Radio must think Big: Prashant Panday
We begin our LEADERSHIP series with a freewheeling chat with a young veteran - Prashant Panday, Executive Director & CEO ENIL , who, in a chat with Pavan R Chawla, believes Radio in India can hit a market share of 9 to 10% and that Radio is now the near-default second medium in national media...
RAM Week 38: Radio City makes strides in Delhi, Bangalore
MUMBAI: Week 38 saw Radio City in top form as the station made significant gains in Delhi and added a few points in Bangalore, while maintaining status quo in Mumbai. Otherwise, the week was a mixed bag for most stations. After a good performance last week, Fever lost ground this week in Bangalore...
RAM Week 37: Fever, Red FM maintain growth
MUMBAI: Week 37 of 2010 saw Fever FM climb the charts marginally across three metros while maintaining status quo in Kolkata. Red FM too gained some points in three metros while losing marginally in Mumbai. However, Radio Mirchi saw its numbers dip slightly in Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata, and...
Big FM inches forward in metros
MUMBAI: After few weeks of lukewarm performance, Big FM managed to march forward in week 36, as it gained impressive points in the metros of Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai where as maintained status quo in Bangalore. Radio city also saw surge in its listenership as it gained in all three cities it...
Radio Mirchi remains steady, mixed bag for others
MUMBAI: Week 35 did not prove to be fruitful for most radio stations. Radio One saw a dip in numbers. Except for Kolkata, the station lost in rest of the three metros. The week was a mixed bag for Fever FM where it lost in the city of Bangalore and Kolkata where as added few points in Mumbai and...
Fever gains in B'lore, Delhi and Kolkata
MUMBAI: Week 34 was a mixed bag for radio players in all the regions as it surged ahead in few cities where as lost out in others. Fever climbed ahead in Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata though lost a few strides in Mumbai. Red FM notched several points in Bangalore and Delhi while lost few in Kolkata...
Big FM regains top spot in Bangalore
MUMBAI: After a dramatic turn of events last week, Big FM regained its number one position in Bangalore. The station also scooped hefty points in Delhi though lost out in Kolkata and Mumbai. After a good run for the last couple of weeks, Fever loosened grip in week 33. The station lost few points...
Radio Mirchi tops all four metros
MUMBAI: After weeks of battling out, Radio Mirchi finally wore the numero uno crown in all the four metros in week 32 pushing its competitors way back. Due to Big FM's poor performance in Bangalore, Mirchi managed to inch forward. Week 32 proved to be not so good for Big FM which lost it top...
FTII's community radio eases broadcast formalities
MUMBAI: What about communicating your ideas on air but without the cumbersome formalities of an official media broadcast? If you have something to communicate that has a social relevance and artistic value, the �Community Radio' station that has been beaming from the campus of the Film and...
82 community radio stations operational till 31 July
NEW DELHI: A total of 82 community radio stations have become operational in India, according to data available till 31 July. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has so far issued 233 Letters of Intent and 110 organisations have been signed Grant of Permission Agreement (GOPA) with the...
