INDIA Radio and TV Foreign Journalism Berdak Bayimbetov

INDIA: Radio and TV Foreign Journalism Berdak Bayimbetov

Republic of India Bharat Ganrajya • • • Capital: Official languages: Population: Currency: Independence • Internet top-level-domain: New Delhi Hindi & English 1 210 200 000 Indian rupee from the United Kingdom (26 January 1950). in

Interesting Facts about India • 38% of doctors in America are Indians, 12% scientists in America are Indians, 36% of NASA employees are indians, 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians and 28% IBM employees • India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world • The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people • The 7 th largest country in the world by territory • India has 4 th largest army in the world • India never invaded any country in her last 10, 000 year history • 3 rd fastest growing economy

Interesting Facts about India • India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17 th Century • Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake • Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world • National Anthem Of India "Jana Gana Mana" is declared Best National Anthem In World By UNESCO.

Interesting Facts about India • India exports software to 90 countries • Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion • There are 300, 000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world • The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11 th century • India provides safety for more than 300, 000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution • Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5, 000 years

The world's first university was established in the territory of India in 700 BC

India is a federation composed of 28 states and 7 union territories Andhra Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Jharkhand Odisha Assam Karnataka Punjab Bihar Kerala Rajasthan Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Goa Maharashtra Tripura Gujarat Manipur Uttar Pradesh Haryana Meghalaya Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Mizoram West Bengal

Indian Media • Number of Newspapers: about 85 000 • Number of Television Stations: 562 • Number of Radio Stations: 312

Indian Radio • Radio has the reputation of being the oldest and the cheapest medium of entertainment in India. • The radio industry has been completely reshaped by the various private players that entered the sector after the government allowed foreign investment into the segment and opened the licenses to the private players.

History of Indian Radio • The Government run broadcasting set up was called the India State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) which is then turned into AIR (All India Radio) in June 1936. • 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.

History of Indian Radio • FM broadcasts were introduced in Madras in 1977 and later at Jalandhar in 1992, but it was only in 1993 private companies were allowed to broadcast. • On August 15, 1993 a Frequency Modulation (FM) Channel was launched in Bombay, with nine hours of radio which slots was leased to private producers like Times FM, Radiostar and Radio Midday.

Satellite Radio • Satellite radio is one of the fastest-growing entertainment services in the world and it is making its presence felt in a small portion but a positive way in India. • Advantages of a satellite radio are that the sound is of digital quality and there are no commercials. But it is not for free, it is available on subscription for a fee. An example would be “world space radio”.

Some Famous Radio Stations 91. 1 - Radio City 92. 7 - Big FM 98. 3 - Radio Mirchi 101. 3 - FM Rainbow 102. 9 - Vivdh Bharati 93. 5 - S FM 94. 3 - Radio One 104 - Fever FM 105. 6 - Gyaan Vaani

Indian TV • The regular daily transmission started in 1965 as a part of All India Radio. • Up until 1975, only seven Indian cities had a television service. • National telecasts were introduced in 1982. At that time there was only one national channel Doordarshan, which was government owned (till 1992). • 1982 - Doordarshan provided national coverage for the first time through the satellite INSAT 1 A.

Indian TV • The central government launched a series of economic and social reforms in 1991. • Under the new policies the government allowed private and foreign broadcasters to engage in limited operations in India. • By 1995, TV in India covered more than 70 million homes giving a viewing population of more than 400 million individuals with more than 100 channels.

Indian TV There at least five basic types of television in India: 1. Broadcast or "over-the-air" television 2. Unencrypted satellite or "free-to-air“ 3. Direct-to-Home (DTH) 4. Cable television 5. IPTV

Popular News Channels in India in English • • • BBC World CNN Times Now CNN IBN Headlines Today

Popular News Channels in India in Hindi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Aaj Tak NDTV India ABP News Zee News DD News IBN-7 India TV Live India News 24

• Times Now is a 24 -hour English news channel based in Mumbai and broadcasted in India, Singapore and USA. • The channel was launched in 2006 by Times Global Broadcasting Company Limited, a jointventure of The Times Group (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. ) and Reuters.

Aaj Tak • Aaj Tak is a 24 -hour Hindi news television channel owned by TV Today Network Ltd. Aaj Tak loosely translates as "Till Today" or "Up to the Minute". • Aaj Tak is one of India’s largest privately owned news channels. • Aaj Tak was free-to-air channel till 2006 in India, while it offered as a pay channel in the overseas market. In the United States, it is available on Echo. Star’s DISH Network.