National Broadcasting Day in India is marked on July 23 as symbolic of the Radio Club of Bombay (established by some businessmen) making the first-ever broadcast in the country in June 1923.
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All India Radio officially came into being in 1936. In its heyday, it was a staple in millions of Indian households, bringing news, sports and entertainment to homes across the country, even including its underserviced hinterlands.
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From its earliest days, the corporation was newsworthy, and the resulting conflicts sometimes attracted significant attention from newspaper columnists.