule will include programmes like Rush Hour Rainbow (for the listeners on the move), Rainbow Rap, Get Set Go, Hi Snehidiye (programme for ladies), Rainbow Bioscope (Tamil Film Soundtrack), Rainbow Melodies, Fun Pannalaama (Can we indulge in some fun?), Rainbow Chatbox, etc., during the daytime. During the night time there will  be  Tamil programmes like Rainbow Rewind (Retro songs), Kaatrin Mozhi (Whispering Tunes), Neengaadha Reengaram (Enchanting Melodies), lnnisai lravu (Music  Night), etc.,

 (Head of Programmes, Akashvani, Chennai)

AIR Pure DRM Channels - Change in program content

With effect from 17th May, 2019 All India Radio has changed the content of the program being transmitted in pure DRM mode on AIR Delhi 1368 kHz and AIR Chennai 783 kHz

News on air and half hour slots of western music programs sourced from different regional AIR channels will replace AIR Vividh Bharati service at both places, Delhi and Chennai.

Above transmitters will carry FM Rainbow Delhi and FM Rainbow Chennai as 2nd program channel.

Here's the schedule :

AIR Chennai - 783 kHz (20 kW) Pure DRM (2 channels)

1st Channel - News On Air and Western Music

2nd Channel - FM Rainbow Chennai

Time : 0555-1705 IST, 1800-2310 IST

AIR Delhi - 1368 kHz (20 kW) Pure DRM (2 channels)

1st Channel - News On Air and Western Music

2nd Channel - FM Rainbow Delhi

Time : 0555-1100, 1200-1730, 1815-2310 IST

DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) technology has this unique advantage wherein a listener can listen to two different program channels on a single frequency enabling huge cost saving for broadcasters.

AIR Chennai & Delhi FM Frequency changes

All India Radio Chennai

Wef 18th Mar 2018 :

100.1 MHz FM Gold (ex 102.3 MHz) 20 kW
102.3 MHz Vividh Bharati (100.5 MHz), New Transmitter of 20 kW (ex 10 kW)
101.4 MHz - FM Rainbow 20 kW (No change)


All India Radio Delhi

Wef 9th April, 2018 :

100.1 MHz FM Gold (ex 106.4 MHz) 10 kW
106.4 MHz Vividh Bharati (ex 100.1 MHz), 20 kW
102.6 MHz - FM Rainbow 20 kW (No change)