July 23rd is observed as National Broadcasting day. On this day in 1927, Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) started organized radio broadcasting from Bombay station. To mark the occasion, All India Radio (AIR) had organized a meeting on the subject Creation of New India & Broadcasting Medium in New Delhi.
Radio Broadcasting in India:
In India, radio broadcasting began during the British rule in year of 1923 under the fake of the Radio Club of Bombay. Later in 1927, the IBC which was a private entity was granted permission by British Government to operate 2 radio stations in Mumbai (known as Bombay) and Kolkata (known as Calcutta). Since then it has gained huge popularity and had changed the socio economic life of people. In 1930, British Government took over radio broadcasting and started the Indian State Broadcasting Service. Later it was changed to All India Radio (AIR) in 1936 & Akashwani in 1957.
Present Scenario:
Today, AIR is one of largest public broadcasting organisations in the world. It is largest in terms of the spectrum of socio economic, the number of languages of broadcasts and cultural change it serves. AIR service now comprises around 414 stations located across the country with reach to the 99.19% of the total population and 92% of the country’s area in 23 languages and 146 language.
National Broadcasting Day observed on 23 july
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