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National Broadcasting Day 2023: 23 July
Published on 24 Jul 2023
- On July 23rd, India commemorates National Broadcasting Day to honor the profound influence of radio in our lives.
- This significant day marks the inception of India’s first-ever radio broadcast, known as “All India Radio (AIR).”
- Radio broadcasting services were introduced in India during British rule in 1923 as an initiative of the Radio Club of Bombay.
- India’s first-ever radio broadcast commenced from Bombay Station under the Indian Broadcasting Company in 1927.
- In 1956, the name “Akashvani” was officially adopted for AIR, inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s 1938 poem titled “Akashvani,” which translates to “voice or announcement from the skies.”
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