Media in Vijayawada

Vijayawada, in India, has a well-developed communication and media infrastructure. It has a basic network of optical fiber cables. The city's telephone system is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance and Airtel. There are a number of mobile-phone companies: Aircel, BSNL, Airtel, Uninor, MTS, Tata Indicom, Tata Docomo and Jio. Several companies offer broadband internet access.

Broadcast radio edit

The city has a variety of AM and FM radio stations.^[1] AlR Vijayawada, also known as "Aakasavani Vijayawada" is one of the oldest serving FM radio stations in the city. Most of the stations have broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week with programming in Telugu and English.

The FM radio stations in the city are:

AIR Vijayawada Akashvani 103.4 MHz
AIR Rainbow 102.2 MHz
Radio City 91.1 MHz
BIG FM 92.7 92.7 MHz
Red FM 93.5 MHz
Ee FM 91.9 MHz
Radio Mirchi 98.3 MHz

The AM radio stations in the city are:

AIR Vividh Bharati 1503 kHz
AIR FM Gold 828 kHz
AIR FM South Vijayawada (A) 837 kHz

Internet radio edit

Radio Tulip (24/7 Non-Stop Telugu live radio) website Retrieved 2017-04-01.
Radio Khushi (24/7 Telugu online radio) website Retrieved 2011-09-05.
TeluguOne Radio (24/7 Telugu live radio website Retrieved 2011-09-05.
Tharangamedia website

Television networks edit

The Doordarshan Telugu channel, DD Saptagiri, was the first TV channel launched in Hyderabad in the year 1974. After bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state, DD Saptagiri was relegated to being telecast from Doordarshan Kendra Vijayawada for Andhra Pradesh while the existing network, renamed DD Yadagiri, was aimed at the Telangana populace

Satellite channels edit

DD Saptagiri

Cable channels edit

V Local
Siti Channel
C Channel
MCN

News papers edit

Visalaandhra was the first newspaper in the state, started from Vijayawada.^[2] As per the 58th annual report of Press India 2013–14, the large and medium Telugu daily publications from Vijayawada include Andhra Jyothy, Eenadu, Sakshi, Suryaa, Andhra Prabha, Vaartha, Prajasakti, and Udaya Bharatam.

Major English publications are Deccan Chronicle, The Hindu, The Times of India, News Boom, The Fourth Voice, The New Indian Express and Views Observer.^[3]

Magazines edit

Vijayawada has several magazines in Telugu and English languages.

Telugu edit

Neadu
Swathi
Navya
Andhra Prabha
Andhra Jyotii
Crime Today
Vipula
Chatura
Vanitha
Chandamama
Great Andhra
Santosham

English edit

Amaravati Times
B Positive
India Today

References edit

^ "Krishna district to get 4 new FM stns | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Correspondent, Special. "Visalandhra maintaining quality of information". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Press in India, 2013–14" (PDF). The Registrar of Newspapers for India. pp. 358–403. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[1] "Krishna district to get 4 new FM stns | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[2] Correspondent, Special. "Visalandhra maintaining quality of information". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[newspapers-3] "Press in India, 2013–14" (PDF). The Registrar of Newspapers for India. pp. 358–403. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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