Sky Radio [SEP] country of origin
launched in the Netherlands on 30 September 1988 and was founded by Veronica DJ's Lex Harding and Ton Lathouwers. At the time, commercial radio broadcasting in the Netherlands was not permitted; therefore, the station was available only via cable.
In February 1992, the station was temporarily allocated the terrestrial frequency of 102.7 in western Netherlands (Rotterdam Waalhaven) after proceedings before the Board of Appeal for Industry to be assigned this so-called "residual frequency". This procedure and other test cases in which FM terrestrial frequencies under
Akashvani (term)
Akashvani (Ākāśavāni), , is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning "celestial announcement," or "voice from the sky/heaven".
Elements of the word:
- आकाश (ākāśa) "sky"
- वाणि (vāṇi) "voice, speech"
"Akashvani" was first used in the context of radio by M. V. Gopalaswamy after setting up the nation’s first private radio station in his residence, "Vittal Vihar" in 1936. All India Radio,