AIR A26

Akashvani World Service A26

https://prasarbharati.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/External-Services-29.03.2026-.pdf

Akashvani Operates 591 Broadcasting Stations, Expanding Nationwide Public Radio Outreach

Akashvani Operates 591 Broadcasting Stations, Expanding Nationwide Public Radio Outreach

18 DEC 2025 12:50PM by PIB Delhi

Presently, 591 broadcasting stations of Akashvani are operational across the country. Out of these, 230 stations have a studio facility for producing and broadcasting original programmes.

Remaining, 361 stations relay programmes of other Akashvani Kendras for enhancing the outreach of the broadcasts.

State-wise details of these broadcasting stations are available on the website https://prasarbharati.gov.in

One 100 W FM Relay Station at Bhilwara (commissioned on 28.04.2023 as a relay station) relays Vividh Bharati Service.

Akashvani Udaipur has studio facilities for production and broadcasting of programmes. It produces programmes in a local window on Vividh Bharati Service (FM).

The relay stations of Prasar Bharati including Akashvani Bhilwara have been set up throughout the country with the mandate to rebroadcast programmes produced by other Akashvani stations.

This ensures optimal utilisation of technical and human resources and wider public reach of public broadcasting, thereby maintaining programme quality.

This Information was submitted by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan in the Lok Sabha on 17-12-25.

Mahesh Kumar/ Vivek Vishwash
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Akashvani (All India Radio) is looking for reception reports for MW & SW transmissions

Akashvani (All India Radio) is looking for reception reports for MW & SW transmissions, all reception report will be verified by paper QSL cards.

MW Frequencies 

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

SW Frequencies

https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm

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)
Akashvani (All India Radio),
Room No. 204, Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi110001, India

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)

Akashvani extended schedule on the ocassion of "Shivaratri" today, 26th Feb '25

Watch out for extended schedule (past 2310 IST/1740 UTC) by AIR stations from South India carrying live broadcast/devotional programs songs/drama/talk etc in regional languages on the occasion of religious festival "Shivaratri" on 26th Feb, 2025 (Wednesday).

Andhra Pradesh in Telugu:
837 kHz Vijayawada
900 kHz Kadapah
927 kHz Visahakapatnam

Puducherry in Tamil
1215 kHz Puducherry

Karnataka in Kannada:
612 kHz Bengaluru
675 kHz Bhadrawathi
765 kHz Dharwad
1107 kHz Gulbarga
1089 kHz Udipi

Tamil Nadu State in Tamil:
720 kHz Chennai
936 kHz Tiruchirapalli
999 kHz Coimbatore
1197 kHz Tirunelveli
1269 kHz Madurai

Telangana State in Telugu:
738 kHz Hyderabad

Tamil FM stations from SriLanka also carry live relay of special program for Maha Shivaratri.
Last year AIR stations from Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Puducherry were not heard.

All India Radio’s Special 'Kumbhvani' Channel and 'Kumbh Mangal' dhwani to be inaugurated at Prayagraj today

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to Inaugurate All India Radio's Special 'Kumbhvani' Channel and 'Kumbh Mangal' dhwani at Prayagraj today

Throughout the Kumbh period, All India Radio's Kumbhvani channel will promote the Maha Kumbh tradition by bringing live updates from Prayagraj to the nation and the world, providing important information to devotees

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, will inaugurate All India Radio's special Kumbhvani Channel (FM 103.5 MHz), dedicated to Mahakumbh 2025, at Circuit House, Prayagraj tomorrow. On this historic occasion, the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan, will also join the program through an online platform. During this event, the Chief Minister will also launch the Kumbh Mangal Dhwani .

The live updates broadcast by KumbhVani will be especially beneficial for those who are unable to attend the Kumbh in Prayagraj. This will help bring the atmosphere of this historic Mahakumbh to people across the nation and the world. Prasar Bharati, the country's public service broadcaster, is taking this initiative to not only promote India's historical religious traditions but also provide important information to devotees and offer them a cultural experience from the comfort of their homes.

