A PRESENTATION OF MAJOR TRAINING

AT
ALL INDIA RADIO

Presented By: Rahul Gawande

(0103EC071080)
INTRODUCTION
 For 75 years, AIR has been distinctive
part of the Indian way of life . With one
of the largest network of SW/MW/FM
transmitters, AIR, reaches the remotest
corners of the country.
 All India Radio (abbreviated as AIR),
officially known as Akashvani is the
radio broadcaster of India and a division
of Prasar Bharati .
 Today AIR has a network of 213
broadcasting centers covering 90% of
the area & almost reaching the entire
population of one billion. All India Radio
is one of the largest radio networks in
the world. The headquarters is at the
Akashwani Bhavan, New Delhi.
 The External Services Division of All
India Radio broadcasts in 27 languages
to countries outside of India.
Stages Of a Radio Station
 Studio
 Control Room
 Transmitter
RECEIVING CENTRE

 ANNOUNCER CONSOLE
EQUIPMENTS
Broadcast Studio
 A broadcast studio is an acoustically
treated room. It is necessary that the place
where a programme for broadcast purposes is
being produced should be free of extraneous
noise. This is possible only if the area of room
is insulated from outside sound.
 The entry to the studios is generally through
sound isolating lobby called sound lock.
Outside of every studio entrance, there is a
warning lamp, which glows Red when the
studio is ON-AIR .
Studio Centre

The Studio Centre comprises of one or more

studios, recording and dubbing room, a control
room and other ancillary rooms like battery room,
a.c. rooms etc. The size of such a centre and the
number of studios provided depend on the
programme activities of the station. The Studio
Centre comprises of one or more studios,
recording and dubbing room, a control room and
other ancillary rooms like battery room, a.c.
rooms, switch gear room ,DG room, R/C room,
service room, waiting room, tape library, etc.
 ANNOUNCER CONSOLE
PC

TURN
TABLE

MICRO
PHONE

PROGRAM
AMPLIFIER

TO CONTROL ROOM
 Control Room
 Mixing
 Switching

Transmitter
 Amplifiers
 Modulators
 Antennas
Control Room
Broad functions of switching console in control
room:

 Switching of different sources for transmission

like News, O.Bs. other satellite based relays, live
broadcast from recording studio.
 Level equalization and level control.
 Quality monitoring.
 Signaling to the source location.
 Communication link between control room and
different studios
RNT SWITCHING
CENTRE
SWITCHER

STUDIO MIXER

PROGRAM
AMPLIFIER
Mixing
Various equipments are available in a studio to
generate programme as given below:

Microphone, which normally provides a level of

70 dBm.
Turntable which provides an output of 0 dBm.
Tape decks which may provide a level of 0 dBm.
CD and R-DAT will also provide a level of 0 dBm.
AMPLIFIER
 Audio Amplifiers

 Power Amplifiers

 Peak Clippers
Principle Of Antenna System
 Antenna is usually a metallic device (a
rod or a wire) used for radiating or
receiving electromagnetic waves.
 The radio frequency power developed in
the final stage of a transmitter is
delivered through cables/feeders,
without themselves consuming any
power to the transmitting antenna.
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