Sound broadcasting started in India in 1927 with the proliferation of private radio clubs. The operations of All India Radio began formally in 1936, as a government organisation, with clear objectives to inform, educate and entertain the masses.
When India attained Independence in 1947, AIR had a network of six stations and a complement of 18 transmitters. The coverage was 2.5% of the area and just 11% of the population. Rapid expansion of the network took place post Independence.
AIR today has a network of 232 broadcasting centres with 149 medium frequency(MW), 54 high frequency (SW) and 171 FM transmitters. The coverage is 91.79% of the area , serving 99.14% of the people in the largest democracy of the world. AIR covers 24 Languages and 146 dialects in home services. In Externel services, it covers 27 languages; 17 national and 10 foreign languages.
In TamilNadu the programmes broadcasted related to agriculture in Tamil Nadu are given below;
Station/Frequency |
Time |
Title of the Programme |
Contact |
Chennai
783 kHz, 1017 kHz, 4920 kHz, 7160 kHz
105.0 MHz, 107.1 MHz |
6.35-6.45 am
6.45-7.00 pm
7.25-8.00 pm |
Farm announcement
Mannum mannamum(Programe for rural women)
Veedum Vayalum |
7 Kamrajar Salai, Mylapore, CHENNAI 600004
Tel: +91 44 24985252 Fax: +91 44 24984358
E-mail: airchennai@vsnl.com |
Tirunelveli
1197 kHz |
6.30-6.45 am
7.25-8.00 pm |
Farm announcement
Uzhavar ulagam |
91 462 25607946 |
Madurai
1269 kHz
103.3 MHz |
6.35-6.45 am
7.25-8.00 pm
Saturday : 6.45-7.00 am |
Oru sol kelir, intha oor seithi
Mannum maniyum
Poonthottam(programme for rural Women) |
91 452 2530410 |
Trichy
936 kHz
102.1 MHz |
6.30-6.45 am
3.00 pm
7.25-8.00 pm |
Farm announcement
Velaan Arangam
Uzhavar ulakam |
91 431 2415342 |
Coimbatore
999 kHz
103.0 MHz |
6.35 am to 6.45 pm
3.00 pm
6.45-7.25 pm
7.25-8.00 pm |
Farm announcement
Uzhavaruku oru sol
Oorpurathille
Erum oorum |
Trichy Road, Ramanathapuram. COIMBATORE 641045
Tel: +91 422 2316314, aircbe@md5.vsnl.net.in |
Dharmapuri
102.5 MHz
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- |
AIR, Dharmapuri |
Kodaikanal
100.5 MHz |
- |
- |
AIR, Anandagiri, KODAIKANAL 624101
Tel: +91 4542 245209 |
Madurai
11269 kHz, 101.0 MHz |
- |
- |
AIR, Lady Doak College Road, Chokkikulam, MADURAI 625002
Tel: +91 452 2530410 Fax: +91 452 2530788 |
Nagarcoil
101.0 MHz |
- |
- |
AIR, Konam, NAGERCOIL 629004
Tel: +91 4652 2200241/43 |
Ooty /Uthagamandalam
1602 kHz |
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- |
AIR, OOTACAMUND 643006, Tamil Nadu
Tel: +91 423 2441781 |
Trichy/Tiruchirappalli
891 kHz, 936 kHz, 102.1 MHz |
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AIR, 28-3 Promenade Road, TIRUCHIRAPALLI 620001 Tel: +91 431 2460131 Fax: +91 431 2460363 |
Tirunelveli
1197 kHz |
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- |
AIR, Sarojini Park, Palayamkottai, TIRUNELVELI 627002
Tel: +91 462 2560794-6 Fax: +91 462 2580038 |
Tuticorin
1053 kHz |
- |
- |
AIR, Millerpurim, Playamkottai Road. TIRUNELVELI 628008
Tel: +91 461 2329774-5 Fax: +91 461 2324054 |
