Daily Excelsior

Radio Ceylon Turns 100: One of Indian Popular Music’s Oldest mMedium From Colonial Times to Post-1947 India, its Airwaves Soothed all

By Tirthankar Mitra One of world’s oldest broadcasters, Radio Ceylon, has turned 100. It arrived decades before television ...

100 years of Radio Ceylon: How it once made a fractured region hum to a shared frequency

Radio Ceylon, one of the world’s oldest radio broadcasters, turned 100 last week. At a time when radio was a novelty and ...
Deccan Chronicle

Once Home To Popular Binaca Geetmala, Sri Lanka's Radio Service Turns 100

PO Box 574, Colombo' the SLBC's unique address was set up due to the sheer volume of the fan mail and several hundreds of ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Bollywood radio finds Bay Area audience

FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- The music is pulsating. The personalities, overflowing with energy. And the vibe, pure Bollywood. Welcome to Bolly 92.3FM, bringing the beat of India to a fast-growing ...

The Indian government's 'erotic' ban that fueled Radio Ceylon's dominance

Radio Ceylon, once a cultural powerhouse, captivated Indian listeners by defying a 1950s AIR ban on film songs. Its popular Hindi service and iconic shows like 'Binaca Geet Mala' forced AIR to compete ...