AIR Silchar

All India Radio's Silchar station has been a quiet presence in Assam's airwaves since the 1960s. The programming is unmistakably Indian - classical ragas, folk melodies from the Northeast, and the occasional Bollywood hit. It's not polished like private FM stations, and that's exactly why it works. You get unpretentious, locally curated music that feels connected to the region. The station plays a vital role in preserving regional folk traditions, broadcasting songs in Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi that you won't hear anywhere else. The morning blocks lean towards devotional songs and news bull…