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All India Radio is  with test transmissions of its FM Gold Service for shortwave on 7420 kHz and 7270 kHz with the following schedule:
0025-0430UTC
0700-1330 UTC 
1530-1740 UTC

This is a Hindi program of light music ,news and light discussion by anchors. It carries English news at certain times too.

All India Radio has confirmed the test transmission on 7420 kHz by a email on 6th April, but is silent about 7270 kHz.

At 1425 hrs on 7th April 2004 this channel was heard carrying departmental instruction for other AIR stations, such as instructions to broadcast the political broadcasts of recognised national and state political parties in coordination with the Election Commissionar of India for  the forthcoming national polls. Mentioned to expect such  departmental messages  also  at 0440 UTC.
 

14th March 2004
Sedaye Kashmir ( alternate)

Signing on with feeble to moderate signals on 9890 Khz at 0530 UTC here in Indian afternoon. Sign on is with Kashmiri folk music and then ID as " Yeh Radio Sedaye Kashmir hai". Programming in Urdu follow till 0610 when the programming switches to Kashmir till sign off at 0630 UTC.This is clearly a AIR operation and sounds so very much like the Urdu service of All India Radio.Programming is light with light hearted talk  with jokes on depression etc,Hindi and Pakistani music and 7 minutes of discussion about the present state of affairs. There is a soft Islamic bias and mentions "Allah ho Akbar "etc.The programming is soft and lacks the virulence of other clandestine stations.Generally recoincillitiary and recognizes the easing of tensions between the neighbours.But urges the Pakistani public to rise against the oppression of the ruling cliche, albeit , in a soft manner.The Kashmiri part is mostly soft discussion without much of music.There must be an early morning and a late night transmission too.