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Sound broadcasting started in India in 1927 with the proliferation of private radio clubs. The operations of All India Radio began formally in 1936, as a government organisation, with clear objectives to inform, educate and entertain the masses.  

When India attained Independence in 1947, AIR had a network of six stations and a complement of 18 transmitters. The coverage was 2.5% of the area and just 11% of the population. Rapid expansion of the network took place post Independence.

AIR today has a network of 232 broadcasting centres with 149 medium frequency(MW), 54 high frequency (SW) and 171 FM transmitters. The coverage is 91.79% of the area , serving 99.14% of the people in the largest democracy of the world. AIR covers 24 Languages and 146 dialects in home services. In Externel services, it covers 27 languages; 17 national and 10 foreign languages. 

In TamilNadu  the programmes broadcasted related to agriculture in Tamil Nadu are given below;

 

Station/Frequency

Time

Title of the Programme

Contact

Chennai

720 kHz, 1017 kHz, 4920 kHz, 7160 kHz 
105.0 MHz, 107.1 MHz

6.35-6.45 am
6.45-7.00 pm
7.25-8.00 pm

Farm announcement
Mannum manamum(Programe for rural women)
Veedum Vayalum

Shri. Raghava Rajagopal
Programme Executive (Farm & Home)
All India Radio, 7, Kamarajarsalai, Mylapore, Chennai- 600004
E-mail: farmradiochn@gmail.com, sd.cbs.chennai@gmail.com, chennai@air.org.in
Ph: +91 44 24995877, 24985975, 24985252
Mobile: +91 94404 40084

Coimbatore

999 kHz
103.0 MHz

6.35 am to 6.45 pm
3.00 pm
6.45-7.25 pm
7.25-8.00 pm

Farm announcement
Uzhavaruku oru sol
Oorpurathille
Erum oorum

B. Saravanan
Programme Executive (Farm & Home)
All India Radio, Trichy Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore-641 045
E-mail: saravanan.air@gmail.com, fmrainbowkovai@gmail.com
Ph: +91 0422 2322804, 2315137
Mobile: +91 9443089129

Madurai

1269 kHz
103.3 MHz

6.35-6.45 am
7.25-8.00 pm
Saturday : 6.45 - 7.00 am

Oru sol kelir, intha oor seithi
Mannum maniyum
Poonthottam(programme for rural Women)

Shri. Pon Dhanabalan
Programme Executive (Farm & Home)
All India Radio, Lady Doak College Raod, Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002
Ph: +91 452 2530410
Mobile: +91 9443918322

Trichy

936 kHz
102.1 MHz

6.30-6.45 am
3.00 pm
7.25-8.00 pm

Farm announcement
Velaan Arangam
Uzhavar ulakam

Shri. P. Chinnasamy
Programme Executive (Farm & Home)
All India Radio, 28-3, Promenade Road, Tiruchirapalli-620 001
E-mail: airtrichy@gmail.com
Phone: +91 431 2415342
Mobile: +91 9444233585

Tirunelveli

1197 kHz

6.30-6.45 am
7.25-8.00 pm

Farm announcement
Uzhavar ulagam

Shri. John Prathap Kumar
Programme Executive (Farm & Home)
All India Radio,Sarojini Park, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli-627 002
E-mail: airtirunelveli@gmail.com
Phone: +91 462 2561139
Mobile: +91 8098016596

Nagarkovil

Kanyakumari

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Shri. K. Thirumalai Nambi
Programme Executive (Farm & Home)
All India Radio,Konam, Nagarkovil, Kanyakumari District-629004
E-mail: airnagarcoil@gmail.com
Phone: +91 4652 260022 
Mobile: +91 9443418666
Puducherry
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Shri. S. Chandrasekaran
Programme Executive(Farm & Home)
All India Radio, Indira Nagar, Puducherry-605006
E-mail: airpondy@gmail.com
Phone: +91 413 2272696
Mobile
: 9443149871
Karaikal
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Shri. R. Venkateswaran,
Programme Executive(Farm & Home)
All India Radio, Radio Avenue, Nehru Nagar, Karaikal- 609605
E-mail: prog.head.karaikal@gmail.com
Phone: +91 4368 230383
Mobile: 9442561390
Dharmapuri

102.5 MHz
- - Shri. R. Murali,
Programme Executive(Farm & Home)
AIR, Dharmapuri

Ooty /Uthagamandalam

1602 kHz

- - Shri. S. Vijayakumar
Programme Executive(Farm & Home)
AIR, OOTACAMUND 643006, Tamil Nadu 
Tel: +91 423 2441781
Mobile: 983723203

Source: http://allindiaradio.org/ and Radio stations in TamilNadu


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