Ruling the Airwaves

East Nook - The building where the studios of AIR Madras were originally located from June 1938 to July 1953 when AIR Madras' own studios were built in Mylapore overlooking the sea. The East Nook no longer exists. A multi-storeyed cement concrete structure has come up there. - Photo: AIR Madras

Owning a radio set was a matter of pride in the early 1940s.

As DD and AIR face fresh competition from private channels, residents of Madras recall a golden past

>When the days began and ended with radio shows Owning a radio set was a matter of pride in the early 1940s. So much, the arrival of a 'radio potti' called for celebration in many homes.Until the advent of television in the 1970s, radio was the only medium of entertainment and communication for many city residents. >Read More...

>40 years of good ol' Doordarshan Kendra There was a time in Madras when families sat together to watch black and white television. They watched the news and programmes meant for children, youngsters and even those for farmers, with great gusto. Madras also learnt Tamil with Ma. Nannan on the tele >Read More...