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Airtel Launches iRadio With 21 Radio Channels For DTH Subscribers
Airtel digital TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) service by telecom major Bharti Airtel, has launched iRadio – a 24/7 entertainment application that has 21 radio channels available to all its customers, at no additional cost. The 21 audio channels on 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 yet another compelling reiteration of »»»
Bangalore: AIR goes off air, first in 55 years
Bangalore, 23 November 2010: For the first time in 55 years radio waves fell silent across the State with the All India Radio going off air on Tuesday, when all the employees of AIR went on a strike seeking a repeal of the Prasar Bharathi Act, 1990. As many as five radio channels, Akashvani Bangalore, Direct-to-Home (DTH), Vividh Bharathi and Amruthavarshini, a musical channel went off the air from 9 am. In Bangalore, the usually bustling premises of the AIR witnessed a few employees discussing the future of India’s first radio channel that provided infotainment to citizens across the country. »»»
Govt finalising FM phase III policy soon: Soni
NEW DELHI: The government is in the process of finalising the FM Radio Phase III policy soon, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni. “This was being done to further liberalise the regulatory framework to provide for greater diversity of content and bring down operational costs. It will also incentivise the introduction of FM radio services in the North Eastern States, Jammu and Kashmir and island territories,” Soni said. The Government is also working to ensure that at least 4000 Community Radio Stations in the next three years, Soni said, reiterating that community »»»
Airtel DTH to replace WorldSpace with AIR channels
Airtel DTH is all set to replace WorldSpace services from its platform with 10 radio channels of All India Radio. Indian subscribers to WorldSpace radio services are praying for a miracle so that it can continue to broadcast signals beyond 31st December. However, there is a thin line of hope for the continuation of WorldSpace operations in India. Airtel direct to home (DTH) that offers WorldSpace radio services to subscribers in India said that from 1st January, it will replace WorldSpace with 10 radio channels of All India Radio (AIR). According to sources, Airtel DTH will start sending messages »»»
AIR grows in coverage
NEW DELHI: All India Radio covers 24.55 per cent area of the country with a presence in 172 places through FM broadcasting. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting S Jagathrakshakan told Parliament that while a total of 251 private FM channels were broadcasting in 26 states and union territories in the country, no study had been carried out about the area they covered. The government had approved schemes for installing AIR FM transmitters at 195 more places during the tenth plan. Dr Jagathrakshakan said the Phase III Policy for expansion of FM Radio by private broadcasters had not yet »»»
