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The phenomenal growth achieved by All India Radio through decades has made it one of the largest media organizations in the world. Today AIR reaches out to 99.18% of the population spread over about 91.85% of the area through 262 broadcasting Centres. The inception can be traced back to the enforcement of the Telegraph Act on October1, 1885. Major landmarks of broadcasting are as below:

Year	Date	Milestone
1923	June	Broadcast of programmes by the Radio Club of Bombay.
1923	November	Calcutta Radio Club put out programmmes.
1924	July 31	Broadcasting Service initiated by the Madras Presidency Radio Club.

Year	Date	Milestone
1930	March 1	IBC went into liquidation.
1930	April 1	Indian State Broadcasting Service under Department of Industries and Labour commenced on experimental basis.
1935	March	Post of ``Controller of Broadcast`` innstituted.

Year	Date	Milestone
1941	October 24	AIR came under the Department of I&B.
1942	January 1	Akashvani Mysore was taken over by Maharaja of Mysore.
1946	February 23	AIR came under the Department of Information & Arts.

Year	Date	Milestone
1952	July 20	First National Programme of Music broadcast from AIR.
1953	July 29	National Programme of Talks (English) commenced from AIR.
1954	-	First Radio Sangeet Sammelan held.

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————NATIONAL————

Live News 24x7 NATIONAL Hindi, English

Vividh Bharati NATIONAL Hindi

Raagam NATIONAL Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam

————DELHI————

FM Gold Delhi DELHI Hindi

FM Rainbow Delhi DELHI Hindi

Indraprastha DELHI Hindi

VBS Delhi DELHI Hindi

Akashvani Aaradhana DELHI Hindi

————ANDAMAN NICOBAR————

Akashvani Sri Vijaya Puram (Akashvani Port Blair) ANDAMAN NICOBAR Hindi, English, Nicobarese

————ANDHRA PRADESH————

Akashvani Anantapur ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

Akashvani Kadapa ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

Akashvani Kurnool ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

Akashvani Markapur ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

FM Simahapuri Nellore ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

Akashvani Tirupati ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

Akashvani Andhra Pradesh ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

FM Rainbow Vijayawada ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

VB Telugu Vijayawada ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

Akashvani Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

FM Rainbow Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH Telugu

————ARUNACHAL PRADESH————

Akashvani Itanagar ARUNACHAL PRADESH Hindi, English

FM Arun Itanagar ARUNACHAL PRADESH Hindi, English

Akashvani Pasighat ARUNACHAL PRADESH Hindi, English

Akashvani Tawang ARUNACHAL PRADESH Monpa, Hindi

Akashvani Tezu ARUNACHAL PRADESH Hindi, English

————ASSAM————

Akashvani Dibrugarh ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Diphu ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Guwahati Mahabahu ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Guwahati Prayagjyotishpur ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Haflong ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Jorhat ASSAM Assamese, Hindi

Akashvani Kokrajhar ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Nagaon ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Silchar ASSAM Bengali, Hindi

Akashvani Tezpur ASSAM Assamese, Hindi, English

————BIHAR————

Akashvani Bhagalpur BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

Akashvani Darbhanga BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

Akashvani Patna BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

FM Rainbow Patna BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

VBS Patna BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

Akashvani Purnia Bihar BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

Akashvani Sasaram BIHAR Maithili, Hindi

————CHANDIGARH————

Akashvani Chandigarh CHANDIGARH Punjabi, Hindi, English

————CHHATISGARH————

Akashvani Ambikapur CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

Akashvani Bilaspur CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

Akashvani Jagdalpur CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

Akashvani Raigarh CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

Akashvani Chhattisgarh CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

VBS Raipur CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

Akashvani Saraipali CHHATISGARH Chhattisgarhi, Hindi

————DAMAN AND DIU————

Akashvani Daman DAMAN AND DIU Gujarati, Hindi, English

————GOA————

Akashvani Mhadei Panaji GOA Konkani, Marathi, Hindi

VBS Panaji GOA Konkani, Marathi, Hindi

————GUJARAT————

Akashwani Gujarati GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

VBS Ahmedabad GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Ahwa GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Bhuj GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Godhra GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Himmatnagar GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Rajkot GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

VBS Rajkot GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Surat GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

