Special broadcasts by Akashvani (All India Radio) for Independence Day (15 Aug 2023)

India is celebrating its 77th Independence Day on 15 August 2023, details of special programs by Akashvani (All India Radio) for the occasion is as follows:

14th August 2023 (Monday) 1330 UTC (7.00 pm IST) onwards "Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day in Hindi and English by Smt.Draupadi Murmu, Hon'ble President of India.

All stations of  Akashvani (All India Radio) will relay this on MW, SW & FM.

MW Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm
FM Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/airfreq.htm

Also on DTH Channels/ airlivenews 24x7
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15th August 2023 (Tuesday) 0130-0240 UTC (0700-0810 hrs IST)

Akashvani (All India Radio) will live broadcast the running commentary in English and Hindi on the Flag Hoisting and Prime Minister's address to the nation to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0130-0240 UTC (0700-0810 hrs IST) on 15th August, 2023 on the following SW frequencies.

English:
15050 Bengaluru 500 kW

Hindi:
11560   New Delhi 100 kW
15410 Bangalore 500 kW

The Regional SW Stations will start using their day time frequencies about 1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal days.

Other frequencies operating as usual at that time but carrying the commentary is as follows :

kHz     kW       Station
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4760    2.5       Leh          

All stations of  Akashvani (AIR) on MW, FM & 'Akashvani AIR' YouTube Channel will relay the running commentary.

MW Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm

FM Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/airfreq.htm

Live streaming of the above programs is available in:

https://www.youtube.com/@akashvaniair

http://allindiaradio.gov.in/

https://mib.gov.in/media/all-india-radio

Reception Reports to :

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

or by email to:  spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

or by postal mail to :

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

Watch the events live on Doordarshan TV  on all their channels .Try the following links:

DD National:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3RhpgO2ItQ

DD News: http://webcast.gov.in/

Akashvani Delhi team that will bring to you all the running commentary of Independence Day 2023 Celebrations from the historic Red Fort.

(Photo courtesy @AkashvaniAIR on twitter)

(Jose Jacob & Alokesh Gupta)

AIR Special broadcasts for Ramadan

Like every year, the special transmissions for Ramadan has started from AIR stations in Jammu and Kashmir as follows:

Timings (variable) : 2145/2205 to 2305 UTC (0335-0435 IST)

Frequencies :

1116 kHz 300 kW  Srinagar

1350 kHz 20 kW Kupwara

4950 kHz 50 kW Srinagar

103.5 MHz 10 kW Srinagar

This  transmission is for about 1 hour and sign on and sign off timings vary.   These special programs will continue for a month, till Ramzan day ie around 23 May 2020. The 1 hour program consists of prayers, songs and advertisments. In the previous years sign on timings varied as the days went on.

(Via Jose Jacob, NIAR, Hyderabad)

Special broadcasts by AIR for Republic Day 2019

India is celebrating its 70th Republic Day on 26 Jan 2019 (Saturday). All India Radio will broadcast special programs in connection with the Republic Day celebrations as follows:

25th January 2019 (Friday) : Eve of Republic Day

1330 UTC (1900 IST) onwards Hon'ble President's address to the nation in Hindi &  English. This will be broadcast by all stations of AIR on MW, SW, FM. Shortly after this broadcast, the local stations will broadcast its translations in local languages.

SW frequencies:

kHz     kW       Station

4760    7          Leh                

4760    8          Port Blair                    

4800    50        Hyderabad                

4810    50        Bhopal          

4835    10        Gangtok                    

4895    50        Kurseong            

4910    50        Jaipur  

4920    50        Chennai          

4950    30        Srinagar          

4970    50        Shillong  (Off Air)       

5010    50        Thiruvananthapuram              

5040    50        Jeypore                      

5050    10        Aizawl (Off Air)

6030    250      Delhi              

9380    250      Aligarh

9865    500      Bengaluru

MW Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm

FM Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/airfreq.htm

26 January 2019 (Saturday) : Republic Day

Live running commentary of Republic Day parade & cultural pageant from 0345 UTC (0915 IST) onwards :

Hindi : 7520 (Delhi 250 kW)  (Cancelling External Service in Urdu normally broadcast at this time on these frequency), 9950 (Delhi 100 kW), 13695 (Bengaluru 500 kW)

English : 6030 (Delhi 250 kW); 15185 (Bengaluru 500 kW)

Also MW/FM frequencies as per above mentioned links.

