Big FM sticks to lead in Bangalore
MUMBAI: The lead that Big FM snatched from the metro ruler Mirchi was kept up in week 31, with Big FM valiantly trying to catch up in Kolkata as well. Radio Mirchi however kept up its seven week lead in metros except Bangalore. Interestingly, All India Radio's FM Gold station maintained itself in...
Big FM sneaks ahead of Mirchi in Bangalore
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi's stranglehold over the top position in the metros weakened in week 30 with Big FM breaking the jinx in Bangalore. In the other metros however, Mirchi's dominance refused to give in to the rivals.
Should FM radio dump the spoof?
MUMBAI: Humour capsules have been floating on the airwaves for eons. But FM radio in the country has just got its first jolt after Sunny Deol lashed out at Big FM for broadcasting �Son Sunny', the capsule that takes off on him and his father Dharmendra. Son Sunny, that has been running on the...
Gyan Vani to add 11 more FM radio stations soon
NEW DELHI: The number of Gyan Vani FM Radio channels set up by the Human Resources Development Ministry and the Indira Gandhi National Open University with the help of Prasar Bharati will go up to 37 shortly, with 11 more channels coming up in Phase-1. These 37 stations, with a radius of 60 to 70...
A time to wake up
The third phase of financial bidding for FM stations is around the corner and the players are all geared to bag the few metro stations and a clutch of virgin markets whose frequencies will be thrown open. There is one big question which is preying on my mind, however. Where are the listeners? The...
