Continuing govt apathy to news on FM irks industry
Is the chapter on permitting news broadcasts to private FM radio channels over, at least as far as the government is concerned? This appears to be the view of both Information and Broadcaster Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi and I&B Secretary Sushma Singh, who both answered with an unequivocal 'no...
Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday - We will carry out the fight against piracy on our own
In association with sibling Mirchi Movies, Radio Mirchi has launched its maiden CSR initiative 'Listen to my movie'. The forthcoming children's film �Hari Puttar' will be the first film to be converted into an audio film, an initiative that will help the visually challenge to enjoy the movie as...
Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit - We are at a good number two position across the country
Radio City is enjoying the second position among FM stations in the country, according to RAM data, and seems to be comfortable with itself. After changing the content in Mumbai; Radio City recently gave its Delhi station a makeover. Anushree Bhattacharyya, in conversation with Radio City CEO...
Making music despite the odds
MUMBAI: FM radio operators in small towns have their own set of challenges. In the third phase of FM radio broadcasting in India, the government plans to issue licences for 680 FM radio stations across 237 cities in the country, mostly very small towns like Achalpur, Bettiah and Churu. Experts have...
Development Alternatives to launch CR station Radio Bundelkhand
MUMBAI: Delhi based NGO, Development Alternatives (DA) will soon start a community radio station in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, becoming the country's second NGO to get a CR license to operate. The Maharashtra based NGO Mann Vikas Samajik Sanstha-MVSS became the first to get a licence to run a...
Friends FM business head Amritendu Roy - Today we are known as a brand in itself
It's been a year and three months since Friends FM launched in Kolkata, and the station has stuck to its initial premise - of harping on the chord of nostalgia that the average Kolkatan treasures. RAM, that recently launched in the city, has affirmed Friends' belief - it has been adjudged the...
I-Rock founder Farhad Wadia - Every band that was unknown has become a big name after playing at I-Rock
Independence Rock, arguably the oldest rock festival in the country, has been around for 23 years, becoming larger with each passing year. The fest added Bangalore and Delhi to its roster in 2007, and this year has brought Pune and Kolkata under its ambit. But, in the long innings, how has this...
Suddenly spoilt for choice
Maharashtra's cultural capital, which hosted only Radio Mirchi for six years, has four FM players now. Each wants to reign over the Pune airwaves. The competition in the FM radio space just got hotter in Pune, the university town turned second IT hub of the county that also stakes claim to being...
Satara based MVSS is first NGO to get CR licence
MUMBAI: A Maharashtra based NGO Mann Vikas Samajik Sanstha-MVSS has acquired the licence to run a community radio last week, becoming the first in the NGO sector in the country to join the CR (community radio) network. The NGO works for empowering the women in rural areas and got the license for...
BBC to air shows on Chandigarh based community radio
MUMBAI: BBC World Service announced its tie up with a Chandigarh-based community Vivek 90.4 FM. Available in some radio stations across India, Vivek FM will be the first community radio to have BBC service on air.
