RadioandMusic
| 25 Apr 2024
| 30 Dec 2009

Worldspace listeners want music to play on

MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 31 December. It is the loss of music that the users are upset about...

[field_youtube_upload]
| 26 Dec 2009

Mirchi widens lead margin in Kolkata

MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi slipped slightly in Bangalore and Delhi in week 50 according to RAM data, but...

| 22 Dec 2009

Mergers and consolidations - new mantra for FM stations

MUMBAI: Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the struggling private FM radio industry in...

| 18 Dec 2009

Red FM inches close to Mirchi in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Red FM clawed its way back up in Mumbai to give stiff competition to leader Mirchi in the...

| 09 Oct 2009

Mirchi widens lead in Delhi, Big is close second in Kolkata

MUMBAI: While Radio Mirchi retained its lead in three metros, conceding first position to Big FM only in Bangalore, RAM statistics for week 39 indicate minor shifts in all the four metros.

| 07 Oct 2009

CR station to come up at Dharamshala

MUMBAI: The Tibetan Children's Village School at Dharamshala Cantt. Himachal Pradesh has signed the GOPA with the ministry of information and broadcasting for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station. Letter of Intent had been issued to the organization after...

| 06 Oct 2009

Mumbai CR station gets ministry go-ahead

MUMBAI: The information and broadcasting ministry has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station at Union Park Residents Association, Khar Bandra, Mumbai. A Letter of Intent had been issued to the Institute after recommendations of...

| 05 Oct 2009

Recalling Gina

It came as a shock to learn of the unfortunate fate of Gina Braganza and I still can't believe she is no more with us. Passionate about music, she provided a platform for independent musicians with live performance venues in Bangalore and more recently, in Pune. No conversation would be complete...

| 05 Oct 2009

Myopusradio founder Gina Braganza - It was a challenge to start an internet radio station in India

India's first multiple channel internet radio station for international music, myopusradio.com will complete a year this month. Launched with a single channel in October 2008, myopusradio expanded with eight more channels in February 2009 and is experiencing growth in listenership 

| 02 Oct 2009

RAM stats 38 wk: Status quo retained in four metros

MUMBAI: Big FM consolidated its lead in Bangalore as per RAM data for week 38, and the fight for third position heated up in Mumbai, as Big FM and Fever fought with AIR's FM Gold stayed neck to neck in the race.

| 01 Oct 2009

CR station at Namakkal in TN gets nod

MUMBAI: K S Rangaswamy Educational Institutions, Namakkal, Tamilnadu has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement with the ministry of information and broadcasting for operating a Community Radio Station. The Community Radio Station is expected to be operational within three months as per the...

| 30 Sep 2009

CR station to come up at Gurgaon

MUMBAI: The Restoring Force (TRF) a Gurgaon based voluntary organization has signed the Grant of Permission Agreement with the information and broadcasting ministry to start a community radio station at Gurgaon. The TRF radio Station is expected to be operational within three months as per the...

| 29 Sep 2009

Nine community radio stations get government nod

MUMBAI:The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has granted permission to nine institutions and NGOs for setting up of community radio stations (CRS) in Kerala. The institutions and NGOs that got licences include DC School of Management, Kottayam, University of Calicut, Wayanad Social...

| 29 Sep 2009

Big FM COO Tarun Katial - RAM has been inconsistent in the last few months

Big FM has been creating a lot of buzz in the FM space by roping in Sonu Niigaam as brand ambassador and changing its music positioning to �Chillax hits'. The 45 network station network consolidated its network and despite the slowdown succeeded in snapping up local advertising. Being one of the...

Pages