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Question
Complete the following table chart.
Radio Television
Background
Functions
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Answer

Radio Television
Background
  1. . The Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) was the first company to broadcast daily programmes.
  2. On 23rd July 1927, the first English news bulletin was broadcasted from the Mumbai radio station of the IBC.
  3. The Kolkata radio station of IBC started a news bulletin in Bengali.
  4. IBC was renamed as ‘Indian State Broadcasting Service’ (ISBS).
  5. Later, ISBS was renamed All India Radio (AIR).
  6. On the suggestion of the famous poet Narendra Sharma, AIR was renamed as ‘Akashvani’.
  1. The ‘Delhi Doordarshan Centre’ was inaugurated by Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.
  2. On 1st May 1972, Doordarshan’s Mumbai centre began to telecast its programmes.
  3. On 15th August 1982, colour television was introduced in India.
  4. In 1991, the government granted permission to private and international channels to telecast in India.
Functions
  1. Radio broadcasts governmental programmes & schemes, various entertainment, awareness creating and literary programmes.
  2. It also broadcasts special programmes for farmers, workers, children, women and the youth.
  1. It overcomes the limitations of radio & newspapers and shows the actual visuals of an event to people.
  2. It provides entertainment and relaxation.
  3. It enables people to view the historical, geographic and cultural wonders of the world by just sitting at home.
  4. It enables people to know the current events.

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