Akashvani : DRM stations in India (State  Wise)

VU2JOS  8 May  2023

No.

State

Location

Zone

DRM kHz

Approx. Simulcast DRM Power kW

Approx. Pure DRM Power kW

AM kHz

AM kW

Remarks / Times in UTC

1

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada A

S

828

4

40

837

100

 

Visakhapatnam A

,,

918

4

40

927

100

 

2

Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar

NE

666

8

80

675

200

 

Pasighat

,,

1062

4

40

1053

100

 

Tawang

,,

1512

0.8

8

1521

20

 

3

Assam

Dibrugarh

NE

577

12

120

567

300

 

Guwahati B

,,

1026

0.8

8

1035

20

 

4

Bihar

Patna

E

612

4

40

621

100

 

5

Chhatisgarh

Jagdalpur

W

747

4

40

756

100

 

6

Delhi

New Delhi A

N

810

8

80

819

200

 

New Delhi  C

,,

1368

-

8

-

-

Pure DRM

 1130-0930

New Delhi

,,

SW

 

40

SW

2x100

DRM not in use

7

Goa

Panaji A

W

1278

4

40

1287

100

 

8

Gujarat

Ahmedabad A

W

837

8

80

846

200

 

Rajkot A

,,

801

12

120

810

300

 

Rajkot SPT

,,

1071

400

1071

1000

DRM not in use

9

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu A

N

981

12

120

990

300

 

10

Jharkhand

Ranchi A

E

558

4

40

549

100

 

11

Karnataka

Bengaluru A

S

603

8

80

612

200

 

Bengaluru

,,

9620

-

200

SW

500

External Services

Dharwad A

,,

756

8

80

765

200

 

12

Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur

W

792

8

80

801

200

 

13

Maharashtra

Mumbai A

W

549

4

40

558

100

 

Mumbai B

,,

1044

-

40

-

-

Pure DRM

1130-0930

Pune

,,

783

4

40

792

100

 

14

Punjab

Jalandhar A

N

864

12

120

873

300

 

15

Rajasthan

Ajmer

N

594

8

80

603

200

 

Barmer

,,

1449

0.8

8

1458

20

 

Bikaner

,,

1386

0.8

8

1395

20

 

Suratgarh

,,

909

12

120

918

300

 

 

16

 

Tamilnadu

Chennai A

S

711

8

80

720

200

 

Chennai C

,,

783

-

8

-

-

Pure DRM

1130-0930

Tiruchirapalli A

,,

927

4

40

936

100

 

17

Telangana

Hyderabad A

S

729

8

80

738

200

 

18

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow A

N

738

12

120

747

300

 

Varanasi A

,,

1233

4

40

1242

100

 

19

West Bengal

Chinsurah

E

585

-

-

594

1000

DRM not in use

Kolkata A

,,

648

8

80

657

200

 

Kolkata B

,,

999

4

40

1008

100

 

Siliguri

,,

702

8

80

711

200

 

Reception reports to: [email protected]   & [email protected]

Coverage map etc. in https://prasarbharati.gov.in/drm-digital-radio-of-air/#1603620010167-2ec2d6be-f473

Note:

1.    DRM frequency during Simulcast mode / Pure DRM  is AM frequency - 9 kHz

2.    783 kHz Chennai, 1044 kHz Mumbai & 1368 kHz New Delhi always broadcast in pure DRM with 3 Channels at 1130-0930 UTC / 5.00 pm - 3.00 pm IST (22 Hrs)

3.    Other Transmitters operate on Simulcast mode in AM & DRM Mode (with 1 DRM channel) for regular transmissions

4.    Pure DRM transmissions by most stations at  1000-1100 UTC  (3.30 pm to 4.30 pm IST)  except Sundays with 3 channels

References:

1.    http://prasarbharati.gov.in

2.    https://www.nautel.com

3.    https://www.drm.org

4.    World Radio TV Handbook  

5.    Monitoring/Print Media/Social Media (Facebook, WhatsApp etc.)

 

E & OE     Updates to: [email protected]

 

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