GK QUESTION#652
In which year did the Radio Club of Bombay begin the first radio broadcasting service in India?
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Answer
C. 1923
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1923. Radio broadcasting in India began in June 1923 with experimental transmissions by the Radio Club of Bombay. Organised services commenced in 1927 under the private Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC), which was later taken over by the government in 1930. The service was renamed All India Radio (AIR) in June 1936.