The following regional stations will change from their Morning frequencies  on 60 Meters (4 & 5 MHz frequencies) to their day time frequencies between  0335-0350 UTC (ie much earlier than usual) as follows :

 6000 Leh (Off Air)

 6085 Gangtok

 7315 Shillong (Off Air)

 7325 Jaipur

 The following stations are already scheduled to be on air daily at this time and will also relay the running commentary.

 5040 Jeypore

 6110 Srinagar

 7270  Chennai

 7290 Thiruvanthapuram

 7380 Chennai

 7390 Port Blair

 7420 Hyderabad

 7430 Bhopal

 9865 Bengaluru

Please send your reception reports on line at: http://pbinfo.air.org.in/feedback/

or by email to: spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

Live streaming of the above programs is available in:

http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Default.aspx

Those who would like to watch the programs on Doordarshan TV  can check in:

DD National Channel:

http://www.ddindia.gov.in/Pages/Home.aspx      

https://www.youtube.com/user/DoordarshanNational

DD News Channel:http://webcast.gov.in/live/

All India Radio - Extended schedule on the ocassion of "Shivaratri" today

Watch out for extended schedule (past 1740 UTC) by AIR Hyderabad 4800 kHz carrying live broadcast in regional language "Telegu" on the ocassion of religious festival "Shivaratri" on 24th Feb, 2017 (Friday).

Following MW/SW stations are also expected to carry this extended broadcast :

720 - AIR Chennai

738 - AIR Hyderabad

837 - AIR Vijaywada

900 - AIR Kadapa

927 - AIR Visakhapatnam

936 - AIR Tiruchirapalli

999 - AIR Coimbatore

1197 - AIR Tirunelveli

1269 - AIR Madurai

4920 - AIR Chennai

Tamil FM stations from SriLanka also carry live relay of special program for Maha Shaivaratri.

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Alokesh Gupta

New Delhi

Special broadcasts by AIR on Independence Day (15 Aug 2015)

India is celebrating its 69th Independence Day on 15 August 2015, details of special programs by All India Radio for the occasion is as follows:

14 August 2015 (Friday)  1330 UTC (7.00 pm IST)

Honble President Shri. Pranab Mukherjee's "Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day in Hindi and English at 1330 UTC (7.00 pm IST).

All stations of All India Radio will relay this on MW, SW and FM.

Look out on the following Home Service SW frequencies :

4760 Leh

4760 Port Blair

4775 Imphal ?

4800 Hyderabad

4810 Bhopal

4820 Kolkata ?

4835 Gangtok

4840 Mumbai

4850 Kohima ?

4860 Shimla ?

4880 Lucknow

4895 Kurseong

4910 Jaipur

4920 Chennai  

4950 Srinagar ?

4970 Shillong

4990 Itanagar  ?

5010 Thiruvananthapuram

5040 Jeypore

5050 Aizawl

6030 Delhi

9425 Delhi

9380 Aligarh

9870 Bangalore

? = Irregular/Off air lately

 

15 August 2015 (Saturday) 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST)

All India Radio will broadcast the running commentary in English and Hindi on the Flag Hoisting and Prime Minster's speech to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST) on 15th August, 2015 on the following SW frequencies.

English:

11985 Delhi 250 kW

15050 Bengaluru 500 kW

15185 Panaji 250 kW

Hindi:

6155 Aligarh 250 kW

9595 Delhi 250 KW

11620 Bengaluru 500 KW

(Note : External Services in Urdu on 6155, 9595, 11620 are replaced by commentary at this time)

The Regional SW Stations will start using their day time frequencies about 1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the Commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal days.

The sign on schedule for that day is as follows with normal sign on timings in brackets.

1. Bhopal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7430

2. Chennai  - 0130 UTC (Ex 0300) 7380

3. Hyderabad - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7420

4. Imphal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7335

5. Kolkata -  0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7210

6. Port Blair - 0130 UTC (Ex 0315) 7390

7. Shimla - 0025 UTC (Ex 0215) 6020

8. Thiruvanathapuram - 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7290

Note: Srinagar will not change to 6110 at 0215 but will continue on 4950

Other frequencies operating as usual at that time but carrying the speech/commentary are as follows:

4760   Leh                                        

4835   Gangtok        

4840   Mumbai        

4850   Kohima (Irregular)

4880   Lucknow        

4895   Kurseong      

4910   Jaipur

4970   Shillong        

4990   Itanagar      

5040   Jeypore        

5050   Aizawl

7270  Chennai

All stations of AIR will relay the running commentary.

