02-09-2010, 12:32 PM
VIJAYAWADA: The All India Radio, Vijayawada station will broadcast a special six-and-half-hour programme of melodies of playback singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao on its Vividh Bharathi and FM Rainbow Krishnaveni channels, on the occasion of his 36th death anniversary on February 11.
AIR Station Director Mangalagiri Aditya Prasad said on Monday that the AIR had been paying tributes to the legendary singer every year on his birth and death anniversaries.
On the FM channel, a special programme titled ‘Ghantasala Swararchana’ will be broadcast from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on February 10 and 11. Views of eminent people and Ghantasala’s songs will be aired during this programme.
On Vividh Bharathi programme on February 11, the programme will begin at 7.55 a.m. with Ghantasala’s Bhakti songs. Different kinds of songs and programmes related to Ghantasala will be aired from 8.15 a.m. to 8.30 a.m., 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m., 10.05 a.m. to 11 a.m., 2.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., 5.05 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., 6.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m., 8.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. to 9 p.m.
AIR Station Director Mangalagiri Aditya Prasad said on Monday that the AIR had been paying tributes to the legendary singer every year on his birth and death anniversaries.
On the FM channel, a special programme titled ‘Ghantasala Swararchana’ will be broadcast from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on February 10 and 11. Views of eminent people and Ghantasala’s songs will be aired during this programme.
On Vividh Bharathi programme on February 11, the programme will begin at 7.55 a.m. with Ghantasala’s Bhakti songs. Different kinds of songs and programmes related to Ghantasala will be aired from 8.15 a.m. to 8.30 a.m., 9.15 a.m. to 10 a.m., 10.05 a.m. to 11 a.m., 2.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., 5.05 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., 6.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m., 8.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. to 9 p.m.