All India Radio

All India Radio is India's national public radio broadcaster, established in 1936. It operates domestic and external services in numerous languages.

Akashvani: Akashvani is the name used for India's public broadcasting service, including All India Radio. The name links the broadcaster's official identity with its familiar public-facing name.
Indian Broadcasting Company: The Indian Broadcasting Company was a private company that began organized radio broadcasting in Bombay and Calcutta in 1927. Its stations preceded the government service that became All India Radio.
Public service broadcasting: Public service broadcasting provides media intended to serve the public, often through education, information, and cultural programming. All India Radio's mandate is an Indian example of broadcasting organized around public service.
Doordarshan: Doordarshan is India's state-owned public television broadcaster. It is the television counterpart to All India Radio's radio-centered service.
Shortwave radio: Shortwave radio uses high-frequency waves that can travel long distances through ionospheric reflection. External broadcasts use shortwave to reach audiences beyond India's borders.
Lionel Fielden: Lionel Fielden was a British radio executive who served as India's first Controller of Broadcasting from 1935 to 1940. He helped shape the early organization and programming of government broadcasting in India.
Radio drama: Radio drama tells stories through dialogue, music, and sound effects without visual images. The broadcaster developed radio drama as a widely accessible form of entertainment.
Private FM broadcasting in India: Private FM broadcasting in India consists of commercial radio stations licensed to private operators. Commercial FM stations differ from All India Radio in ownership and programming obligations.
Medium-wave broadcasting: Medium-wave broadcasting transmits audio using radio frequencies from 300 kHz to 3 MHz. Medium-wave transmitters have long carried regional and national programming across India.
Government of India Act 1935: The Government of India Act 1935 was British legislation that expanded provincial autonomy and altered colonial governance. Its political context shaped early debates about broadcasting's role and control.

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