Himachal Pradesh gets first community radio station
MUMBAI: Hamara MSPICM 90.4 FM, Himachal Pradesh's first community radio - a venture floated by the M S Panwar Institute of Communication and Management (MSPICM) was launched in Solan district on Friday. The station was inaugurated by the Chief Secretary of government of Himachal Pradesh Asha...
Holi spells moolah time for Bhojpuri music
Raunchy Bhojpuri albums, bordering on the vulgar, were always the hot cakes that disappeared off nukkad shop shelves' in the UP-Bihar belt in the build up to Holi.
Durga Jasraj - "Jalsa is a platform where musicians communicate intelligently"
Maybe it's time that the way we recall Durga Jasraj changes. She's not only the daugther of the legendary Pt Jasraj, but now, in her own right, also a producer and organiser who has been making phenomenal contributions to the Indian classical music - more so with her business acumen and organising...
Radio Bundelkhand hosts training sessions for CR stations
MUMBAI: Orchha based community radio, Radio Bundelkhand 90.4, an initiative by Development Alternatives, has organised a three day training programme from 3 to 5 March 2009 for CR stations. A tool to empower communities, it has been hosted by Radio Bundelkhand in technical cooperation with UNESCO...
Music labels rush to cash in on Rahman's triumph
MUMBAI: After A R Rahman brought home twin Oscars, music labels in India are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the Rahman fever. T-Series has already launched a Rahman compilation last week. Others like Sony BMG, Saregama are working on similar lines and are planning early March launches for...
Sironj based CR station Kisanvani signs GOPA
MUMBAI: �Kisanvani 90.4', a community radio in Sironj, Madhya Pradesh an initiative by Delhi based NGO Indian Society for Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) has signed the GOPA (Grant of Permission Agreement) this week with the Information and Broadcasting ministry. The NGO has already brought the...
Tips managing director Kumar Taurani - Organised music retail sector will help industry
Tips managing director Kumar Taurani was recently elected chairman of the Indian Music Industry, under which the two royalty collection bodies - PPL and IPRS operate. Taurani, a veteran of the Indian music industry, says he will soon draw up plans to get the entire industry on one platform, and...
A way ahead for community radio stations
MUMBAI: The third annual meet of the Community Radio Forum was organised on 14 February at Radio Bundelkhand, Orchha. Resolutions regarding forming a consortium for approaching advertisers, relocating the secretariat for Community Radio Forum, reserving 4 MHz of frequency for CRs and lifting the...
CRF mulls forming consortium to approach ad agencies
MUMBAI: The Community Radio Forum is thinking of forming a consortium to approach ad agencies to collectively negotiate for ad rates for CRS operational in the country. The third annual meet of the Community Radio Forum, a representative body for community radio broadcasters, was held at the...
Absolute Radio programme & operations director Clive Dickens - Our aim is to breach the 3.3m listener mark in five years
A quarter after he took charge as the programme and operations director of Virgin-turned-Absolute Radio, Clive Dickens appears to be a man in control. Scheduled to visit India this week for Ficci Frames 2009, Dickens is unfazed by the latest Rajar ratings and criticism of Absolute's performance...
