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Iconic radio host Ameen Sayani died on Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 91. Sayani is best remembered for his hugely popular radio show 'Geetmala', which ran for over four decades.
In an interaction with Irani, the public broadcaster said, The president shared a myriad of experiences, beginning with her childhood to becoming a public figure. She fondly described the story behind her name, which was given to her by her school teacher.
A hundred years ago, India’s first radio station, the Bombay Presidency Radio Club, powered by a small, low-range transmitter, started broadcasting in June 1923 and was soon followed by the Calcutta Radio Club in November that year and Madras radio club the following year.
It will be followed by broadcast in regional languages by regional channels of Doordarshan.
Programmes that may cause Centre-State disharmony, or portray violence against children, women and senior citizens or encourage ecological damage will be barred from broadcast as per the new draft code
World Radio Day is celebrated every year on February 13. The themes for 2022 are trust in radio journalism, trust and accessibility and trust and viability of radio stations.
Once when MAK Pataudi got out for one, the first star of radio commentary in India Bobby Talyarkan said on air: ‘Pataudi is out 99 runs short of an expected century’.
Almost 70 per cent of all analog transmitters have been phased out so far and the rest are being "sunset" in a phased manner while ensuring that "appropriate measures" are taken for re-deployment of manpower, the ministry said.
The 'Mann Ki Baat' programme is broadcast at 11 am on the last Sunday of each month through various channels of the All India Radio and Doordarshan.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the channels across Doordarshan and Akashvani clocked over a billion digital views and over six billion digital watch minutes in the year.
"We had written to the BCCI before the coronavirus outbreak but there has been no response. But we are optimistic about it. We have again written to them and are hopeful of a positive response," he told Moneycontrol.
The order, dated January 3, stated that the programmes of archival value maintained by national channel should be sent to the central archives in Delhi for digitisation and preservation for posterity.
The investment has been approved by FinMin and is a fresh attempt by the Centre to help the public broadcasters compete better with private television channels and radio stations
The minister expressed hope that the content of the channel would also go a long way in bridging people-to-people contact among the Punjabi speaking people of the two countries.
The ministry released Rs 365 crore to Prasar Bharati after it signed the MoU following months of standoff between the two sides on various contentious issues.
Vempati's remarks came two days after news webite 'The Wire' quoted Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash as saying that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salaries for January and February out of its contingency funds as the ministry had not released the funds.
Canada, South Africa and Maldives are also among the countries the All India Radio (AIR) plans to reach to, ESD Director Amlanjyoti Mazumdar said.
According to the report of the panel, the new platform would aim to have global opinion-makers, global influencers, Indian diaspora, global academia and think tanks among its audience.
Beginning February 20, IRDAI has launched an insurance awareness campaign, in the form of radio jingles, for a period of six months
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio address 'Mann ki Baat' is not just bringing lakhs of listeners to the All India Radio, but also getting much needed mega bucks for the public broadcaster.
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Dedicating this Diwali to the armed forces personnel, he said he has "fulfilled the promise" he made to ex-servicemen on the one-rank-one-pension scheme.
In a bid to bolster the communication outreach of its two key flagship programmes 'Swachh Bharat' and 'Ganga Rejuvenation', the government has formed a High Powered Committee headed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley which will hold its first meeting on June 22
It was on June 8, 1936 that the institution adopted the new name - All India Radio (AIR) replacing Indian State Broadcasting Service.
Farmers get a lot more relief and support without asking for additional financial support from the government. This is a nationwide public interest campaign for farmers welfare.
With this facility, people can dial a toll-free number — 1800-3000-7800 — to record their messages to be sent across to the Prime Minister
