Akashvani : DRM stations in India (State  Wise)

VU2JOS  10 Mar  2025

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

Off air

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

DRM not in use

Siliguri

,,

702

8

80

711

200

 

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 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.)

 

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