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- In June 1923, the Radio Club of Bombay initiated India's first radio broadcast.
- The Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) was established as the nation's first radio company on July 23, 1927.
- The IBC was later taken over by the government and renamed All India Radio (AIR) in 1936.
- By the time of India's independence in 1947, the nation had six AIR radio broadcasts in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow and Tiruchirappalli.
- The name of AIR was later changed to Akashvani in 1956.
- Nearly 650 news bulletins in 90 languages are broadcast by the 262 radio stations that make up AIR today.
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