The Akashvani, Bengaluru, is in the news again over change in programming content. More than three months after it was criticised for merging the popular Amruthavarshini 100.1 FM channel with the national channel Ragam, changes in content in Bengaluru Rainbow 101.3 FM are being questioned. For, the Akashvani has now started relaying hard content from the primary channel on the peppy and popular local FM radio.
Primarily a channel for film songs, All India Radio’s (AIR) Rainbow is among the popular FM stations in and around Bengaluru that is now facing criticism from listeners for content changes. Akashvani sources claimed that in its peak, the Rainbow had more than 3.5 million commuters tuning into its programmes.