As reported earlier, transmissions of AIR
External Services are suspended from 24 March 2020 due to national
lockdown
The national
lockdown in India has been extended to 3 May 2020.
Hence the External
Services of All India Radio is expected to resume transmissions only after that
day.
Only the following
External Service has resumed transmission from 12 April 2020:
Tamil 1115-1215 UTC
7270 kHz via Chennai to Sri Lanka /SE Asia
However a new
Digital Channel of All India Radio External Service is now available on YouTube
as follows!
0600-0630 UTC Hindi
Transmission 1 (1130 am to 12.00 pm IST):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDd2xJrNQKWAmfWjXhZgbw
0830-0900 UTC Urdu
Transmission 1 (2.00 to 2.30 pm IST):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3E4dwKhE0OYvakWuKlD4g
1400-1430 UTC
English Transmission 1 (7.30 to 8.00 pm IST):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSE_P_fj1EMu0PO7lf4v6IA
1435-1505 UTC Hindi
Transmission 2 (8.05 pm to 8.35 pm IST):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDd2xJrNQKWAmfWjXhZgbw
1515-1545 UTC Urdu
Transmission 2 (8.45 to 9.15 pm IST):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3E4dwKhE0OYvakWuKlD4g
1600-1630 UTC
English Transmission 2 (9.30 to 10.30 pm IST):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSE_P_fj1EMu0PO7lf4v6IA
Tests on External
Service transmitters are noted occasionally eg:
594 kHz Chinsurah
1000 kW (Around 1730-1830 UTC)
Bengaluru 500 kW on
6110, 7550 (DRM), 9690, 9865, 9950, 11560, 17510 etc. at various times
especially at around 1330-1430 UTC
Delhi 100 kW 9950,
11620
Home
Services:
Since the national
lock down, programs of all stations of AIR has changed with more emphasis on
news including new and extended bulletins.
Several stations are
noted relaying Vividh Bharati Service (Entertainment Channel) from Mumbai
instead of regular programs.
AIR Mumbai is noted
now operating continuously at night on MW as follows instead of signing off
around midnight:
558 kHz 100 kW
Vividh Bharati channel
1044 kHz 100 kW AIR
Live news 24x7 channel
Live streaming of
most stations of AIR is available in “Live Radio” in http://prasarbharati.gov.in/
The updated complete
SW service of AIR in Frequency order is available in: http://qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm
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