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Radio Channels in Himachal Pradesh
Radio Channels in Himachal Pradesh cater to the entertainment of the north Indian listeners.

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Radio Channels in Himachal Pradesh, Indian RadioThe radio channels in Himachal Pradesh are classified according to their regions or zones. There are specific radio stations at Dharmasala, Hamirpur, Kalpa, Kasauli, Kullu and Shimla. The radio channels in Himachal Pradesh are highly popular in its region and at time also extend the programs of their channel to Delhi and other parts of India.

All India Radio Shimla
All India Radio, Shimla is a Capital Station in Himachal Pradesh having started functioning on 16th June, 1955. This is located at HPT Complex at Baldian in the year 1975.

Some of the programs of All India Radio Shimla are:


Family Welfare: Programs on the themes of Health & Family safety continued in different formats. Program entitled "Radio Doctor" is an interview based program with Medical Expert continued at the station. This program was generally received by the listeners from far and extensive places in the state.
Yuv-Vani Program: Yuv-Vani program is being broadcasted everyday at 6:30p.m. for half an hour. This program is pretty popular among the Youth. It is presented by the Youth, who have been appropriately auditioned by the station. Programs were planned according to the likings of the Youth. On the listener"s requests weekly, "Hello Yuv-Vani" program has been introduced. SMS based program has been introduced on Monday and Wednesday.
Plays and Features: Plays and Features air from the station have a large number of listeners in the state as well as in the neighboring areas. Series of features below normal Software and plays were produced during the period.
Children Programs: It broadcasts "Bal Sabha" (Children) program once a week for a period of 60 minutes. Short stories, songs, features, listener"s letters, skits etc. figured in this program during the year.
Krishi Jagat Program: It broadcasts Farm and Home Programs also.
Women Program: It also airs programs for women (Mahila Sammelan) everyday. Awareness to women is created through Radio on Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Diary Farming, Poultry Farming, Bee-Keeping, Cleanliness and decoration etc.
•It also broadcasts programs on music, Hindi talk shows, English talk shows, Lokwani, news unit etc.

Radio Channels in Himachal Pradesh, Indian RadioSome of the well-liked radio channels of Shimla are 91.90 Big FM, 95.00 Big FM, 100.90 AIR Vividh Bharati, 104.80 Oye! 104.8 FM and 106.40 Dhamaal 24.

Launching of Big FM in Himachal Pradesh
The entry of Big FM in Shimla makes it the first private FM station in Himachal Pradesh. The Shimla radio station is Big FM`s 45th station in the country.

All India Radio, Hamirpur
It was commissioned on 16th February, 1994. Its programs are broadcasted by both Hindi and Hamirpuri Dialect which covers the Hamirpur area, Mandi, Kangra, Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla and parts of Punjab & J&K.

Radio stations of Himachal Pradesh by location:

•All India Radio Berthin (AIR Berthin / Akashvani Berthin) - Shimla.
•All India Radio Bharmour (AIR Bharmour / Akashvani Bharmour) - Bharmour, Chamba District.
•All India Radio Bilaspur (AIR Bilaspur / Akashvani Bilaspur - Bilaspur Town, Shimla.
•All India Radio Chaurikhas (AIR Chaurikhas / Akashvani Chaurikhas) - Chaurikhas.
•Tashi Delek FM - Tibetan Children`s Village School Mcleodganj, Dharamshala.
•All India Radio Dharmasala (AIR Dharmasala / Akashvani Dharmasala) - Dharamshala.
•All India Radio Hamirpur (AIR Hamirpur / Akashvani Hamirpur) - Hamirpur.
•All India Radio Kalpa (AIR Kalpa / Akashvani Kalpa) - Kalpa District.
•All India Radio Kasauli (AIR Kasauli / Akashvani Kasauli) - Solan District.
•All India Radio Keylong (AIR Keylong / Akashvani Keylong) - Lahaul and Spiti District.
•All India Radio Manali (AIR Manali / Akashvani Manali) - Manali.
•All India Radio Mandi (AIR Mandi / Akashvani Mandi / Vividh Bharati) - Mandi.
Big FM (Adlabs Films Ltd) - Shimla.
•Radio Today Broadcasting Pvt Ltd (Oye FM) - Shimla.
•Dhamaal 24 (BAG Films & Media Ltd) - Shimla.
•All India Radio Sundar Nagar (AIR Sundar Nagar / Akashvani Sundar Nagar) - Sundar Nagar.

Other than the various frequencies of All India Radio, The most loved radio channel in Himachal Pradesh is the Himachali Radi that is custom made for the inhabitants of the state.


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