SUBMITTED BY: MUHAMMAD AZEEM KHAN
SUBMITTED TO SIR:ATIF SHEHZAD
DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA&MASS COMMUNICATION
REG#639-FSS/BSMC/S14
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
RADIO PAKISTAN IN THE LIGHT OF HISTORY
March 1926 The Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC)‚ a private Company‚ was formed
23rd July‚ 1927 IBC started a station at Bombay‚ thus beginning organized broadcasting in Indo-Pakistan‚ sub-continent
1928 A small transmitting station was set up at Lahore
April 1930 Broadcasting was placed under the direct control of Government under the title 'Indian State Broadcasting Service' (ISBS)
January 1934 The 'Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act (1933)' came into force
January 1935 NWFP Government set up a 250 watts transmitting station at Peshawar for community listening
March 1935 Office of Controller of broadcasting created under the Department of Industries and Labour of the Government
August 1935 Mr. Lionel Fielden assumed charge as the first Controller of Broadcasting
January‚ 1936 Delhi radio station was opened . Mr A.S.Bukhari Station Director Delhi becomes deputy controller of broadcasting on July 9‚ 1936
8th June‚ 1936 The name of Indian State Broadcasting Service was changed as AIR
July 16‚ 1936 A station was inaugurated at Peshawar. This station was taken over by the Government of India from the Government of NWFP on April 1‚ 1937
July 1942 The Peshawar radio station shifted in a regular broadcasting house December 1937 The Lahore Station went on air
March 1939 The Peshawar station was converted into a relay station
September 1939 News bulletins were centralized in all languages at Delhi. The same year‚ a station was opened at Dhaka .Nov 12‚ 1939 Quaid-e-Azam's first radio broadcast from Bombay radio station on Eid day
Oct 24‚ 1941 The Department of Information and Broadcasting was set up
July 16‚ 1942 Peshawar radio station formally inaugurated
February 1943 Controller broadcasting was designated as