Facts at a Glance

ALL INDIA RADIO

Facts at a Glance                                                                                                         
1.    Broadcasting Centres:                                                         414      a)  Full-fledged Stations with Studios:                                218            i)  Local Radio Stations:                                                   86           ii) Stations with Studios other than LRS:                      127            iii) Community Radio Stations:                                           5                                                                                                                                  b)   Relay Centres:                                                               196               (Including 169 Nos. of 100 W FM Relay Centres)                                                                                                                                                _______                                                                                Total Stations:                414                                                                                                                            _____        c)   AIR Stations having FM Transmitter (s):                   373        d)   Vividh Bharati Centres:                                                 37          e)    Transmitting Centres for                  External services:                                                        11         f)    Recording Studio:                                                          1 (Bhubaneswar)  

2.       Number of Transmitters:                                                  590   

        a)    Medium Wave                                                               145                                                b)   Short Wave                                                                      48                                                 c)   FM                                                                                   397                                                                                                                           _____                                                                                 Total Transmitters:                              590                                                                                                     _____

3.        Broadcast Coverage

                                                                        By Area (%)                   By Population (%)           By Primary Grade Signal                     92.00%                               99.20%           (MW + FM)           By FM Signal Only                                31.54%                                44.00%           By MW Signal only                               90.63%                                98.41%4.        Captive Earth Stations                                                       325.        Studios                                                                               2216.        RNU                                                                                      447.         AIR’s DTH Channels                                                          218.        Growth of AIR since1999 - A Summary9.        Growth of station since 199910.       Additional facilities in Existing Stations since 1999