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105.10 MHz     FM    Vietnam - Thanh Hoá Radio from Thanh Hoá (tho) - 10kW

June 14, 2010, 736 AM IST (Local Time) or 0206 UTC

Received at Siliguri City of West Bengal, India

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Time for radio medium to demonstrate its muscle

6 May 2009, 0452 hrs IST, Ashish Khazanchi

While the viewership of TV, I assume would be giving way in part to internet

, radio on the other hand isn't really suffering the same fate. People
on the go are still tuning in to radio and across the world audiences still
have their favourite stations and RJs etc.

In fact, there is a fresh lease of life for radio on the digital medium as
well in the form of internet radio. There are newer challenges that need to
be addressed for the newer ways of delivery of radio. Amazingly, on the net,

it is possible now to actually double click on the 'radio spot' and go to
the brand's site for more information!

Radio does suffer from the 'tertiary medium' syndrome in most countries
including India. It is possible for a brave brand manager or an agency to
turn conventional wisdom on its head and use this medium to get a higher
share of voice and recall/ preference .

The problem is, radio is tough to do, there are no pretty pictures or
sashaying models to hide an ugly idea behind. 'Real men of genius' campaign
on the other hand has delivered as much for Bud Light as their television
campaigns. In a fraction of the cost as well, if I may add.

The crafting of the spoken word more than anything else is critical in a
medium like radio. It's a rare radio spot that sounds like the conversation
that we hear in normal life. Also does the radio spot only tell me a
cerebral idea or does it do something to me? Does it make me smile, laugh,
cry, or think? A good radio campaign like any other communication platform
must make me feel. Otherwise it's a banal print ad.

We certainly have moved some distance from the Sholay and Deewar radio spots

these days. The work coming out of some of the agencies in the country are
finger licking good. The majority of our work are still at a good joke
followed by the brand name stage. The crafting of radio spots coming from
London and even the US has changed completely over the years.

The Frankie and Louie radio campaign and the 'Real men of genius' campaigns
for Bud are specially note worthy. Starburst radios have been laugh out loud

funny. Some of the work done for the Samaritans still makes me reel after
all these years. From India, one of my favourite campaigns is the Happydent
series. The campaign done by Rediff YR for Colgate on pick-up lines was also

superb. Fevicol and WWF have all done some awe-inspiring work in the past.

I expect to see fresher approaches in radio this year. This part of the
globe had a massive breakthrough in Cannes last year with the 'fading
memories' radio last year. I expect it would have had an encouraging impact
for a lot of smaller brands who have traditionally not been among the big
winners there in the past. I have heard about some great work from
Australia, which I look forward to hearing at Cannes this year.

The slowdown could just be the opportunity that this medium has been waiting

for. In the years of excess, all the expensive media made merry and radio
remained the after-thought medium. This is the time for this medium to
demonstrate its muscle. It is inexpensive and unlike TV, there is no loo
break when the commercials come on.

Ashish Khazanchi is national creative director, Publicis Ambience and on the

jury panel of Radio Lions at Cannes 2009

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Brand-Equity/Time-for-radio-medium-to-demonstrate-its-muscle/articleshow/4489062.cms


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Radio on DTH splits broadcasters via Alokesh Gupta of DX India

Nivedita Mookerji
Monday, May 4, 2009 3:48 IST

New Delhi: Should radio be a part of the direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting
bouquet? The question has the country's media industry sharply
divided.Though some DTH platforms offer radio (mainly state-owned All India
Radio and satellite radio WorldSpace), the government is yet to take a
decision on whether to allow such a service. One of the issues raised by
some media players is that FM radio licences are city or town specific, and
that offering FM stations on DTH could be a violation of government norms.
Replying to a consultation paper floated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (Trai) on the matter, WorldSpace has said that carriage of radio
channels as part of DTH TV service is well-accepted in most parts of the
world, including the US, Europe and the Middle East. According to
WorldSpace, radio channels that are approved by the competent authorities to
offer national level services may be permitted to provide content to DTH
operators in India.
FM radio player Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL) wants radio on the
DTH platforms for greater reach. Unlike TV signals, radio requires lower
bandwidth. "So, there won't be much additional burden on carrier capacity
and on transponder bandwidth," ENIL has said.On the other hand, Radio
Mid-Day, another private FM radio player, has said that DTH service
providers "cannot provide our Mumbai radio stations to their customers
outside Mumbai." Also, any service by DTH "to provide our channels should be
after taking our prior consent and after paying requisite fee," it said.Dish
TV, the first DTH operator, has said that DTH operators should not be
allowed to provide radio channels as it may be a violation of the licensing
conditions and uplinking/ downlinking guidelines. If DTH operators are
allowed to offer radio stations, many government norms need to be reviewed
and changed, Dish TV has said.The Zee Turner Alliance, too, has opposed the
idea. "DTH platform owners should not be permitted to carry radio channels
as the licensing for the radio services is separate and distinct," it has
said. It has argued permitting radio channels on DTH would result in
infringing of territorial limits specified by the existing radio
licences.Other DTH service providers, including TataSky, Reliance Big TV,
and Sun Direct, have however, stand in favour.TataSky has stated that it is
a common practice in many other countries to offer radio on DTH and even on
cable. There is no conflict of business interest with an existing radio
system as DTH is a paid service, it has said.
Reliance has compared this scenario with the telecom sector. "Like in the
case of telecom service providers, which can provide mobile TV in addition
to traditional voice and data, DTH operators can carry TV signals containing
audio and video, and also audio signals of a radio channel," Reliance has
argued.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1252658

