Date: 6th October 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 0350 - 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (5 Oct 2021) to 0015 UTC* (6 Oct 2021)
* some stations have a late sign in and may continue past 0100 UTC
All India Radio, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn program "Mahishasur Mardini" on the occasion of Mahalaya in the following languages :
Hindi/Sanskrit, on its Indraprastha and FM Gold channels. This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected shortwave and mediumwave stations.
Bengali/Sanskrit at the same time on AIR Delhi Rajdhani and FM Rainbow channels and selected shortwave and mediumwave stations.
All India Radio, Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya program in Bengali/Sanskrit at the same time which will be relayed by selected shortwave and mediumwave stations.
This program may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels, YouTube channel AIR Live News 24X7, and DTH.
Mahishasuramardini, is a special two-hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit & Bengali recitations and music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this program since early 1930s. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya special as one of the most looked forward to radio broadcasts. Countdown to the Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya.
Frequencies observed during past years :
Shortwave
4835 - Gangtok (active ?)
Mediumwave
531 - Jodhpur
549 - Ranchi
603 - Ajmer
621 - Patna A
648 - Indore A
657 - Kolkata A
666 - New Delhi B
675 - Chattarpur
684 - Port Blair
711 - Siliguri
729 - Guwahati A
747 - Lucknow A
756 - Jagdalpur
774 - Shimla
792 - Pune (Also try 783 DRM)
801 - Jabalpur
810 - Rajkot A
819 - New Delhi A
828 - Silchar
846 - Ahmedabad A
891 - Rampur
909 - Gorakhpur
918 - Suratgarh
954 - Nazibabad
981 - Raipur
990 - Jammu
1008 - Kolkata B (Pure DRM)
1026 - Allahabad A
1044 - Mumbai A (Pure DRM)
1125 - Tezpur
1179 - Rewa
1242 - Varanasi
1260 - Ambikapur
1296 - Darbhanga
1314 - Bhuj
1386 - Gwalior
1395 - Bikaner
1404 - Gangtok
1458 - Bhagalpur
1530 - Agra
1593 - Bhopal A
Please email your observations and receptions reports to: spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in
Postal address:
Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
All India Radio,
Room No. 204
Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001, India
Related:
Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites
https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion
Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra's recitation still the default choice for All India Radio
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933
(Alokesh Gupta/dxIndia)