Mirchi gains in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai
MUMBAI: Even as it stayed at the same level in Bangalore, leader Mirchi made strides in the three metros - Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Bangalore: Big FM slipped a mite, but retained number one position in Bangalore. It slipped 0.2 points, ending the week with a share of 19.5 per cent, while Mirchi...
Big FM pushes ahead in Bangalore, inches up in Kolkata
MUMBAI: The graph stayed more or less in the same position in week 10 of 2010 as RAM indicated that viewers are unlikely to change their listenership patterns in a big way. Perhaps the beginning of the IPL matches in the following week should effect a few changes. Till then -
Indore gets CR station for teachers
NEW DELHI: The Central India Institute of Science and Technology in Indore has been permitted to operate a community radio station with the information and Broadcasting Ministry signing a Grant of Permission Agreement. With this, the number of CRs in the country has gone up to 67. The Letter of...
Fever rises in Delhi
MUMBAI: In a week when most stations maintained their status quo, and Mirchi and Big kept snapping at each other's heels in Bangalore and Kolkata respectively, it was Fever that inched up towards number one position in the capital. Not that Mirchi which lost a bit in week nine, according to RAM...
Uttarakhand gets first community radio
MUMBAI: Uttarakhand's first community radio which will cater to 15 villages was today inauguarted by Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva. The 'Kumaon Vani', which has been set up by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will benfit nearly 2000 villagers, according to agency report. Alva said the...
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First community radio for visually handicapped
NEW DELHI: With the grant of permission to the National Institute for Visually Handicapped in Dehradun to start its own radio station, the number of Community Radio Stations has gone up to 66 in the country. The first CRS being set up specifically for the visually handicapped, the station is...
Tamil Nadu gets one more CR station
NEW DELHI: The number of sanctioned community radio stations has risen to 65 with the government permitting the M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering in District Karur of Tamil Nadu to operate a station. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for...
Community radio station to start at Uttaranchal
MUMBAI: A community radio station will soon come up at The Energy Resources Institute..., Disttt. Mukteshwar, Uttaranchal. The Letter of Intent had been issued to the Institute after recommendations of Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC). The Community Radio Station is expected to be operational...
Fever inches up in Bangalore, Delhi
MUMBAI: While leader Radio Mirchi slipped in three metros' market shares in week 7 - Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, it registered a minor climb in Bangalore, where it lags behind leader Big FM. However, it was Fever that maintained its market share in Mumbai, and even though it slipped marginally in...