Special transmission by Akashvani for “Mahalaya 2023”
Date : 14th October, 2023 (Saturday)
Time : 0350 – 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (13th Oct 2023) to 0015 UTC* (14th Oct, 2023)
* some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC
Akashvani, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn programme “Mahishasur Mardini” on the ocassion of Mahalaya in following languages :
– Hindi/Sanskrit version – on its Indraprastha & FM Gold channels. This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected SW & MW stations.
– Bengali/Sanskrit version – at same time on Akashvani Delhi FM Rainbow network and selected SW & MW stations.
Akashvani, Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya programme in Bengali/Sanskrit at same time which will be relayed by selected SW & MW stations .
This programme may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels,YouTube channel AIR Live News 24X7 & DTH.
Live-streaming on : https://prasarbharati.gov.in and News On AIR App
“Mahishasuramardini” is a special two hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit & Bengali recitation & music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. Akashvani has been broadcasting this program since early 1930’s. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya special as one of the most looked forward to Radio broadcasts. Countdown of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya.
Frequencies observed during past years :
MW
531 – Jodhpur
549 – Ranchi *
603 – Ajmer
621 – Patna A *
648 – Indore A
657 – Kolkata A *
675 – Chattarpur
684 – Port Blair
711 – Siliguri *
729 – Guwahati A
747 – Lucknow A
756 – Jagdalpur
774 – Shimla
792 – Pune *
801 – Jabalpur *
810 – Rajkot A *
819 – New Delhi A *
828 – Silchar
846 – Ahmedabad A *
891 – Rampur
909 – Gorakhpur
918 – Suratgarh
954 – Nazibabad
981 – Raipur
990 – Jammu
1008 – Kolkata B *
1026 – Allahabad A
1044 – Mumbai A (Pure DRM)
1125 – Udaipur/Tezpur
1179 – Rewa
1242 – Varanasi *
1260 – Ambikapur
1269 – Agartala
1296 – Darbhanga
1314 – Bhuj
1386 – Gwalior
1395 – Bikaner *
1404 – Gangtok
1458 – Bhagalpur
1530 – Agra
1593 – Bhopal A
* Try also in DRM mode on minus 9 kHz of AM frequency
Please email your observations & receptions reports to : spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in
Or,
Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
Akashvani,
Room No. 204
Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001, India
Related :
Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites
https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion
Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s recitation still default choice for All India Radio
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933
Alokesh Gupta to dxindia iog (2023-10-11)
