RAM Wk 23-26: Radio City leads in Mumbai, Mirchi in Kolkata, Fever tops Delhi, Big FM rules B'lore
MUMBAI: Radio City becomes the market leader in Mumbai with 15.7 %, but Big FM and Radio Mirchi were the biggest gainers per Week 23-26 (5-06-2011 to 2-07-2011).
Big FM continued to be the market leader in Bangalore and recorded a big growth of 0.7% and gained 0.6% in Mumbai. Even though Radio Mirchi fell at the number two spot in Mumbai, it has climbed to the second spot with a gain of 0.8% in Delhi defeating AIR FM-2 Gold at the third spot.
RAM Wk 17-20: Mirchi leads in Mumbai and Kolkata, Fever tops Delhi, Big FM rules B'lore
The Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) has released the data for the week 17 to 20 (24-04-2011 to 21-05-2011). Radio Mirchi is number one in Mumbai and Kolkata while Big FM is the market leader in Bangalore and Fever FM leads in Delhi.
In Bangalore Big FM is at number one position with a market share of 19.1 %, followed by Radio City at the second spot with 18.6%, leaving behind Radio Mirchi at third with a market share of 17.6%.
RAM Wk 13 - Churn at the top in 3 metros: Radio City #1 in Mumbai, Mirchi tops Bangalore, AIR FM2 rules Delhi
*Fever gains ground in Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, but drops in Mumbai
* Mirchi is #1 in Kolkata
MUMBAI: After long, Radio Mirchi has toppled BIG FM in Bangalore for the #1 position, but fell to #2 in Delhi where AIR FM-2 Gold climbed to the top spot, and to the #3 spot in Mumbai too, where Radio City has claimed the top spot followed by AIR FM2 Gold which is at the #2 spot for the second week running, per RAM data for Week 13 of 2011 (27-03-2011 to 02-04-2011).
RAM Wk 12: Radio Mirchi, Radio One gain most
* Fever plummets in Delhi, losing 5.4% share to be distant No. 3, but gains in Mumbai and Kolkata
* Radio One gains share in Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata
Ambika Soni: DAVP rate hike for Community Radio being examined
* �Re 1 per minute rate shameful'
* �Community Radio Fund being considered'
NEW DELHI: Admitting that it was �shameful' that the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity had fixed a rate of just Re 1 per minute for advertisements on community radio stations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today said a committee under the Economic Advisor of the Ministry was examining raising these rates.
RAM Wk 11: AIR FM 2 Gold leapfrogs to Joint #1 in Delhi, #2 in Mumbai
* Radio Mirchi regains top spot in Delhi where Fever plummets by -3.4%
MUMBAI: The ICC Cricket World Cup worked its magic for AIR FM 2 Gold too, which has leapfrogged to Joint #1 in Delhi and the Number 2 spot in Mumbai per Week 11 of 2011 (13-03-2011 to 19-03-2011). AIR FM-2 Gold's ratings are bound to get better for Weeks 12 and 13 which was when it aired live commentary for the super-exciting quarter final, semi final and final matches featuring India.
Ofcom launches new round of community radio licensing
MUMBAI: Ofcom has opened the door to a fresh intake of applications for community radio licences. This comes in response to significant interest expressed by more than 270 individuals and community groups wanting to take to the air and provide services for their local community.
RAM Wk 10: Bangalore churns, Kolkata freezes
MUMBAI: Radio Audience Measurement in Kolkata showed the market sizes across 13 individual stations and a 14th category of �others' virtually frozen from the last week. There was no change in Market Shares in 12 of the 14, while one of the stations gained by the tiniest of 0.1% market share, and another lost to the same extent.
RAM Wk 9: Fever is No. 1 in Delhi, plummets in Kolkata; Mirchi regains top spot in Mumbai, builds in Kolkata
*Fever takes 4.1% lead over Mirchi, leads sat 23.8% in Delhi, but loses a solid 4.4% in Bangalore, is No. 4
*Radio City loses 1.8% in Mumbai, drops to #3; Red FM gains 1.3%; is Mumbai No. 2 behind Mirchi with 16.3%
RAM Wk 8: Mirchi loses ground in Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata
* Radio City is new market leader in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The RAM reports for Week 8 of 2011 seem to have brought bad news for Radio Mirchi, which had been losing market shares in Mumbai over the past three weeks, and is now Mumbai's Number Two, behind the new leader Radio City (15.1%) by 0.4% market share with a total of 14.7%.
