All India Radio Kurseong,Port Blair,Mumbai & Shillong shortwave transmitters decommissioned

Photo courtesy : http://airddfamily.blogspot.com/2019/06/air-kurseong-57th-anniversary-2nd-june.html

All India Radio, Kurseong ( West Bengal) 50 kW shortwave transmitter on 4895/7230 KHz has been decommissioned with effect from 7th August , 2019. They are now on FM 103.5 MHz, 10 kW & 102.3 MHz, 5 kW.

Meanwhile the local officials & MP has requested to replace the existing shortwave transmitter with a new 300 kW DRM transmitter .

http://kalimpongonlinenews.blogspot.com/2019/08/plea-on-hill-radio-station.html


All India Radio, Port Blair 10 kW shortwave transmitter on 4760/7390 kHz has also been  decommissioned.

All India Radio, Mumbai 100 kW shortwave transmitter carrying external services on 7340, 11935 kHz has also been closed down .

Asll India Radio, Shillong 50 kW shortwave transmitter of North East Service on 4970/7315 kHz has also been decommissioned.

( Jose Jacob via DX_India List)

AIR Port Blair woes ...

Port Blair, Aug. 24 : The All India Radio, which used to be the most popular media for the islanders, is in trouble with no regular Station Director heading the organization since past three year. The transmission towers have collapsed resulting in poor transmission. Due to this the once most effecting means of media is not able to cover most of the islands in the A&N Group.

Full story at : http://andamanchronicle.com/content/view/4507/27/

AIR Special broadcasts on Independence Day - 15 Aug 2009

All India Radio will broadcast running commentary of Flag Hoisting Ceremony to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UTC on 15th August 2008 as per the details given below:

0135-0240 UTC Hindi

6030 (Kingsway), 6155 (Khampur), 9595 (Khampur), 11620 (Aligarh), 15135 (Kingsway)

0135-0240 UTC English

4860 (Kingsway), 11830 (Kingsway), 13620(Bangalore), 15050(Khampur)

The regional shortwave transmitters will start earlier than usual on the 7 / 6 MHz frequencies providing unusual reception.:

The schedule is as follows:

BHOPAL

0025-0115 UTC 4810

0130-0448 UTC 7430

CHENNAI

0015-0115 UTC 4920

0130-0415 UTC 7380

HYDERABAD

0020-0115 UTC 4800

0130-0430 UTC 7420

IMPHAL

0030-0115 UTC 4775

0130-0400 UTC 7335

KOLKATA

0025-0115 UTC 4820

0130-0400 UTC 7210

PORT BLAIR

0000-0115 UTC 4760

0130-0400 UTC 7390

SHIMLA

0025-0400 UTC 6020

SRINAGAR

0025-0500 UTC 6110

THIRUVANTHAPURAM

0020-0115 UTC 5010

0130-0400 UTC 7290

Reception reports on the above broadcast should be sent to : Spectrum Management & Synergy Division, All India Radio, New Delhi,India

by email at : spectrum-manager@air.org.in

With Independence Day Greetings!

73

Jose Jacob, VU2JOS

National Institute of Amateur Radio

Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India

Telefax: 91-40-2331 0287 Cell:94416 96043

www.qsl.net/vu2joswww.niar.org

(Jose Jacob via dx_india yg)