Ameen Sayani, the doyen of Indian radio, died on Tuesday in Mumbai following a heart attack. He was 91. The news was confirmed by his son Rajil Sayani. Sayani, known for his mellifluous voice, ...
One of the first voices heard on the airwaves in Asia, he became recognized by generations of listeners in India over 42 years of broadcasting Bollywood music. By Suhasini Raj and John Yoon Suhasini ...
Radio has been part of Zareef Ahmad Zareef’s life since childhood. Today, he listens every morning and says it’s “a mandatory indulgence” in the evenings. A Kashmiri poet, Zareef has worked on radio ...
The public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) embraced radio digitization after 2010 delivering the largest radio digitization roll-out in the world. With just 39 powerful DRM transmitters (mainly ...
India, a country where people have traditionally relied on radio and television to listen to music, now has over 200 million listeners using music streaming services. Blaise Fernandes, CEO, Indian ...
Just like video consumption, the Indian music industry has changed drastically over the past few years, and it’s hard to recall the time when FM radio was the only avenue for millions of Indians.