Radio Stations in Jammu, Srinagar and Leh renamed

Radio stations in Jammu, Srinagar and Leh have been renamed as All India Radio, Jammu; All India Radio, Srinagar; and All India Radio Leh, respectively.

With the approval of Prasar Bharati Board, the nomenclature has been changed from 'Radio Kashmir' to 'All India Radio' in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. This change comes into effect from 31st October, 2019.

The identity announcements from these stations have been changed to "All India Radio"/"Akashvani" from "Radio Kashmir" with effect from today, i.e. 31 October, 2019, alongside the appointed day of Jammu & Kashmir Re-organisation Act, 2019.

All India radio, Jammu starts DRM transmission on 1000 kHz

 

 

 

 

With effect from 5th Nov'15 Radio Kashmir, Jammu has started simulcast transmission of it's primary service programmes with AM on 990 kHz and DRM on 1000 kHz

 

Radio Kashmir, Jammu also broadcasted a discussion programme "Radio Kashmir, Jammu broadcasts on DRM, what does this means to a Radio Listener? " on Thursday, the 12th of Nov at 7:25 A.M in which DDG(E) Radio Kashmir, Jammu K.K.Singh alongwith Shailesh Raina explained it bit by bit to the listeners in conversation with Nitish Arora.

 

(Photos courtesy Radio Kashmir, Jammu FB page) 

 

This is RADIO KASHMIR SRINAGAR

RUKHSANA JABEEN
With a period spanning over half a century Radio Kashmir has become an inseparable part of Kashmir's modern history. It was once a household voice but things have changed a lot. Many now call it a shadow of the institution it once was. GK Magazine's ALTAF KHAN talked to the officials and noted broadcasters about its glorious past and the challenges ahead.

Full story at :
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Dec/26/this-is-radio-kashmir-srinagar-3.asp

Now enjoy the AIR FM experience on Airtel digital TV

Introduces iRadio-a unique iTV application with 21 radio channels

•iRadio- a free entertainment application with 247 news, entertainment and music
•Available at no additional cost for all customers

New Delhi, November 29, 2011- Airtel digital TV, the DTH service by Bharti Airtel, today announced the launch of iRadio – a 24/7 entertainment application that has 21 Radio channels available to all its customers, at no additional cost. The introduction of the 21 channels on iRadio is consistent with Airtel digital TV's efforts of enabling customers to enjoy their entertainment experience in a language of their choice, wherever they go in India.

This latest addition to Airtel digital TV's portfolio caters to the growing demand by customers for entertainment in a language of choice. AIR Radio has been a favourite of listeners across the country its unique entertainment mix of Music, News, Talk Shows, Variety, Interviews, Current Affairs and documentaries. iRadio is yet another compelling reiteration of DTH's clear advantage over analogue systems in offering unique non-channel content across genres like education, music, movies, farming and lifestyle.

According to Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO- DTH/ Media, Bharti Airtel, "iRadio will provide yet another reason for customers to be on Airtel digital TV. The width and depth of our content together with the superior audio and video clarity on the back of our strong distribution and service delivery network has been one of the primary reasons for more customers opting for Airtel digital TV. Our non channel content has been very well received, one of the reasons we believe that the Radio application will find appeal across the hinterland of the country where radio is still considered the primary entertainment medium for many, who are only now being introduced to DTH and its advantages over legacy distribution systems."

All Airtel digital TV customers can access this application at a mere click of the iTV button on their remote. With a user friendly interface, the customers also have an option to select an AIR channel and play in the background. The 21 audio channels in iRadio include FM Gold, FM Gold Mumbai, FM Rainbow, FM Rainbow Bangalore, FM Rainbow Chennai, Radio Kashmir, Gyanvani Radio, AIR Hindi, AIR Punjabi, AIR Tamil, AIR Telugu, AIR Bangla, AIR Gujarati, AIR Urdu, AIR Marathi, AIR Kannada, AIR Oriya, AIR Malayalam, AIR Assamese, AIR Ragam, and AIR North-East.

iRadio is now available along with the other five attractions, iFasal, iGoodlife, iDarshan, iLearn and iAstro. To enjoy other iTV applications, the customers need to call 12150.

iFasal: provides farmers a real time access to crop prices, prevalent agri-input prices of say seeds, pesticides, weather information and localized farming advisory in Hindi

iGoodlife: provides rich and entertaining content on lifestyle, cooking, health, home and family

iDarshan: showcases live aartis every morning and evening, devotional songs, debates, discussions, pravachans, satsangs, discourses, travel episodes from shrines across the country and pilgrimage information, at your home

iLearn: interactive and fun tutorial for children ranging from classes 1 to 5

iAstro: provides detailed forecast for the day – both as per astrology and numerology

About Airtel digital TV
Airtel digital TV – the DTH service from Bharti Airtel – has over 6.8 million customers and is one of the leading national level DTH service in the country which offers its customers MPEG 4 with DVBS 2 – currently the most advanced digital broadcasting technologies available in the world after HD broadcasting. Additionally, Airtel digital TV was the first to bring many firsts to the DTH segment in India including a Universal Remote which operates both the Set Top Box and TV set, as well as several unique Interactive Applications. Airtel digital TV recorder was the first to offer the capability to record live television, anytime, anywhere. Airtel has also HD services to its portfolio. All this is backed by 24x7 customer care. Airtel digital TV launched its services in October 2008.

About Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. The company offers 3G voice & data services, fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey telecom solutions for enterprises and national & international long distance services to carriers globally. In rest of the geographies it offers mobile voice & high speed wireless internet. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek. Bharti Airtel had over 238 million customers across its operations at the end of October 2011. To know more please visit, www.airtel.in

(Press Release)

Radio Kashmir special Ramadan broadcast

Coinciding the first day of Ramzan fasting, Radio Kashmir Srinagar was noted with special broadcast sign on at 2145 UTC on 4950 & 1116 kHz on 1 August 2011. The 1 hour program consists of prayers, songs and advertisments. These special programs will continue for a month. In the previous years sign on timings were keeping on changing as the days went on. AIR Kupwara in Jammu & Kashmir on 1350 kHz was also noted with relay of same programs in previous years.

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio ,Hyderabad via dx_india list) Join dx_india yahoogroup here :http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/

Bashir Arif is new director of Radio Kashmir Srinagar

Director Commercial Broadcasting Service Bashir Aarif has been appointed as the new Director of Radio Kashmir Srinagar.

Check out the full story at :
http://www.risingkashmir.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=23175

Radio Kashmir Ramzan broadcasts

Radio Kashmir Srinagar noted with special Ramzan broadcasts as follows on :

2220-2310 UTC (3.30 to 4.40 am IST) on 1116 & 4950 kHz

Last year SW was not used. Also noted a realy of the same by AIR Kupwara on 1350 kHz. This will continue till around 22 Sept 2009 with slight variations in sign on/off timings


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