It was the year 1960. India had been free of British Raj for 13 years now. Transistor radios had made their way into society and were now accompanying every passing bicycle.

Explained: Tracing the journey of radio from colonial British Raj to independent and multi-lingual India

Every year, Hindus mark the end of a 14 days lunar period in the Hindu calendar (known as Pitri Paksha in Sanskrit) with Mahalaya. It is a day to remember one's ancestors and offer food to birds and animals in honour of one's forefathers.

Mahalaya: How a 1931 All India Radio programme became a tradition for Bengalis world over

Pakistan's radio broadcaster, Radio Pakistan, put out a tweet on Sunday with maximum and minimum temperatures in Ladakh. However, contrary to its expectation, it was trolled by Twitteratis as the weather forecast was broadcasted with a major error.

Radio Pakistan copies Indian broadcasters; gets trolled on Twitter

Prasar Bharati has announced that All India Radio (AIR) will broadcast a series of short stories by legendary author Ruskin Bond. The tales will be read by the writer himself.

'Bonding over the Radio' : Ruskin Bond goes on air to recite famous tales

Bangladesh's state-owned radio public broadcaster, Bangladesh Betar and All India Radio on Tuesday inaugurated a content sharing programme. The inauguration of the programme took place during the India and Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministers Meet 2020.

All India Radio, Bangladesh counterpart sign content sharing programme

This was the 60th episode of PM Modi's monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’, and the last episode of 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation today at 11 am. He stresses on the power of youth in the development of a nation. He said, "Today’s youth doesn’t like anarchy, instability, nepotism". #MannKiBaat #PMModi #WION

Mann Ki Baat: 60th episode of PM Modi's monthly radio programme

In this segment of WION, Listen to another edition of PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat on the occasion of Diwali. He greeted and urges the nation to promote festive tourism. He also recites a poem in Kannada as well. Let's listen in...

Listen to another edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' by PM Modi on the occasion of Diwali

President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on Wednesday on the eve of the 73rd Independence Day. The address will be broadcast from 7 pm onwards on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version, read a statement.

President Ram Nath Kovind to address nation on eve of 73rd Independence Day

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has decided to close down All India Radio's national channel and its regional training academies in five cities as part of "cost-cutting measures" and to "rationalise" services.

AIR to shut down national channel, regional training academies in 5 cities to cut costs

With this appointment, Prakash will serve a second term in the public broadcaster. Before this Prakash headed Prasar Bharti for three years from 2014 to October 2014

A.Surya Prakash takes charge as chairman of Prasar Bharti

The chief minister's office had been informed via a letter, news reports said, that his speech would not be broadcast unless he 'reshaped it'

Doordarshan says it did not black out Tripura CM's Independence Day speech

For the independent nation-state of India, radio became a site where the politics of language and music was fought out

World Radio Day: The personal and the political aspects of broadcasting

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