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Radio stations that broadcast in the Tamil language are found primarily in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Canada as well as other parts of the world containing a significant Tamil diaspora population.
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FM – Frequency Modulation services: [2]
Sl.no | Station | Frequency (MHz) |
---|---|---|
1 | Chennai | 101.4 MHz (AIR FM Rainbow), 100.1 MHz (AIR FM Gold), 102.3 MHz (Vividh Bharathi) |
2 | Coimbatore | 103.0 MHz (AIR FM Rainbow) |
3 | Dharmapuri | 102.5 MHz (LRS) |
4 | Karaikal | 100.3 MHz |
5 | Kodaikanal (since 1 July 2000) | 100.5 MHz (AIR FM Rainbow) |
6 | Madurai | 103.3 MHz |
7 | Nagercoil | 101 MHz (LRS) |
8 | Ooty | 101.8 MHz |
9 | Rameswaram | 100.1 MHz (RELAY) |
10 | Thanjavur | 101.2 MHz (RELAY) |
11 | Tiruchirapalli | 102.1 MHz (AIR FM Rainbow) |
12 | Tirunelveli | 102.6 MHz |
13 | Tirupattur (Vellore) | 100.1 MHz (RELAY) |
14 | Yercaud (Salem) | 103.7 MHz (RELAY) |
15 | Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) | 100.1 MHz |
Medium Wave service:(table sorted in the order of oldest radio station first)
Sl.no. | Station | Frequency (KHz.) | Meters | Broadcasting since | Transmitted power |
1 | Chennai 'A' | 720 | 416.7 | 16 June 1938 | 200 KW |
2 | Tiruchirapalli 'A' | 936 | 320.5 | 16 May 1939 | 100 KW |
3 | Tirunelveli | 1197 | 250.6 | 1 December 1963 | 20 KW |
4 | Puducherry | 1215 | 246.9 | 23 September 1967 | 20 KW |
5 | Coimbatore | 999 | 300.3 | 18 December 1968 [3] | 20 KW |
6 | Madurai | 1269 | 236.4 | 6 June 1987 | 20 KW |
7 | Ooty | 1602 | 187.2 | 7 May 1994 | 1 KW |
8 | Thoothukudi ESD | 1053 | 284.9 | 31 May 1994 | 200 KW |
9 | Chennai 'B' | 1017 | 295.9 | 14 October 1994 | 20 KW |
10 | Chennai 'C' (Vividh Bharti) | 783 | 383.1 | 20 KW | |
Shortwave service:
Sl.no. | Station | Frequency (KHz.) | Metres | Timings |
1 | Chennai | 4920 | 60.98 | 05.45 a.m. to 08.15 a.m. |
7270, 7380 | 40.65 | 08.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. & 11.40 a.m. to 03.00 p.m. | ||
4920 | 60.98 | 05.30 p.m. to 11.10 p.m. |
Currently DRM digital radio channels are in the testing stage. [4]
Chennai 'A' 730 kHz
Chennai Vividh Bharti 793 kHz
Chennai 'B' 1027 kHz
Tirunelveli 1207 kHz
Tiruchirapalli 946 kHz
Bengaluru 522 kHz (To cover Erode, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri, Vellore, Salem)
The latest regional news bulletins in Tamil language can be heard in audio format.
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FM – Frequency Modulation services:
Sl.no | Station | Frequency (MHz) |
---|---|---|
1 | Puducherry | 102.8 |
Medium Wave service:
Sl.no. | Station | Frequency (MHz.) | Meters |
1 | Puducherry (since 23 Sep 1967) | 1215 | 246.9 |
Radio station | Frequency [7] | Primary language | Status |
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CRI SRI LANKA | 97.90 MHz | Sinhala, Tamil, English and Chinese | Active |
FM Frey | Colombo 104.4 MHz | Tamil | Testing |
Shakthi FM | 103.9 MHz, 104.1 MHz | Tamil | Active |
SLBC – Tamil National Service | 102.1 MHz, 102.3 MHz | Tamil | Active |
SLBC – Tamil Commercial Service (Thendral) | 104.7 MHz, 104.9 MHz | Tamil | Active |
SLBC – Vidula Children's Service | 107.3 MHz, 107.5 MHz | Sinhala, Tamil and English | Active |
SLBC – Kothmale FM | 97.6 MHz, | Sinhala, Tamil | Active |
Sooriyan FM | 103.4 MHz, 103.6 MHz | Tamil | Active |
Vasantham FM | 102.6 MHz, 102.8 MHz | Tamil | Active |
Varnam FM | 90.4 MHz, 90.6 MHz | Tamil | Active |
IMAI FM | 101.7 MHz | Tamil | Active |
Islandwide 100.5 FM | Tamil | Active | |
Athavan's TamilFM | 99.5 MHz, 99.7 MHz | Tamil | Active |
Athavan Radio | 95.3 MHz | Tamil | Active |
Name | Operator | Frequency | Website | Listen live |
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Thaalam Tamil 1 | Thaalam Media Network | 6A, 7A, 8B, 9B, 9D, 10A, 10C, 10D DAB+ | https://www.thaalam.ch/ | yes |
Thaalam Tamil 2 | Thaalam Media Network | 6A, 8C, 9D, 10A, 10D DAB+ | https://www.thaalam.ch/ | |
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