Unveiling radio’s resilience: Insights from The Radio Festival 2024

[ad_1] Welcome performance at The Radio Festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Radio as a medium to inform, educate and entertain has stood the test of time. It was this spirit of the timeless medium that was celebrated at the seventh edition of The Radio Festival held in the capital on February 13, World Radio […]

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How to listen to FM stations on your ‘radio-silent’ iPhone

[ad_1] While going to Kozhikode on a Rajdhani Express last week, I realised that my iPhone does not have a built-in FM Radio. Even though I have subscribed to Apple Music, I sometimes crave to listen to old Hindi songs on All India Radio (AIR). While searching for an app that tracks the live running […]

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Stereos on, boots open: Our first taste of western music in 70s Madras was courtesy the Anglo-Indian community

[ad_1] ‘Popular radio programme ‘Listeners’ Choice’ must have been the first attempt on our part to westernise ourselves’  ‘Popular radio programme ‘Listeners’ Choice’ must have been the first attempt on our part to westernise ourselves’  If you were from Madras of a particular time, of a certain age, and belonged to a specific socio-economic background, […]

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