Lucknow cities in Lucknow. Here are some newspaper companies working and give online news services to the news readers including Amar Ujala, "Dainik Jagran, Hindustan Times, The Times of India" and "Dainik Bhaskar". "The Pioneer" newspaper, headquartered in Lucknow and started in 1865, is the second oldest English language newspaper in India still in production. The country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru founded "The National Herald" in the city prior to World War II with Manikonda Chalapathi Rau as its editor. One of the earliest All India Radio stations has been operational in Lucknow since 1938. FM radio transmission started in
S. S. Balan S. S. Balan S. S. Balan (or S. Balasubramanian) (28 December 1935 19 December 2014) was an Indian journalist, filmmaker, political analyst, and media personality as well as internationally famous aviculturalist and agriculturalist. He was a dominant force in Indian media over six decades having been at the helm of "Ananda Vikatan" magazine as editor and managing director as well as managing director of the erstwhile Gemini Studios since the 1950s. He was the son of media baron S. S. Vasan. He was chairman emeritus of the Vikatan Group having retired from active involvement at the helm of the media