Question: Which country held the top rank in the NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings released recently?
(a) United States
(b) Fiji
(c) Australia
(d) United Kingdom
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings was released recently ranking countries where All India Radio (AIR) live-streams on NewsOnAir app are most popular.
- These rankings cover the rest of world excluding India.
Key Findings:
- United States continues to be number 1 spot.
- Fiji has jumped to 2nd position from 5th earlier.
- Australia, United Kingdom and Canada are at 3rd, 4th and 5th position respectively.
- Saudi Arabia has made a comeback in top 10.
- Kuwait and Germany are new entrants, while France and New Zealand are no more in top 10.
- All India Radio’s Telugu and Tamil live-stream services are popular in United States.
- AIR Punjabi service is popular in United Kingdom.
All India Radio:
- AIR is National Public Radio Broadcaster of India. Since 1956 is officially known as Akashvani.
- Founded in 1936, it is a division of Prasar Bharati.
- About 240 Radio Services of All India Radio are live-streamed on Prasar Bharati’s official App, ‘NewsOnAir App’.
- These All-India Radio Streams on NewsOnAir App have huge number of listeners not just in India, but in more than 85 countries and 8000 cities worldwide.
By-Amar Mani upadhyay