Akashvani : DRM Stations on MW (Location Wise)

VU2JOS 10 Mar 2025

Sl. No.

Station

State

Zone

DRM kHz

AM  kHz

AM Power kW

Approx. Simulcast DRM Power kW

Approx. Pure DRM Power kW

Remarks / Times in UTC

1

Ahmedabad A

Gujarat

W

837

846

200

8

80

2

Ajmer

Rajasthan

N

594

603

200

8

80

3

Barmer

Rajasthan

N

1449

1458

20

0.8

8

4

Bikaner

Rajasthan

N

1386

1395

20

0.8

8

5

Bengaluru A

Karnataka

S

603

612

200

8

80

6

Chennai A

Tamilnadu

S

711

720

200

8

80

,,

Chennai C

Tamilnadu

S

783

-

-

-

20

Pure DRM   1130-0930

7

Chinsurah

West Bengal

E

585

594

1000

40

400

DRM not in use

8

Dharwad A

Karnataka

S

756

765

200

8

80

9

Dibrugarh

Assam

NE

577

567

300

12

120

10

Guwahati B

Assam

NE

1026

1035

20

0.8

8

11

Hyderabad A

Telangana

S

729

738

200

8

80

12

Itanagar

Arunachal Pradesh

NE

666

675

200

8

80

13

Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh

W

792

801

200

8

80

14

Jagdalpur

Chhatisgarh

W

747

756

100

4

40

Off air

15

Jalandhar A

Punjab

N

864

873

300

12

120

16

Jammu A

Jammu & Kashmir

N

981

990

300

12

120

17

Kolkata A

West Bengal

E

648

657

200

8

80

,,

Kolkata B

West Bengal

E

999

1008

100

4

40

DRM not in use

18

Lucknow A

Uttar Pradesh

N

738

747

300

12

120

19

Mumbai A

Maharashtra

W

1044

-

-

-

40

Pure DRM   1130-0930

,,

Mumbai B

Maharashtra

W

549

558

100

4

40

20

New Delhi  A

Delhi

N

810

819

200

8

80

,,

New Delhi C

Delhi

N

1368

-

-

-

8

Pure DRM   1130-0930

21

Panaji A

Goa

W

1278

1287

100

4

40

22

Pasighat

Arunachal Pradesh

NE

1053

1062

100

4

40

23

Patna A

Bihar

E

612

621

100

4

40

24

Pune A

Maharashtra

W

783

792

100

4

40

25

Ranchi A

Jharkhand

E

558

549

100

4

40

26

Rajkot A

Gujarat

W

801

810

300

9

120

,,

Rajkot

Gujarat

W

-

1071

1000

-

400

 DRM not in use

27

Siliguri

West Bengal

E

702

711

200

8

80

28

Suratgarh

Rajasthan

N

909

918

300

12

120

29

Tawang

Arunachal Pradesh

NE

1512

1521

20

0.8

8

30

Tiruchirapalli A

Tamilnadu

S

927

936

100

4

40

31

Varanasi A

Uttar Pradesh

N

1233

1242

100

4

40

32

Vijayawada A

Andhra Pradesh

S

828

837

100

4

40

33

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

S

918

927

100

4

40

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

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 transmission 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: vu2jos@ yahoo. co. in

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