A Mile in Indigo Shoes - Shweta Rao
Nestled amidst a street of IT goliaths and residential flats, resides a radio station with a purplish/bluish sign that dares to play ENGLISH MUSIC. Sorry to startle you like that, but it's true. Radio Indigo in Bangalore is the only radio station in the city and 1 of 3 in the country that plays 100...
Radio City inches forward in B'lore and Delhi
MUMBAI: After a good run last week Radio Mirchi could not hold on to its share as it lost considerable points in almost all the metros Radio One saw a mixed response as it gained in Kolkata and Mumbai but lost few strides in Bangalore and Delhi. Week 31 saw Radio City move forward as it gained...
Mirchi, Radio One gain in metros
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi bounced back in week 30 as it saw added massive numbers to its listenership. It gained considerable strides in all the four metros. Last week's star performer Radio One also continued to climb its way up with swelling listenership base. The station scooped off large points in...
71 community radio stations operational in India
NEW DELHI: Although letters of intent have been issued to 233 applicants and grant of permission signed with 102, only 71 community radio stations (CRS) are presently functioning in the country. This is a marginal increase over the 57 channels functional by March. A total of 727 applications have...
Babble Fish Productions director Samira Kanwar - Any kind of alternative music is over shadowed by Bollywood in India
While rock as a genre is not widely popular in the country, its followers swear by it. Tapping the underground Indian rock music scene in all its grungy glory Babble Fish has brought the second season of The P-Man Show created specifically for the digital medium. The show gives a peek in the...
Radio One climbs up in the four metros
MUMBAI: After announcing several new properties in the past few weeks, Radio One's endeavors seem to bearing fruit as the station saw an ascending graph in all the four metros. It will be interesting to see the turn of events for station in the coming weeks.
Half of licensed community radio stations are operational
NEW DELHI: Though the number of community radio stations licensed in the country went up to 100 by March 2010, the number of stations actually operational stands at just 57. The number of licensees in December 2009 had been 88 and operational stations were 50. The total number of applications...
Big FM inches up in B'lore, Kolkata and Mumbai
MUMBAI: Big FM saw a good run in week 28 as it added points in the metros of Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai while maintaining status quo in Delhi. Leader Mirchi also had a satisfied performance in the week. Radio One tumbled this week losing considerably in Bangalore, Kolkata and Delhi though it...
Radio City gains momentum in B'lore and Delhi
MUMBAI: Radio City emerged as the surprise package in week 27. It gained hefty points in Bangalore and Delhi while maintained status quo in Mumbai. Similarly, Big FM also fared well this week as it gained considerable strides in Delhi and Kolkata though suffering a glitch in Bangalore.
Red FM scores in Delhi and Kolkata
MUMBAI: After soaring success last week, Mirchi failed with its winning spree as it lost strides in the city of Kolkata and Mumbai while earning few points in Delhi. It was Red FM that sprung to action in week 26 as it snapped considerable points in Kolkata and Delhi while maintaining status quo in...