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I&B Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi informed Lok Sabha on Monday that Letters of Intent for 239 private FM channels had been issued and that the total revenue earnings from both government and private FM stations as on August 2, 2006 stood at Rs 675.06 crore.
Radio One FM 94.3 kicks off in Bangalore from August 1, 2006 as a local station. The FM station would be the first to offer a mix of Kannada and Hindi music, with the entire programming package celebrating the spirit of young Bangalore with Kannada roots.
Radio Mirchi listeners now have all the more reason to be “khush” as the popular FM station will now be available on a common frequency – 98.3 FM – across Bangalore, Jaipur and Hyderabad with effect from August 1, 2006. The station is already available on the 98.3 frequency across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Entertainment Network India Ltd. (ENIL), popularly known as Radio Mirchi, saw its total income growing by 69.2 per cent to Rs 35.49 crore in Q1FY07 as compared to Rs 20.97 crore in Q1FY06.
In what could change the way radio is perceived – from a mere audio medium to the next generation radio which allows access to images and texts on a GPRS enabled mobile screen – Visual Radio has arrived in India within months of its global launch.
Ad guru Dan O’ Day is here and Adlabs Radio has decided that this is the way the media entity will begin making its mark with the Indian advertising and marketing fraternity. Adlabs Radio is presenting a look into hypnotic advertising, as Dan O’ Day explains ‘How to create maximum impact in broadcast advertising’.
Red FM has embarked on a massive activity, christened ‘Red FM’s Morning No. 1’, to support the morning shows on the FM station. In keeping with what seems the recent way of working in the space, Red FM’s marketing initiatives have been significant in nature and this one is in the same vein.
RadioActive Pvt Ltd, a newly established independent radio consultancy company, has tied up with Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) to launch two radio training courses. The RadioActive-XIC association aims to create a single radio identity that will be recognised by the industry throughout India.
WorldSpace satellite radio on Monday unveiled a new signature tune composed by its brand ambassador and music maestro A R Rahman. The signature tune, to be used in an integrated communications campaign, highlights the ‘everyday’ and ‘everywhere’ nature of music.
Deutsche Welle is foraying into the television space in India through Prasar Bharati’s DTH platform. The German international broadcasting service is also eyeing the Indian radio sector with both English and Hindi programming.
<align=justify>“Radio stations can cater to different audiences at different parts of the day by changing the programming. Also, what I can see that’s going to happen now is a lot of pushing and pulling. The passionate broadcasters would always be popular, they will always choose the radio jockeys that people like listening to. So, it’s always going to be the same band, the same music, the same words, but all those gimmicks will have to be supported by content. So, content will always be the big game.”
It has been quite a good season for Red FM. Going by the number of awards and nominations it has managed to bag at different award ceremonies, the FM station surely has reasons to celebrate.
Radio Mirchi on Friday launched a new innovative on-ground activity to capture the minds of its audience. Touted as the first ever radio film, ‘Kuch Kuch Sunta Hai’, brought the FM station’s RJs out of their recording chambers and to the midst of the people who have been listening to them day in, day out, without a glimpse of them.
The Board of Directors of the Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR) and International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) have nominated Rajiv Mishra, convener of AROI, the private FM radio body in India, as Secretary General of AIR-IAB for Asia Pacific Region at a meeting held in Montevideo.
The medium may not give the frame by frame close ups of a Beckham bender or a Ronaldino goal, but All India Radio and Mid Day-promoted Radio One FM are all laced up to drum up some football fever during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, especially for people on the move.
Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd, promoter of Radio City, has appointed Krishna Iyer and Madhusudhan as the station heads of Mumbai and Chennai, respectively. Meanwhile, its Station Head for Delhi and Lucknow, Amritendu Roy, has put in his papers.
Satellite radio is an unregulated audio service in India. Almost a year has passed since TRAI made its recommendations on satellite radio, but they have yet to find their way into policy. This has led to some curious anomalies, writes media consultant Nisha Narayanan.
WorldSpace satellite radio has signed an agreement with Sama Communications, which will commission a new satellite uplink facility in Dubai. The new facility will allow WorldSpace to enhance its satellite radio content delivery and enable live programming from Dubai.
Hyderabad now has a new FM station to tune to – Radio City 106.4 FM. The station was launched with much fanfare by Telugu actor Nagarjuna on May 29, 2006. This is the fifth FM station of Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd (MBPL), Radio City’s promoter, in India.
The FM game has begun for the Bhaskar Group. The Group’s foray into FM is through Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd. The FM operation for the Group has begun from the Jaipur market, which went Live on May 28, 2006. The FM station is branded as MYFM.
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