MUMBAI: Big FM maintains its number one position in Bangalore and Radio Mirchi continues to be the ruler in other metros of Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai for the 32nd week.

Radio City merged as a surprise by climbing up to third position in Mumbai after a lull of few weeks.

Bangalore: Big FM which has been leading since the last few weeks still maintains the position but dropped in its listenership with a loss of 0.9. Following Big FM is Radio Mirchi and Fever FM with a gain of 0.5 and loss of 0.8 points respectively. AIR FM 1 Rainbow managed to bag the fourth position with a gain of 1. 3 points leaving commercial stations like Radio city, Radio one, S FM and Radio Indigo.

Delhi: Radio Mirchi continues to lead in Delhi with a gain of 1.2 points. The top 3 positions remains consolidated this week with Fever and AIR FM gold but both with a loss of 0.1 points. Radio City came in a poor fourth, with a share of 9 per cent of the market, having lost 1.0 percentage points. Red FM followed with a share of 8 per cent.

Kolkata: In Kolkata, Big FM continued to give stiff competition to Mirchi, although by loosing 0.3 points and garnering a share of 16 per cent. Mirchi however stuck to the lead position with a share of 20 per cent, with a gain of 0.8 points. Friends FM came a distant third with a share of 15, having gained 1. 4 percentage points. Aamar, Radio one, Red followed.

Mumbai: Mirchi's hold over Mumbai stayed fast but the station lost 0.4 points, ending with a market share of 18 per cent. Red FM gained 0.7 per cent, and ended at second position with a share of 15 per cent. Radiocity climbed in its ratings coming in a close third with a share of 13per cent, having climbed 1.5 points during the week. Big FM followed with a share of 13 per cent and loss of 0.2 points.

Source: RAM

Market : BANGALORE

Demographic : All People 12+  Filter Demographic : None

Statistic : Share %

Daypart : Whole Week

Place of Listening : All

Period: 2nd to 8th Aug '09

Channel - Last 4 weeks - Last Week - This Week - Gain Loss

Big FM 92.7 - Bangalore - 18 - 19 - 18 - (-0.9)

Radio Mirchi 98.3 - Bangalore - 18 - 16 - 17 - 0.5

Fever FM 104 - Bangalore - 15 - 16 - 15 - (-0.8)

AIR FM1-Rainbow 101.3 - Bangalore - 11 - 12 - 13 - 1.3

Radio City 91.1 - Bangalore - 12 - 11 - 12 - 1.0

Radio One 94.3 - Bangalore - 8 - 9 - 9 - 0.1

S FM 93.5 - Bangalore - 9 - 8 - 8 - (-0.3)

AIR FM1-Vividh Bharati - Bangalore - 5 - 5 - 5 - (-0.3)

Radio Indigo 91.9 - Bangalore - 3 - 4 - 2 - (-1.2)

Gyan Vani 107.6 - Bangalore - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0.2

Akashavani - Bangalore - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.1

Others - Bangalore - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.1

Market : DELHI

Demographic : All People 12+  Filter Demographic : None

Statistic : Share %

Daypart : Whole Week

Place of Listening : All

Channel - Last 4 weeks - Last Week - This Week - Gain Loss

Radio Mirchi 98.3 - Delhi - 24 - 24 - 25 - 1.2

Fever FM 104 - Delhi - 19 - 21 - 20 - (-0.1)

AIR FM2-Gold 106.4 - Delhi - 15 - 14 - 14 - (-0.1)

Radio City 91.1 - Delhi - 10 - 10 - 9 - (-1.0)

Red FM 93.5 - Delhi - 9 - 9 - 8 - (-0.1)

Big FM 92.7 - Delhi - 7 - 7 - 7 - 0.2

Radio One 94.3 - Delhi - 7 - 7 - 7 - (-0.2)

Meow FM 104.8 - Delhi - 3 - 2 - 3 - 0.7

AIR FM1-Rainbow 102.6 - Delhi - 2 - 2 - 2 - (-0.1)

Hit 95 FM - Delhi - 3 - 2 - 2 - -0.1

Vividh Bharati - Delhi - 2 - 2 - 1 - (-0.4)

Akashavani - Delhi - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.1

Others - Delhi - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.0

Market : KOLKATA

Demographic : All People 12+  Filter Demographic : None

Statistic : Share %

Daypart : Whole Week

Place of Listening : All

Channel - Last 4 weeks - Last Week - This Week - Gain Loss

Radio Mirchi 98.3 - Kolkata - 19 - 19 - 20 - 0.8

Big FM 92.7 - Kolkata - 16 - 17 - 16 - (-0.3)

Friends FM 91.9 - Kolkata - 13 - 13 - 15 - 1.4

Aamar FM 106.2 - Kolkata - 11 - 10 - 9 - (-1.1)

Radio One 94.3 - Kolkata - 7 - 6 - 8 - 1.4

Red FM 93.5 - Kolkata - 8 - 9 - 7 - (-1.2)

Fever FM 104 - Kolkata - 7 - 6 - 7 - 0.8

Meow FM 104.8 - Kolkata - 6 - 7 - 6 - (-0.9)

AIR FM1-Rainbow 107 - Kolkata - 4 - 5 - 4 - (-0.8)

AIR FM2-Gold 100.2 - Kolkata - 4 - 4 - 4 - (-0.6)

Akashavani - Kolkata - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0.0

Power FM 107.8 - Kolkata - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0.4

Vividh Bharati - Kolkata - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0.0

Others - Kolkata - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.0

Market : MUMBAI

Demographic : All People 12+  Filter Demographic : None

Statistic : Share %

Daypart : Whole Week

Place of Listening : All

Channel - Last 4 weeks - Last Week - This Week - Gain Loss

Radio Mirchi 98.3 - Mumbai - 18 - 18 - 18 - (-0.4)

Red FM 93.5 - Mumbai - 14 - 14 - 15 - 0.7

Radio City 91.1 - Mumbai - 12 - 12 - 13 - 1.5

Big FM 92.7 - Mumbai - 13 - 13 - 13 - (-0.2)

AIR FM2-Gold 100.7 - Mumbai - 13 - 13 - 12 - (-0.5)

Fever FM 104 - Mumbai - 12 - 13 - 10 - -2.4

Radio One 94.3 - Mumbai - 7 - 6 - 7 - 1.3

AIR FM1-Rainbow 107.1 - Mumbai - 5 - 5 - 5 - (-0.1)

Vividh Bharati - Mumbai - 2 - 2 - 3 - 0.3

Meow FM 104.8 - Mumbai - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0.1]

Akashavani - Mumbai - 2 - 2 - 2 - (-0.2)

Others - Mumbai - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0.0