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VISAKHAPATNAM and CUDDAPAH
Visakhapatnam and Cuddapah stations had their birth in 1963. Bezawada Gopala Reddy, the then Minister for Iriformation and Broadcasting, inaugurated both the stations (Cuddapah on June 17, 1963 and Visakhapatnam on August 4, 1963). They started as relay centres of Vijayawada and Hyderabad retrospectively. Visakhapatnam started origination of programmes in 1970 and Cuddapah started origination from November 2, 1974. Adilabad station of All India Radio, a district-level radio centre was commissioned during 1984.
The first independent Frequency Modulation (FM) station was inaugurated in March 24, 1989 by the then Industries Minister J. Vengala Rao. At Warangal, a district-level radio station was started in 1989. Nizamabad went on air in 1990. Mr. P. Upendra, the then Union Minister for information and broadcasting, inaugurated both the stations.
Tirupati and Ananthapur started functioning in 1991. Kurnool station was inauguarated by Mr. K. Vijayabhaskara Reddy. Markapuram station was inaugurated in August 1993 by Mr. Vijayabhaskara Reddy. Totally, there are 12 stations in Andhra Pradesh at present.
News in Telugu started from All India Radio, Delhi before the World War II, produced eminent newsreaders Messrs, Kongara Jaggaiah (who later became a film star & MP), Kapila Kasipati, Srivatsava, Sri Sri (famous poet), Kothapalli Subrahmanyam and Panyala Ranganadha Rao. Regional news unit at Hyderabad started its regional news bulletins after the State formation. News unit at Vijayawada was started in 1980s. Hyderabad and Vijayawada stations started commercial services from March 21, 1971.
Programme officials who worked at the Directorate General of All India Radio, after serving the stations of Andhra Pradesh won laurels. Mention of P. V. R. Rao, Deputy Director General, should be made as he was the brain behind the
