First community radio for visually handicapped
NEW DELHI: With the grant of permission to the National Institute for Visually Handicapped in Dehradun to start its own radio station, the number of Community Radio Stations has gone up to 66 in the country. The first CRS being set up specifically for the visually handicapped, the station is...
Tamil Nadu gets one more CR station
NEW DELHI: The number of sanctioned community radio stations has risen to 65 with the government permitting the M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering in District Karur of Tamil Nadu to operate a station. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for...
Community radio station to start at Uttaranchal
MUMBAI: A community radio station will soon come up at The Energy Resources Institute..., Disttt. Mukteshwar, Uttaranchal. The Letter of Intent had been issued to the Institute after recommendations of Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC). The Community Radio Station is expected to be operational...
Fever inches up in Bangalore, Delhi
MUMBAI: While leader Radio Mirchi slipped in three metros' market shares in week 7 - Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, it registered a minor climb in Bangalore, where it lags behind leader Big FM. However, it was Fever that maintained its market share in Mumbai, and even though it slipped marginally in...
Big FM widens lead margin in Bangalore
MUMBAI: While Mirchi strengthened its lead positions in Kolkata and Delhi, Big FM consolidated its lead position in Bangalore. Mumbai however stayed more or less the same as it has been for the last few weeks.
The "sound of a station"!
A couple of months back, I had the privilege of riding a Harley Davidson. I heard the inimitable sound of the Harley potato…potato…potato...! The moment I heard that sound, I knew the potato prices would go up and they did, but that had nothing to do with me riding the Harley. Just like how...
Radio City gains traction in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Radio City moved threateningly towards the number two position in Mumbai in week five according to RAM data, even as Red FM too clung on its post just a little behind leader Mirchi. Elsewhere, Mirchi slipped in Bangalore and Delhi, but managed to move up slightly in Kolkata, where Big FM...
Radio Mango GM Amit Mathew - Kerala has always had a very strong radio presence
The 35 year old Amit Mathew loves to maintain a low profile. Even as he has spent the last few years bringing up Radio Mango from scratch (Amit hails from the family that runs the Malayala Manorama group of publications which floated Mango), he prefers to let the station do the talk for him. Kochi...
Mirchi slips in Kolkata, Mumbai
MUMBAI: Even as it held on its leadership position in three metros, Radio Mirchi's market share suffered in Kolkata and Mumbai, as well as in Bangalore where it lags behind Big FM. Bangalore: In Bangalore, Big FM climbed 0.5 percentage points to end the week with a share of 19.8 per cent, ahead of...
Who turned off the Radio?
I was amazed and thrilled when I used my new Sony Car Audio for the very first time. It was like any normal car audio system. The only USP was its USB Port. That means I have the liberty to play my favourite music - that too non stop and without touching the system.
