All India Radio

All India Radio, also known as AIR and Akashvani, is a state-owned entity headquartered in India. Founded in 1936, it operates as a division of Prasar Bharati and employs approximately 10,270 individuals, focusing on broadcast television and radio. The company functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. As the national public service radio broadcaster of India, All India Radio is recognized as one of the largest radio networks globally. Its infrastructure, headquartered at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi, spans hundreds of broadcasting centers across the country, utilizing an expansive matrix of Medium Wave (MW), Short Wave (SW), and Frequency Modulation (FM) transmitters. Bound by a public service mandate to inform, educate, and entertain, Akashvani commands an approximate national geographic penetration of 92% and reaches 99.1% of the total Indian population. It broadcasts programming, national policy data, and emergency updates across more than 23 languages and 179 localized dialects, funding its physical network via central government budget allocations paired with public-sector commercial ad airtime sales.