Special AIR India programming for Independence Day

India is celebrating its 71st Independence Day on 15 August 2018.

Details of special programs by All India Radio for the occasion is as follows:

14th August 2017 (Tuesday)  1330 UTC (7.00 pm IST) onwards “Address to the Nation” on the eve of Independence Day in Hindi and English by  Shri.Ram Nath Kovind, Honble President of India.
All stations of All India Radio will relay this on MW, SW & FM.

Look out on the following Home Service SW frequencies :

4760 Leh
4760 Port Blair
4800 Hyderabad
4810 Bhopal
4835 Gangtok
4910 Jaipur
4920 Chennai
4950 Srinagar
4970 Shillong
5010 Thiruvananthapuram
5040 Jeypore
9380 Aligarh
9865 Bangalore

15 August 2018 (Wednesday) 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST)

Red Fort, New Delhi

All India Radio will broadcast the running commentary in English and Hindi on the Flag Hoisting and Prime Minster's speech to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST) on 15th August, 2018 on the following SW frequencies.

English:
11740 Panaji 250 kW
15030 Bengaluru 500 kW

Hindi:
6140 Aligarh 250 kW ?
7340  Mumbai 100 kW ?
7520   New Delhi 250 kW
9380   Aligarh 250 kW
11620  Bengaluru 500 kW

(Note : External Services in Urdu on 6140 7340, 7520 are replaced by running commentary at this time)
The following External Services stands cancelled for that day:
 9800: Nepali 0130-0230  News Hindi / English 0230-0300
11560: Pushtu 0215-0300, Dari  0300-0345
15030: Kannada 0215-0300

The Regional SW Stations will start using their day time frequencies about 1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the Commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal days.

The sign on schedule for that day is as follows with normal sign on timings in brackets.

1. Bhopal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7430
2. Chennai  - 0130 UTC (Ex 0300) 7380
3. Hyderabad - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7420
4. Port Blair - 0130 UTC (Ex 0315) 7390
5 Srinagar  -0130 UTC (ex 0225) 6110
6. Thiruvanathapuram - 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7290

Other frequencies operating as usual at that time but carrying the commentary is as follows:

4760   Leh                                       
4835   Gangtok   
4910   Jaipur
4970   Shillong       
5040   Jeypore       
7270  Chennai
Check also 13695 via Bangalore

All stations of AIR will relay the running commentary.

LIVE STREAMING ON AIR: http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Default.aspx

Reception Reports to : spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

or postal address:
Director ( Spectrum Management & Synergy)
All India Radio,
Room No. 204, Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi110001, India

Watch the events live on Doordarshan TV  on all their channels .Try the following links:

DD National:  http://www.ddindia..gov.in/Pages/Home.aspx
                        http://hellotv.in/play/livetv/DD-National_1893

DD News: http://webcast.gov.in/

DD Sports: http://hellotv.in/play/livetv/DD-Sports_1894
(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS/Hyderabad, India
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