Akashvani Vadodara GUJARAT Gujarati, Hindi

————HARYANA————

Akashvani Hisar HARYANA Haryanvi, Hindi

Akashvani Kurukshetra HARYANA Haryanvi, Hindi

Akashvani Rohtak HARYANA Haryanvi, Hindi

————HIMACHAL PRADESH————

Akashvani Dharamshala HIMACHAL PRADESH Pahari, Hindi

Akashvani Hamirpur FM HIMACHAL PRADESH Pahari, Hindi

Akashvani Shimla HIMACHAL PRADESH Pahari, Hindi

Akashvani Shimla FM HIMACHAL PRADESH Pahari, Hindi

————JAMMU & KASHMIR————

Akashvani Bhaderwah JAMMU & KASHMIR Dogri, Hindi, Urdu

Akashvani Jammu JAMMU & KASHMIR Dogri, Hindi, Urdu

Akashvani Kathua JAMMU & KASHMIR Dogri, Hindi, Urdu

Akashvani Srinagar JAMMU & KASHMIR Dogri, Hindi, Urdu

————JHARKHAND————

Akashvani Chaibasa JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

Akashvani Daltonganj JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

Akashvani Hazaribagh JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

Akashvani Jamshedpur JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

VBS Jamshedpur JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

Akashvani Ranchi JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

FM Rainbow Ranchi JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

VBS Ranchi JHARKHAND Nagpuri, Hindi

————KARNATAKA————

Akashvani Bellari KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Karnataka KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Amrutvarshini KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Rainbow Kannada Kaamanbilu KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

VB KANNADA KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Bhadravati KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Bijapur KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Chitradurga KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Dharwad KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi

Akashvani Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Hassan KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Hospet KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Karwar KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Mysuru KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Mangalore KARNATAKA Tulu, Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Madikeri KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

Akashvani Raichur KARNATAKA Kannada, Hindi, English

————KERALA————

Akashvani Devikulam KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Kannur KERALA Malayalam, English

FM Rainbow Kochi KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Kochi KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Calicut KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Kozhikode Real FM KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Manjeri KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Thrissur KERALA Malayalam, English

Akashvani Kerla KERALA Malayalam, English

VB MALAYALAM KERALA Malayalam, English

————LADAKH————

Akashvani Kargil LADAKH Ladakhi, Hindi

Akashvani Leh LADAKH Ladakhi, Hindi

————LAKSHADWEEP————

Akashvani Kavaratti LAKSHADWEEP Malayalam, Hindi, English

————MADHYA PRADESH————

Akashvani Balaghat MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Betul MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Bhopal MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

VBS Bhopal MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Chhatarpur MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Chhindwara MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Guna MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Gwalior MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Indore MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

VBS Indore MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Jabalpur MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Jabalpur FM MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Khandwa MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Rewa MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Sagar MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Shahdol MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Shivpuri MADHYA PRADESH Hindi

————MAHARASHTRA————

Akashvani Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Akola MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Amravati MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Beed MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Chandrapur MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Dhule MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Jalgaon MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Kolhapur MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Marathi Mumbai Asmita MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

FM Gold Mumbai MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

FM Rainbow Mumbai MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Samvadita Mumbai MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

VBS Mumbai MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

VBS Nagpur MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Nagpur MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

/p> Akashvani Nanded MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Nasik MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Dharashiv MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Parbhani MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Pune MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Pune FM MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Ratnagiri MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Sindhudurg MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Sangli MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Satara MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Solapur MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Yavatmal MAHARASHTRA Marathi, Hindi, English

————MANIPUR————

Akashvani Churachandpur MANIPUR Manipuri, Hindi

Akashvani Imphal Kangla MANIPUR Manipuri, Hindi

Akashvani Imphal MANIPUR Manipuri, Hindi

————MEGHALAYA————

Akashvani Jowai MEGHALAYA Khasi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Shillong MEGHALAYA Khasi, Hindi, English

FM Jongphi Shillong MEGHALAYA Khasi, Hindi, English

Akashvani North East Livestream MEGHALAYA Khasi, Hindi, English

Akashvani Tura MEGHALAYA Khasi, Hindi, English

————MIZORAM————

Akashvani Aizawl MIZORAM Mizo, Hindi, English

FM Zoawi Aizawl MIZORAM Mizo, Hindi, English

Akashvani Lunglei MIZORAM Mizo, Hindi, English

————NAGALAND————

Akashvani Mokokchung NAGALAND Nagamese, Hindi, English

Akashvani Kohima NAGALAND Nagamese, Hindi, English

FM Tragopan Kohima NAGALAND Nagamese, Hindi, English

————ODISHA————

Akashvani Baripada ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Berhampur ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Bhawanipatna ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Balangir ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Odia ODISHA Odia, Hindi

