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“I’ve always believed in healthy competition and a monopoly always kills… So, it’s good to have competition! There is always room for more and, more the merrier… And, better is the quality.”
Dinamalar group’s KL Radio aims at reaching out to the entire Tamil community spread across the world, with a wide variety of music from different genres.
Mirchi Kaan Awards is all set to be a big hit. A panel of judges comprising some of the most acclaimed advertising professionals has chosen the best of the entries for all 15 categories.
Dubai-based Radio Asia, a subsidiary of Kolkata-based Bose Group of Companies, launches Radio Asia 94.8 FM in Dubai. Srinjoy Bose, Director, Radio Asia, says plans are afoot to launch a Hindi FM radio station in India.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India releases a consultation paper on the second round of opening of the FM radio sector to private players on April 14.
After all the noise and controversy over direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and conditional access system (CAS), it’s back to basics—-radio. Government is busy studying the international models on radio operations, both community and commercial. The one question to which bureaucrats are trying to find answers is, how can India increase the number of stations in commercial as well as community radio?
Radio industry has experienced a sea change over the years. With more and more FM channels stepping in, competition has skyrocketed. And, to gain an edge, jockeys need to develop exclusivity. Healthy competition breeds better music, believes singer-turned-RJ Usha Uttup.
“Aamar 106.2 FM is positioned as Kolkata's best music station. It serves the best music mix for its targeted demography. The USP is definitely the best music mix where the listener gets consistent good music of his/her taste.”
In what may come as reprieve to the country’s troubled private FM radio companies, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommended deferment of licence fee for them. The companies were due to pay the licence fee for the next year’s operation by this month end.
Special days like Fool’s Day, V Day or Father’s Day increases remarkable interactions with listeners and but yields negligible business for FM radio stations. Advertisers, however, target festival seasons.
FM Radio Stations in Mumbai and Delhi used innovative fun-filled programmes to celebrate Fool’s Day. The listeners of both cities enjoyed prank shows, jokes and asli masti round the day, changing the way FM programming is treated, and thus adding some freshness to the otherwise Bollywood centric fare.
After a lull period of close to two years, WorldSpace is back with a brand new positioning, marketing strategy and ad campaign. With these measures in place along with a comfortable Rs 13-crore ad budget, the satellite radio company is soon to be whistling some happy tunes.
Aamar Radio 106.2 FM, in Bengali, it is one's own music station. Famed as the only Bengali FM channel, the group has won the people with its attractive music mix and excellent presentation.
Suvidha Foundation honours Anurag Pandey of WIN 94.6 for ‘Excellence in Radio Jockeying in Mumbai’. Vashu Bhagnani wins the ‘Showman Producer of 2003’ award while 'Star-Material' discovery of 2003 award goes to Diana Hayden.
“Radio commercials are the result of a lot of thought and effort. That’s why creative work on radio deserves recognition.”
Popular prime time RJ Sameep Nanda moves to RED FM from Radio City. Nanda to host 'Namaskar Mumbai', plans to rework programming with more music.
We can't succeed if we are just consumer-led, said Sumantra Dutta, CEO, Radio City, in the session on 'Radio Active: Unraveling the mystery of effective radio communication'. "In a world full of change, consumers can't anticipate the next big change," he asserted.
Radio City 91 FM’s ‘Cricket Ki Jung’ is a power-package of programming around the Indo-Pak cricket series. The radio station will air the specials from March 14. The cricket fever will go on for 40 days across Radio City stations in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore and Lucknow. Cricket Ki Jung will offer updates, informative capsules, trivia, match forecasts, and messaging contests, apart from little known facts about Pakistan.
With the Indo-Pak series round the corner, ‘Junoon,’ RED FM’s cricket special, is gearing up to delight cricket enthusiasts with “<I>asli masti</I>”. The radio station has planned a combination of on-air and on-ground initiatives to delight cricket enthusiasts.
As the countdown for the 14th General Elections begins and the country readies itself for the polls, radio stations are staking their claim in the election drama. The law of the land states that private FM operators should maintain a safe distance from news related agenda and events which are political in nature. And stations are trying their best to work their way around the disability.
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