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MUMBAI, (IANS) – The legendary radio host Ameen Sayani – who ruled the airwaves and lorded over the hearts of millions of “Behno aur Bhaiyon” in the Indian subcontinent and neighboring countries – ...

‘Radio Ceylon’ may seem like an aberration today; Ceylon itself, after all, is now Sri Lanka. Yet, as the iconic radio station turns 100 this month, its legacy continues to serve as a reminder of the ...

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In 1952, B V Keskar, Union minister for Broadcasting, decided to ban film songs from All India Radio for their ‘erotic’ nature, and relay only classical music. It meant listeners had access to songs ...

Radio Ceylon, launched in 1925, became famous in India for airing Binaca Geetmala, a popular Hindi film song countdown hosted by Ameen Sayani. The show shaped Indian music culture from 1952 to 1988, ...

Sri Lanka is celebrating the Centenary year of its radio service this year. It was indeed a momentous event when the Sri Lankan radio service, Radio Ceylon, was launched on December 16, 1925, making ...

The nostalgia still grips Jhumri Telaiya, part of a rich mica belt discovered by the British in 1890, which shot to national fame in the early 1950s when Radio Ceylon and All India Radio’s Vividh ...

The earliest radio station in Asia, Radio Ceylon, turned 100 last week. Nearly a decade older than All India Radio (AIR), the Sri Lankan radio service was once the Indian Subcontinent’s ears to the ...

Colombo : Sri Lankan radio service that was once popular across India as just 'Radio Ceylon' and popularised 'Binaca Geetmala,' a one of its kind weekly countdown show of Hindi film songs, turned 100 ...