Akashvani : DRM Stations on MW (Location Wise)

VU2JOS 8 May 2023

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

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

 

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]

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 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: [email protected]

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