RED FM declares 'Plastic Ka Pack-Up' in 'Silicon Valley' of India!
MUMBAI: 93.5 RED FM one of the largest and most awarded radio networks, has come-up with a new campaign ‘Plastic Ka Pack-Up’ to support Indian Government efforts on plastic ban. In Bengaluru, BBMP...
View ArticleMumbai CR station gets ministry go-ahead
MUMBAI: The information and broadcasting ministry has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station at Union Park Residents Association,...
View ArticleCR station to come up at Dharamshala
MUMBAI: The Tibetan Children's Village School at Dharamshala Cantt. Himachal Pradesh has signed the GOPA with the ministry of information and broadcasting for establishing, maintaining and operating a...
View ArticleTAM Media Research VP Pradeep Hejmadi - If the industry doesn't believe in...
Launched in October 2007, Radio Audience Measurement (RAM) is dealing with resentment from the Indian FM radio industry for alleged inconsistency in its listenership data. Amid accusations by radio...
View ArticlePralay Bakshi - Radio or Rocket Science?
How often have you heard someone say, �radio programming is a black art'? The trial and error method of putting radio stations together seems to be the norm in the industry today. Within the span of...
View ArticleNoida gets its first community radio station
NEW DELHI: The Asian School of Media Studies owned by Marwah Studios head Sandeep Marwah, based in the film city Noida has been given permission to establish, maintain and operate a Community Radio...
View ArticleRadio Misty CEO Nishant Mittal - We dare to experiment with our content and...
Radio Misty has been one of the few radio stations that has managed to traverse the less trodden regions in the country's North-East. With stations in West Bengal's Siliguri and Sikkim capital Gangtok,...
View ArticleNiche English music stations face uphill trudge
MUMBAI: Their numbers are small, but non-mass radio stations catering to a niche segment of English music lovers in metros have marked their presence in the market. However, it is no smooth sailing for...
View ArticleMumbai CR station Jago Mumbai to air from Jan '10
MUMBAI: 'Jago Mumbai' 107.8 FM, the community radio venture initiated by the Union Park Residents Association, Mumbai is hopeful of hitting the airwaves in January next year.Having signed the GOPA...
View ArticleRadio Sarang launches legal show
MUMBAI: Mangalore based community radio station by St. Aloysius College- Radio Sarang 107.8 has introduced a new dimension to their programming by airing a phone-in program this month. Known as...
View ArticleFM industry struggles to stay afloat as Phase III looms
MUMBAI: Phase III of FM radio expansion in the country is around the corner, with 700 additional frequencies to be rolled out in 92 cities by the I&B ministry. Concentrated mainly in the districts...
View ArticleCommunity radio stations welcome MIB's DAVP plans
MUMBAI: The constant lobbying by community radio stations in India for government advertising has finally been heard. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on 4 November 2009, passed a government...
View ArticleSanand gets community radio station
MUMBAI: The Self-Employed Women's Association (Sewa), a non-governmental organisation that works for women's empowerment, has started its community radio station at Sanand, the site made famous by Tata...
View ArticleSustainability haunts Community radio
MUMBAI: Community radio is a radio station for, by and of the community. This adage was cemented at the community radio workshop in Mumbai last week. Held at Juhu in suburban Mumbai, the two day...
View ArticleCommunity radio to roll out in Haryana
MUMBAI: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University will set up its community radio station in Hissar within an estimated three months time.With this the number of CRS will increase to 60 in...
View ArticleMP's Shivpuri to get its Community radio
MUMBAI: Sambhav Social Service Organization will set up its community radio station in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh within an estimated three months time.With this, the number of CRS will increase to 61 in...
View ArticleCommunity radio station to start at Lalitpur, UP
MUMBAI: The Sai Jyoti Gramodhyog Samaj Sewa Samiti, Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh has signed its Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station.A Letter...
View ArticleI&B min to organise community radio consultations across cities
MUMBAI: In a move aimed at encouraging more community radio stations in India, the ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organising a series of state-level workshops across the country.The...
View ArticleRadio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday - It is the legal maneouverings of the music...
The radio industry had criticized the HRD ministry's recent proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The industry believes it will skew the field against them and benefit the monopolistic music...
View ArticleGovt rules out any financial help for community radio
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday ruled out any proposal to provide financial support to educational institutions and other organisations to launch community radio stations Parliament was informed...
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