Odisha gets its 14th AIR station

BHUBANESWAR: Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday inaugurated a new All India Radio (AIR) station at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district.

This is the 14th AIR station in Odisha.

Director of Cuttack AIR station, Subhas Chandra Mohanty said initially all programmes of Rairangpur AIR station would be relayed through the Cuttack AIR station.

“There are a number of Jhumar artists from Mayurbhanj district presently working at Cuttack AIR station. We will relay these programmes for the people of Rairangpur locality through Cuttack AIR station,” said Mohanty.

Later the programmes would be relayed from Rairangpur AIR station after it becomes fully operational, he added.

He said all programmes of Rairangpur AIR station would be available in 106 and 102 on the FM band from 5 AM to 11 PM every day.