In the latest rankings of top cities in India where All India Radio (AIR) live-streams on NewsOnAir app are most popular, Bhopal is the latest newcomer in the Top 10 list, while Lucknow is out.
Chennai has displaced Hyderabad to take the third spot, while Pune and Bengaluru have retained their first and second positions respectively. Hyderabad slides to number 4, according to data released by the government for the pubcaster.
In major changes in rankings of top AIR streams in India, AIR Pune has moved three positions up from rank 7 to rank 4. In quite a significant fall, FM Rainbow Delhi has slipped from 5th to 9th position. FM Rainbow Kochi is the new entrant, while FM Rainbow Mumbai is no more in the Top 10.
More than 240 radio services of AIR are live-streamed on the NewsOnAir app, Indian public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s official app. These AIR streams on NewsOnAir have a large number of listeners not just in India, but also globally in more than 85 countries and 8,000 cities across the globe.
These rankings are based on fortnightly data from June 1-15, 2021.
NewsOnAir Top 10 Indian Cities
| Rank | City |
| 1 | Pune |
| 2 | Bengaluru |
| 3 | Chennai |
| 4 | Hyderabad |
| 5 | Mumbai |
| 6 | Delhi NCR |
| 7 | Ernakulam |
| 8 | Bhopal |
| 9 | Jaipur |
| 10 | Patna |
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