ALL INDIA RADIO
ALL INDIA RADIO India’s National Broadcaster and also the premier Public Service Broadcaster, All India Radio (AIR) with brand name Akashvani has been serving to inform, educate and entertain the masses since its inception by truly living up to its motto - ‘Bahujan Hitaya : Bahujan Sukhaya’. One of the largest broadcasting organisations in the world in terms of the number of languages of broadcast, the spectrum of socio-economic and cultural diversity it serves, AIR’s home service comprises 479 stations, located across the country, reaching nearly 92% of the country’s area and 99.19% of the total population. AIR originates programming in 23 languages and 179 dialects. Its dark blue emblem in the form of a microphone has its acronym 'AIR' placed over a map of India crested by Ashok Chakra in a border which has its motto ‘Bahujan Hitaya : Bahujan Sukhaya’ in Devanagari meaning 'Public Welfare : Public Good ', written on both the sides. Its name in H