Kumbhvani at a Glance

Kumbhvani Channel: Introduction and Broadcast Period

Broadcast Period: January 10, 2025, to February 26, 2025

Broadcast Time: 5:55 AM to 10:05 PM

Frequency: FM 103.5 MHz

Special Programs on KumbhVani:

Live Broadcasts:

Real-time coverage of major bathing festivals (January 14, January 29, February 3).

Daily live reporting from the Kumbh area.

Special Cultural Heritage Presentations:

Serial 'Shiv Mahima'.

Special programs on Indian cultural heritage.

Talk Shows:

'Namaskar Prayagraj' (9:00–10:00 AM).

'Sangam Tat Se' (4:00–5:30 PM).

Special Health Consultations: 'Hello Doctor': Live health consultations by doctors in the studio.

Kumbh News:  Major news bulletins (8:40 AM, 2:30 PM, and 8:30 PM).

Special Coverage:

Coverage of cultural programs organized by the state government and various departments.

Special programs on youth, women, and international visitors.

Important Information:

Information on travel, health, cleanliness, lost and found, and dos and don'ts.

All India Radio has always played a key role as a public broadcaster, promoting Indian cultural heritage and traditions. The Kumbhvani Channel gained popularity among listeners during the Kumbh in 2013 and the Ardh Kumbh in 2019. Continuing this tradition, this special channel has been re-established for Maha Kumbh 2025.

This event will be attended by Prasar Bharati Chairman Dr. Navneet Kumar Sehgal, CEO Gaurav Dwivedi, Director-General of All India Radio Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur, Director-General of Doordarshan Kanchan Prasad, and other senior officials.

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Press Information Bureau

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Akashvani Kokrajhar new 10 kW FM Transmitter Inauguration tomorrow

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will virtually inaugurate the 10 KW FM Transmitter at Akashvani Kokrajhar. Previously operating with a 20-kilowatt Medium Wave transmitter since 1999, the introduction of the FM transmitter will extend its coverage to a 70-kilometer radius, enhancing receptivity for Kokrajhar and nearby districts.

Officials stated that this development ensures over 30 lakh residents across Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, and Chirang access to superior FM broadcast quality.

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

 

Special Ramadan broadcast by Akashvani stations

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

Timings (variable) : 4.20 am to 5.25 am (2250 to 2355 hrs UTC)

Frequencies :

1116 kHz 300 kW  - Akashvani Srinagar
1350 kHz 20 kW - Akashvani Kupwara
103.5 MHz 10 kW - Akashvani Srinagar

This transmission is for about 1 hour and sign on and sign off timings vary. It will continue for one month, till Ramzan day ie around 9th April 2024.
After the above program the Srinagar station signs off and comes back on air for their regular broadcasts starting from 6.48 am.
It is a good time to catch the station from long distances

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

Special transmission by Akashvani for "Mahalaya 2023"

Special transmission by Akashvani for "Mahalaya 2023" 
 
Date : 14th October, 2023 (Saturday)
Time : 0350 - 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (13th Oct 2023) to 0015 UTC* (14th Oct, 2023)
* some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC

Akashvani, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn 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 A
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 A *
891 - Rampur
909 - Gorakhpur
918 - Suratgarh
954 - Nazibabad
981 - Raipur
990 - Jammu
1008 - Kolkata B *
1026 - Allahabad A
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

Please email your observations & receptions reports to :  spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

Or,

Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
Akashvani,
Room No. 204
Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001, India

Related :

Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites  

https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion

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

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933

(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)

MIB announces change from All India Radio To Akashvani

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has announced that All India Radio (AIR) will now be known as Akashvani, as per a provision of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990.

The next radio bulletin in English on the government-run service will begin with the announcement, "This is Akashvani," instead of the current announcement, "This is All India Radio."

Full story at :

https://www.outlookindia.com/national/ministry-of-information-and-broadcasting-announces-change-from-all-india-radio-to-news-283549

PM Modi to inaugurate 91 FM transmitters on April 28 to boost radio connectivity in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 91 FM transmitters tomorrow to boost radio connectivity in the country. The FM transmitters of 100 Watts will be inaugurated through video conferencing. These transmitters have been installed in 84 districts across 18 States and two Union Territories. A special focus of the expansion has been on enhancing coverage in aspirational districts and in border areas. The States and Union Territories which are covered include Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala,  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Ladakh. With this expansion of All India Radio's FM service, an additional 2 crore people, who did not have access to the medium, will now be covered. It will result in expansion of coverage in about 35 thousand sq km area.

