{"id":7071,"date":"2013-08-19T19:30:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T23:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=7071"},"modified":"2013-08-21T07:07:09","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T11:07:09","slug":"all-india-radio-a-welcome-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/all-india-radio-a-welcome-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"All India Radio: A Welcome Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"taj_mahal\"<\/a>Many afternoons, I’m drawn to All India Radio on 9,445 kHz. I love what the ether does to their Bengaluru transmitting station’s signal as it travels at the speed of light over\u00a08,700 miles to\u00a0my home here in the southeastern US.<\/p>\n

I enjoy, too, the way All India Radio announcers speak the news, in slow cadence, honoring the fine tradition of radio: “This is the general overseas service of All India Radio. It’s time now for the news. \u00a0Please stand by…” I also delight in their English language news bulletins, which begin with “Namaskar<\/em>.” \u00a0I appreciate this–it makes it much easier for me to identify the station when listening on an analog radio like my BC-348-Q<\/a>. I’m sure this makes a difference for many other listeners seeking their station, too.<\/p>\n

I also love All India Radio–like I do the Voice of Greece–for their superb music. Where else on the shortwave dial will I hear the sitar sing, as on AIR?<\/p>\n

But don’t take my word for it. If you live in North America and Europe, when conditions are favorable, All India Radio is a favorite listening experience for many–myself obviously included.<\/p>\n

For your listening enjoyment, here is a 30 minute recording I made of All India Radio only an hour ago on 9,445 kHz, starting at 22:00 UTC. Click here to download the recording as an MP3<\/a>, or simply listen via the embedded player below:
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