All India Radio's first cross border radio service launched

The All India Radio's first cross-border radio service channel was launched on Tuesday in Kolkata by President Pranab Mukherjee. 
•    The channel, dedicated to Bengali listeners will air content for 16 hours daily for listeners across India and Bangladesh. 
•    The participatory content creation platform, aimed to strengthen bilateral ties will be shared between 'Akashvani Maitree' and 'Bangladesh Betar'.
•    The new channel will be broadcast from a brand new state-of-the-art high power 1000Kw DRM transmitter installed at Chinsurah in West Bengal's Hooghly district and will cover the whole of Bangladesh through medium wave.
•    West Bengal Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi and Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar were also present at the event.
•    Listeners can tune in to Akashvani Maitree on 594kHz frequency, while it will be also be available globally through the website and a mobile application.