The government has been committed to enhance FM connectivity in the country. The Prime Minister has been a firm believer in the important role which radio plays in reaching out to the masses. Mr. Modi started Mann ki Baat programme, which is now nearing its landmark 100th episode to harness the unique strength of the medium to reach out to the widest possible audience.

(Source : newsonair.com)

MaxxCasting and ZoneCasting booster systems to be tested in India by All India Radio

Geobroadcast Solutions' MaxxCasting and ZoneCasting booster systems will be tested in India by All India Radio, starting this month at NBH Delhi (FM GOLD 106.4) and either Rainbow 101.3 or VBS 102.9 in Bengaluru.

https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-prasar-bharati-approves-geobroadcast-solutions-application-to-test-on-its-radio-network-3050142/

GeoBroadcast Solutions' MaxxCasting And ZoneCasting To Be Tested In India

https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/227229/geobroadcast-solutions-maxxcasting-and-zonecasting

What is Maxxcasting  
https://tinyurl.com/5an82xd5

What is zonecasting
https://www.geobroadcastsolutions.com/zonecasting

Special Ramadan programs by AIR Srinagar, Kupwara

This year, the holy month of Ramadan started on  March 22, 2023 and will end in the evening of Friday, April 21, 2023.

As in the past All India Radio stations in Jammu & Kashmir is broadcasting special devotional programs on the occasion in the early hours as follows:

Eg 4.00 am to 4.50 am IST (2230 to 2320 UTC)  Timings vary slightly

AIR Srinagar 1116 kHz  300 kW
AIR Kupwara 1350 kHz 20 kW

(Jose Jacob, NIAR, Hyderabad, India)

AIR A23

The A23 schedule of All India Radio External Services is now available as follows :

Time Wise:   https://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/time.htm
Language Wise: https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/es/Language.htm
Frequency Wise: https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm

Reception Reports to: spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

The A23 DX South Asia Guide is available in
https://qsl.net/vu2jos/DXSA

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, NIAR, Hyderabad, India)

Special broadcasts by All India Radio for Republic Day 2023

Special broadcasts by All India Radio for Republic Day 2023

India is celebrating its 74th Republic Day on 26 Jan 2023 (Thursday). All India Radio will broadcast special programs in connection with the Republic Day celebrations as follows:

25th January 2023 (Wednesday) : Eve of Republic Day

1330 UTC (1900 IST) onwards Hon'ble President's address to the nation in Hindi and 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.

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

26 January 2023 (Thursday) : Republic Day

All India Radio will broadcast the ive running commentary in english & hindi of Republic Day parade and cultural pageant to be held at India Gate, New Delhi from 0410 UTC (0940 IST) on the following SW frequencies :

Hindi : 9950 kHz (Delhi 100 kW), 11560 (Delhi 100 kW)

English : 15030 (Bengaluru 500 kW)

External Service in Persian, Arabic, Baluchi, Pashto & Dari languages would stand cancelled.

News bulletins scheduled during the running commentary will stand cancelled.

AIR leh on 4760 kHz will change to its day time frequency 6000 kHz between 0345-0400 UTC (ie much earlier than usual) .

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

On MW/FM frequencies as per below mentioned links.

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

Please send your reception reports on line at: https://feedback.prasarbharati.org/

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

Live streaming of the above programs is available at :  http://allindiaradio.gov.in/

On youtube at :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfTD19QYceI

Live streaming of the above programs is available in:

https://t.co/gCNx9P5t9k https://t.co/yQKsYwKCMV
http://allindiaradio.gov.in/

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

Reception Reports to :

Please send your reception reports on line at: http://pbinfo.air.org.in/feedback/
or by email to: spectrum-manager@air.org.in or spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

or

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

This will be available on Doordarshan TV as follows:

https://prasarbharati.gov.in/live-tv/

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

(Alokesh Gupta & Jose Jacob)

Updated schedules for All India Radio External Services on shortwave

Updated schedules for All India Radio External Services on shortwave as on 18th June , 2022.

a)    Time Wise: https://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/time.htm

b)    Language Wise: https://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/Language.htm

c)    Frequency Wise: https://qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm

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

All India Radio, Chennai celebrates 85th anniversary

Picture courtesy @airchennai on twitter

All India Radio, Chennai, is entering into its 85th year today. The public broadcaster began airing programmes this same day in 1938. It was one of the six radio stations that was operational at the time of Indian Independence, the others being Delhi, Lucknow, Tiruchirapalli and the erstwhile Bombay and Calcutta.