Reception Reports to : spectrum-manager@air.org.in

or

Director ( Spectrum Management and Synergy)

All India Radio,

Room No. 204

Akashvani Bhawan,

Parliament Street

New Delhi110001, India

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Jose Jacob/Alokesh Gupta

DX_India

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dxindia/

AIR Monitoring observations of Aug 14, 2010

Hon'ble President of India's address the nation on the eve of Independence Day was noted on foll freq's on 14th Aug 1330-1414 UTC

Freq Pwr Location
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3945 50 Gorakhpur
4760 10 Leh - Weak
4775 50 Imphal
4800 50 Hyderabad - co-ch qrm CNR1
4810 50 Bhopal - missing at 1341, back during re-check at 1406
4820 50 Kolkata - co-ch qrm PBS Xizang
4830 50 Jammu - OFF AIR
4837.5 10 Gangtok
4840 50 Mumbai
4850 50 Kohima - NOT HEARD
4860 50 Kingsway - Carrier, no audio
4880 50 Lucknow
4895 50 Kurseong - missing at 1345, back during re-check at 1403
4910 50 Jaipur
4920 50 Chennai
4940 50 Guwahati - Weak
4950 50 Srinagar
4960 50 Ranchi - OFF AIR
4965 50 Shimla -
4970 50 Shillong
4990 50 Itanagar -NOT HEARD
5010 50 Thiruvananthapuram
5015 50 Delhi - NOT HEARD
5040 50 Jeypore - Distorded Audio
5050 10 Aizawl
6030 50 Delhi - co-ch qrm CNR1
6085 50 Delhi - QRM ?
9425 500 Bengaluru
9470 250 Aligarh -NOT CHECKED
9575 50 Delhi
9835 50 Delhi - co-ch qrm ?
9870 500 Bengaluru

FM

101.3 - AIR Aligarh
102.1 - AIR Mussourie
102.6 - AIR Delhi FM Rainbow
103.1 - AIR Chandigarh
105.6 - Gyan Vani, New Delhi
106.4 - AIR Delhi FM Gold
107.1 - AIR Kasauli

MW

531 AIR Jodhpur
540 AIR Aizwal co-ch qrm PBC
567 AIR Dibrugarh
585 AIR Nagpur
603 AIR Ajmer
621 AIR Patna co-ch qrm VOA Pashto
648 AIR Indore
657 AIR Kolkata
666 AIR Delhi
675 AIR Chhattarpur
684 AIR Kargil
(was able to check only above MW freq's before the special txn was over)

All times in UTC

(Alokesh Gupta)

Special broadcasts by AIR on Aug 15 for Independence Day 1

India became an independent nation on 15 August 1947.
August 15 is a National holiday and on that day Flag Hoisting, Parades and other functions are held all over India. The main event takes place in New Delhi where the Prime Minster hoists the
National Flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts.

All India Radio will broadcast the running commentary in English and Hindi about the Flag Hoisting, Parade and Prime Minsters speech to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST) on 15th August, 2010 on the following frequencies.

English:

4860 Delhi 50 kW
11830 Delhi 50 kW
13620 Bengaluru 500 kW
15050 Delhi 250 kW
17510 Delhi 250 kW

Hindi:
4860 Delhi 50 KW
6030 Delhi 100 KW
6155 Bengaluru 500 kW
7340 Mumbai 100 kW
9595 Delhi 250 KW
11620 Aligarh 250 KW
15135 Delhi 50 KW

(Note : External Services in Urdu on 6155, 7340,9595, 11620 are replaced by Commentary at this time)

The SW Regional Stations will start using their day time frequencies about 1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the Commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal days.

The sign on schedule for that day is as follows with normal sign on timings in brackets.

1. BHOPAL 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7430
2. CHENNAI 0130 UTC (Ex 0300) 7380
3. HYDERABAD 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7420
4. IMPHAL 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7335
5. KOHIMA 0000 UTC 4850
6. KOLKATA 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7210
7. PORT BLAIR 0130 UTC (Ex 0315) 7390
8. SHIMLA 0025 UTC (Ex 0215) 6020
9. SRINAGAR 0025 UTC (Ex 0225) 6110
10. THIRUVANTHAPURAM 0020 UTC (Ex 0230) 7290

Look out for the rare AIR station in Kohima on 4850 on 14 & 15 August, 2010 as follows:
14 Aug 2009 1000-1600 UTC approx
15 Aug 2009 0000-0415 UTC approx

AIR Kohima is broadcasting on SW only for such special occasions like Independence Day (August 15) & Republic Day (January 26) and has been heard even by listeners in USA. Being a very important broadcast all AIR stations will try to be at their best to broadcast the commentry without any interruptions.

Reception Reports to : spectrum-manager@air.org.in

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad)