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He shared a recording of the reception on his YouTube channel to showcase the digital signal quality in Mumbai.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India (Visakhapatnam):<\/strong> R.S. Vijay Kumar provided an extensive log of our news and features from the South East Coast. Despite unfavorable conditions, he managed to capture details from &#8220;Think Greener&#8221; and &#8220;The Cooking Show,&#8221; sending a warm &#8220;Namaskar&#8221; to all the staff members at RRI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We want to hear from you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our listeners are the heart of our broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment on our programs or a technical reception report to share? 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