FM Rainbow Cuttack ODISHA Odia, Hindi

VBS Cuttack ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Jeypore ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Joranda ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Keonjhar ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Puri FM ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Rourkela ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Mahanadi Sambalpur ODISHA Odia, Hindi

Akashvani Sambalpur ODISHA Odia, Hindi

————PUDUCHERRY————

Akashvani Karaikal PUDUCHERRY Tamil, Hindi, English

Akashvani Puducherry PUDUCHERRY Tamil, Hindi, English

FM Rainbow Puducherry PUDUCHERRY Tamil, Hindi, English

————PUNJAB————

Akashvani Bhatinda PUNJAB Punjabi, Hindi

Akashvani Punjabi PUNJAB Punjabi, Hindi

FM Rainbow Jalandhar PUNJAB Punjabi, Hindi

Akashvani Patiala PUNJAB Punjabi, Hindi

————RAJASTHAN————

Akashvani Alwar RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Banswara RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Barmer RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Bikaner RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Chittorgarh RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Churu RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Jaipur RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

VBS Jaipur RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Jaisalmer RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Jhalawar RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Jodhpur RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Jodhpur Sun City FM RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Kota RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Mount Abu RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Nagaur RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Sawai Madhopur RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Suratgarh RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Udaipur RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

Akashvani Udaipur FM Lake City RAJASTHAN Rajasthani, Hindi

————SIKKIM————

Akashvani Gangtok SIKKIM Nepali, Hindi

————TAMIL NADU————

Akashvani Tamil Nadu TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

FM Gold Chennai TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

FM Rainbow Chennai TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

VB Tamil Chennai TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Coimbatore TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

FM Rainbow Coimbatore TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Dharmapuri TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Kodaikanal TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Madurai TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

FM Nagercoil Kumari TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Ooty TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Tiruchirappalli TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Tiruchirappalli FM TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Tirunelveli TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

FM Rainbow Tirunelveli TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

Akashvani Tuticorin TAMIL NADU Tamil, English

————TELANGANA————

Akashvani Adilabad TELANGANA Telugu, Hindi

Akashvani Telangana TELANGANA Telugu, Hindi

FM Rainbow Hyderabad TELANGANA Telugu, Urdu, Hindi

VB Telugu Hyderabad TELANGANA Telugu, Urdu, Hindi

Akashvani Kothagudem TELANGANA Telugu, Hindi

Akashvani Nizamabad TELANGANA Telugu, Hindi

Akashvani Warangal TELANGANA Telugu, Hindi

————TRIPURA————

Akashvani Agartala TRIPURA Bengali, Kokborok, Hindi, and English

FM Ujjayanta Agartala TRIPURA Bengali, Kokborok, Hindi

Akashvani Belonia TRIPURA Bengali, Kokborok, Hindi

Akashvani Kailashahar TRIPURA Bengali, Kokborok, Hindi

————UTTAR PRADESH————

Akashvani Agra UTTAR PRADESH Hindi, Braj Bhasha

Akashvani Prayagraj UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Bareilly UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Ayodhya UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Gorakhpur UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Jhansi UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Kanpur UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

FM Rainbow Kanpur UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Lucknow UTTAR PRADESH Hindi, Urdu

FM Rainbow Lucknow UTTAR PRADESH Hindi, Urdu

Akashvani Mathura UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Najibabad UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Obra UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Rampur UTTAR PRADESH Hindi

Akashvani Varanasi UTTAR PRADESH Hindi, Bhojpuri

————UTTARAKHAND————

Akashvani Almora UTTARAKHAND Garhwali, Hindi

Akashvani Dehradun UTTARAKHAND Garhwali, Hindi

Akashvani Pauri UTTARAKHAND Garhwali, Hindi

————WEST BENGAL————

Akashvani Bangla WEST BENGAL Bengali

Akashvani Kolkata Geetanjali WEST BENGAL Bengali

Akashvani Kolkata Sanchayita WEST BENGAL Bengali

FM Gold Kolkata WEST BENGAL Bengali, Hindi, English

FM Rainbow Kolkata WEST BENGAL Bengali, Hindi, English

VBS Kolkata WEST BENGAL Bengali, Hindi, English

Akashvani Kurseong WEST BENGAL Bengali

Akashvani Murshidabad WEST BENGAL Bengali

Akashvani Shantiniketan WEST BENGAL Bengali

Akashvani Maitree WEST BENGAL Bengali

Akashvani Siliguri WEST BENGAL Bengali

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