Niche English music stations face uphill trudge
MUMBAI: Their numbers are small, but non-mass radio stations catering to a niche segment of English music lovers in metros have marked their presence in the market. However, it is no smooth sailing for these players with differential content as they face challenges in content creation,...
Radio Misty CEO Nishant Mittal - We dare to experiment with our content and music
Radio Misty has been one of the few radio stations that has managed to traverse the less trodden regions in the country's North-East. With stations in West Bengal's Siliguri and Sikkim capital Gangtok, the station caters to listeners in neighboring countries of Nepal and Bangladesh as well Radio...
Noida gets its first community radio station
NEW DELHI: The Asian School of Media Studies owned by Marwah Studios head Sandeep Marwah, based in the film city Noida has been given permission to establish, maintain and operate a Community Radio Station. With this, the number of CRs will increase to 59 in the country.
Mirchi, Big battle it out in Bangalore, Kolkata
MUMBAI: It's a neck to neck fight between Radio Mirchi and Big FM in Kolkata and Bangalore. In Bangalore, Big FM kept up its lead in week 41 with a slim margin over overall metro leader Mirchi, but Radio Mirchi stayed a slight distance ahead of Big in Kolkata. In Delhi, it was AIR's FM Gold...
Pralay Bakshi - Radio or Rocket Science?
How often have you heard someone say, �radio programming is a black art'? The trial and error method of putting radio stations together seems to be the norm in the industry today. Within the span of a few months, a format station changes to a day-parted one, a contemporary station starts �block...
TAM Media Research VP Pradeep Hejmadi - If the industry doesn't believe in RAM, why have they made content and programming changes?
Launched in October 2007, Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) is dealing with resentment from the Indian FM radio industry for alleged inconsistency in its listenership data. Amid accusations by radio broadcasters, TAM Media Research vice president Pradeep Hejmadi, in conversation with Radioandmusic....
Big FM climbs in Mumbai, positions cemented in other metros
MUMBAI: The RAM data showed minor changes in three metros of Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata in Week 40 but stations shuffled their positions in Mumbai.
RAM faces brunt of radio broadcasters
MUMBAI: Just as it enters the third year of its existence, the industry supported measurement system for gauging radio listenership - RAM- Radio Audience Measurement - is under the scanner. Ironically, the radio broadcasters who campaigned for and supported RAM before and during its launch are the...
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.
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...
