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...
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...
