Write about the history of Aakashvani.

Answer:

• In 1927 the private Indian Broadcasting Company started radio stations at Mumbai and Kolkata.
• In 1930 the Government of India took over broadcasting and named it the Indian State Broadcasting Service.
• In 1936 it was renamed All India Radio, and in 1957 it was given the name ‘Aakashvani’.
• Aakashvani broadcasts news, educational programmes, programmes for farmers, music, plays and entertainment in many Indian languages; ‘Vividh Bharati’ started in 1957 became very popular.
• Later FM channels started. As radio reaches remote villages cheaply, Aakashvani has been an important means of information, education and entertainment.