All India Radio is known for programmes that stick to the ethical broadcasting norms with "Bahujana Hitaya, Bahujana Sukhaya" as its guiding principle. Independent assessments like the one by the leading news agency Reuters and listeners' feedback from across the country testify to the credibility of AIR News.

AIR correspondent reports, The erstwhile Madras, which is now Chennai, is one of the few Indian cities where the experiment with radio broadcast thrived during the formative years of the popular medium.

After several evolutionary stages under different names and ownerships, it got its name and structure as All India Radio, Madras on this day in 1938.

It continues to air programmes on varied subjects including news, current affairs, education and entertainment.

AIR stations including Chennai broadcast seamlessly the programmes and news on all the times, be it rains or sunshine, storms or lockdowns, normal days or tough times, in serving its crores of listeners in every nook and corners which has the footprint in the whole country.

Another feather in its cap is that the FM radio broadcast in India originated in Chennai on 23rd July, 1977.

Source : https://newsonair.gov.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=442780

Mayank Kumar Agrawal is new CEO, Prasar Bharati

Mr. Mayank Kumar Agrawal (IIS-1989 batch), Director General, Doordarshan and Doordarshan News, has been given additional charge of Prasar Bharati CEO.

Earlier Mr Shashi Shekhar Vempati concluded his five-year term as the chief executive officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati that manages Doordarshan and All India Radio, on 8th June, 2022.

Mr Vempati was appointed as head of the public broadcaster in 2017 by a three-member committee headed by the Vice-President, as mandated under the Prasar Bharati Act

Profile of Shri Mayank Agrawal :  https://aibd.org.my/2021/08/07/profile-of-mr-mayank-agrawal/

AIR External Services - A22 schedule changes

All India Radio External Services A22 changes with effect from 9th June 2022

0100-0230  Tibetan 9910 (D)   Ex 9875
0130-0200  Sindhi 7380(B)
0145-0315 Nepali 11560(B)  (Ex D)
0315-0415 Burmese 11560(B)  (Ex D)
0400-0530 Farsi  17675 (B)   (Ex 0800-0830 UTC 15030)
0430-0600  Pashtu  Add 15185(B)
0530-0630  Arabic 15030(B) (Ex 0500-0600 UTC)
0900-1030  Nepali Add 9910(D), 15030(B)
1030-1200  Chinese  17560(B)  (EX 13795)
1045-1215  Tibetan Add 9910(D)
1230-1400 Pashtu 11560(B)    (Ex D)
1330-1500 Dari 9950(B)   (Ex 15030)
1600-1730 Farsi 9620(B)  (Ex 1615-1730)
2345-0115 Chinese 15050 (B)   (Ex 13795)              

All Timings in UTC and Frequencies in  kHz
B = Bengaluru 500 kW ,  D = Delhi 100 kW

The updated schedule is available at   https://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/time.htm

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS)

AIR increases duration of its Persian language service

The External Services Division of the All India Radio is expanding its transmission of Persian (Farsi) language service from existing 1 hour 45 minutes per day to 3 hours per day with effect from June 8, 2022.

Programmes in Persian language will now be available to the listeners daily in the morning and evening.

Time & frequencies :

Persian -1 Service 0400-0530 UTC (0930-1100 IST) on 17675 kHz (Via Bengaluru, 500 kW)

Persian -2 Service 1600-1730 UTC (2130-2300 IST) on 9620 kHz  (Via Bengaluru, 500 kW)

AIR Persian Service will also be livestreamed on AIR World Service, YouTube channel, NewsOnAIR App and DD Free Dish.

AIR's External Services Division currently broadcasts in 17 languages every day.