AIR Shimla celebrates 60th Foundation Day

SHIMLA: All India radio AIR Shimla has emerged as the best reliable source of information and has developed a close rapport with the people of the state

Updated At : 05:54 AM Jun 17, 2015 IST

Tribune News Service

Shimla, June 16

All India radio (AIR), Shimla, has emerged as the best reliable source of information and has developed a close rapport with the people of the state.

This was stated by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh while speaking on the occasion of the 60th Foundation Day of AIR, Shimla.

“AIR has emerged as a strong medium of dissemination of information and has been committed to its job for the last 59 years,” the CM said while lauding the ethical role of AIR.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the news broadcast by AIR was always authentic and other programmes aired by it liked by most people of the state. “It is the only medium of communication which broadcasts its programmes in almost all the regional languages and even in Sanskrit,” he added.

Virbhadra said AIR provided balanced views of both the ruling and the Opposition. He hoped that it would keep its commitment in future too with same zeal, enthusiasm and regional impact.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said, “I am happy to learn that more than 75 per cent of people were listeners of Akashvani which broadcasts its programmes from more than 16 stations. Even many private agencies depend on Akashvani for dissemination of their policies and programmes.”