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Name of Station |
Visakhapatnam |
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Date of Commissioning |
04.08.1963 |
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No. of Transmitters |
2 |
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Location of Transmitter
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MW TR at Kurmannapalem, one 100 KW MW TR and one 2×5 KW FM TR at Studio Centre
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Frequency of Transmission
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MW- 927 KHz, FM- 102 MHz |
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Transmission timings & duration : |
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Transmission |
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Transmission Time |
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Morning |
Sunday |
6.00 am to 10.30 am |
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Weekdays |
6.00 am to 10.00 am |
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Afternoon |
Sunday |
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Weekdays |
11.15 am to 3.00 pm |
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Evening
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Sunday |
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Weekdays |
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Programme Origination |
Sunday |
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Weekdays |
67 hours and 25 minutes |
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Relay of Programmes and News |
Sunday |
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Weekdays |
108 hours and 55 minutes |
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Language in which programmes broadcast |
Telugu, Hindi and English |
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Composition of originated programmes |
Classical Music, Light Music, Folk Music, Spoken Word, Drama, Hindi, Women, Industrial Worker, Stage Songs, Children, and Film Songs.
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No. of Studios |
Three No, Type ICR studio set up having 3rd studios for Primary channel and one Playback studio FM Channel. |
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Area Covered |
Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and East Godavari district. |
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Programme zone covered by the station |
Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and East Godavari district. |
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Population covered |
Approximately 1,35,20,603 |
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Sanctioned strength in all cadre |
132 |
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Library facilities |
- |
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(a) Disks |
7643 |
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(b) CDs |
14286 |
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(c) Tapes |
4350 |
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(d) Books |
4059 |
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Participation of Public |
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(a) No. of Music Artists on station registered
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(b) No. of Drama Artists on station registered |
265
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(c) No. of Casual Announcers |
Primary- 40, FM Rainbow
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E-mail, ID of the Station |
airvisakhapatnam@rediffmail.com |
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Complete Address of the Station with PIN Code
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AIR, Siripuram, Vishakhapatnam – 530003 (Andra Pradesh) |
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Telephone No.
Fax No. |
STD- 0891
2562084,
SE- 2529188, 2550300
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