All India Radio is the national public radio broadcaster that was launched in the year 1936. From 1956 it is known as “Akashvani” which means the voice from the sky. AIR is also a division of Prasar Bharati. It is established in the year 1930 as the sister service of an Indian national public television broadcaster, Doordarshan.
All India Radio is the biggest radio network and the largest broadcasting organisations in the world in terms of the spectrum of cultural diversity and socio-economics that it serves and the number of languages it has been broadcasting. It is a government organisation with the motto Bahujanahitaya Bahujanasukhaya.
The headquarters of AIR is in New Delhi and it comprises 420 stations across India which reaches 9
Vividh Bharati is reportedly the best services of All India Radio which is also a Commercial Broadcasting Service that is most accessible of the All India Radio networks. Vividh Bharati has great importance in Mumbai and other major cities in India. It offers a variety of programs like film news, general news, cultural programs, comedy programs, and music.
