2008: The Year of the Radio Buyer - Sunil Kumar
For the radio industry in India, if the year 2008 belonged to anyone, it was to the buyer (of radio). Having got a considerable size of audience, the...
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Changing perceptions, building awareness - Anuj Singh
The year began with a wave of optimism about radio's performance and expected growth. A FICCI - PWC report talked about a growth rate of 40 per cent...
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FM round up: South - A year of opportunities
2008 turned out to be a year of opportunities for FM operators south of the Vindhyas, as many players launched their stations during the year. 2009,...
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Ameen Sayani - "AIR can co-exist with private players"
Behno aur Bhaiyo...main apka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon...aur aap sun rahe hain Binaca Geet Mala", these mesmerising lines still have a recall...
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Continuing govt apathy to news on FM irks industry
Is the chapter on permitting news broadcasts to private FM radio channels over, at least as far as the government is concerned? This appears to be...
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Making music despite the odds
MUMBAI: FM radio operators in small towns have their own set of challenges. In the third phase of FM radio broadcasting in India, the government...
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Radio Mango director programmes Ravi Nair - We plan to promote more artistes and bands in the coming year
Having earned the distinction of being Kerala's first private FM station,Radio Mango, started by Malayala Manorama is focused on capturing the Kochi...
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Radio Misty CEO Nishant Mittal - Big brands are realising that Siliguri is a fast developing market
He's touted to be the youngest CEO of a FM radio station in the country. To add to his challenges, Nishant Mittal heads his organisation in a state...
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RJs: The GenX agony aunts
If you have a confession to make and are feeling guilty about it, you have an easy option now - just go on air and confess it to a secret friend,...
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"We would rather use our own local news" - FM players
It's news, but not good news to the FM radio industry in the country. I and B minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi's statement in the Rajya Sabha that the...
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