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New Delhi
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All India Radio Special Broadcast 25-29 January 2008

All India Radio Special Broadcast 25-29 January 2008
Sat, 19 Jan 2008

Alokesh Gupta,New Delhi All India Radio will broadcast following special programmes in connection with the Republic Day Celebrations.
25 Jan 2008 (Fri) - 1330 UTC onwards : President's Address to the Nation. 9835, 9575, 5015, 6030, 6085
26 Jan 2008 (Sat) - 0350 UTC onwards : Running commentary on the Republic Day Parade and Cultural Pageant from Rajpath Hindi Commentary : 9595, 11620, 15020 English Commentary :6085, 9950, 11585,15050
29 Jan 2008 (Tues) - 1630-1700 UTC Radio Report on 'Beating Retreat' ceremony. 7140, 9835, 9575, 6085
Note : 9950 via Aligarh, 15050 via B'lore, all other freq's via Delhi.
Consequent to the above special broadcasts there will be changes/cancellation in the schedule of National bulletins in Regional languages, Hindi/English News & Current Affairas programmes.
All stations of AIR will relay at least one of these programs.

Reception reports to: spectrum-manager@air.org.in
Or can be submitted online at : http://www.allindiaradio.gov.in/recepfdk.html

Airwaves from across border go sour

3 Jan 2008, 0124 hrs IST,
Yudhvir Rana ,TNN

AMRITSAR: With the advent of New Year, the airwaves from across the borderare striking a not-so-peaceful note. Radio Pakistan's programme "PunjabiDarbar" has reportedly intensified its propaganda against India, perhaps toprovoke people in border belt.The content aired is anti-government and even critical of the present Sikhleadership, presumably on the directions of Sikh separatists taking shelterin Pakistan.Despite cable and dish network in most villages, radio is still a source ofentertainment for a large number of farmers and farm labourers who oftencarry it to fields. "They want to provoke people of India against theirgovernment, a weak India is Pakistan's strength " said a senior BSFofficial.Aired at 7 pm every day, the programme often begins with Gurbani recitation,followed by spewing of venom against India either by criticizing its policesfor farmers or "suppression of a particular community" and ends with adviseto "rise to the occasion".In one such programme a Pakistan radio anchor said: "the Brahmin communityof India has unleashed a spate of atrocities on minority communities andSikhs are being denied their rights," and "Sikh farmers are committingsuicide due to anti-farmer policies of government.""This seems to be part of its multi-pronged strategy of waging a cold war,"opined Sukhdeep Singh, sarpanch of Mujwind while talking to the TOI onWednesday, adding that Pakistan should have discontinued the programme whenboth countries were treading on the path of peace."Peaceniks on both sides of the border should raise their voice againstthis." Harjit Singh, a border village resident said " sanu tae hasa aundahai ki uh kehandae ki nae " (We laugh at what they say). He said the wholeprogramme appears to be masterminded by ISI or a figment of the producers'imagination.

More FM Stations in India

Big FM has launched in Jodhpur, taking the totalnumber of stations to 42 across India.Big FM is already operational in places that includeMumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata andBangalore, and several Tier II towns.It will launch 4 more stations to complete 45 stationsall over India.Some of the shows are Big Chai, Nakhrali, Dil Dostietc, Big Dhamaal and Raat Chand Aur Mai.- Indiaprwire.com 03/01

Club FM 94.3 started broadcasting from here Kerala –Kannur on December 30. The new FM station started byMathrubhumi was inaugurated by Mathrubhumi ManagingDirector M.P. Veerendrakumar, MP. Mathrubhumi ManagingEditor P. V. Chandran was among those present.- The Hindu 02/01

Sunday December 2 2007 13:44 ISTExpress News ServiceT'PURAM: With Sun TV's S FM all set to follow Malayala Manorama's RadioMango, the sky of Kerala is changing to a battle field of corporate mediahouses.S FM will go on air from Kozhikode early next week as the second private FMradio station in the state.December will also see the entry of Radio Mirchi from the Times of Indiastable, Big FM, an Adlabs-Reliance joint venture, and Club FM, Mathrubhumi'sFM station, in the Kerala sky.Thiruvananthapuram is going to witness a fierce battle to see who willbecome the pioneer as S, Big, Mirchi and Club have all geared up for theshow and are waiting to clear a technical snag."Kerala had a good tradition of radio listening, thanks to the AIR. Thiswill make our task easier," said Nisha Narayanan, project head, S FM."Though we primarily target youngsters in the age group of 15-40 years, I amsure the channel will be acceptable for all who love music," said Nisha.S FM 93.5 has the most number of stations, five, in the state. The group hasplans to make these stations the best among its 45 stations in the country.Krishna Menon, station head, Radio Mirchi said Radio Mirchi is a 'bollywoodchannel' in Mumbai and likewise in Thiruvananthapuram, it will be a channelfocussing on Malayalam film industry.The Big FM has plans to win Malayalee hearts by organising Corporate SocialRelief activities.But, will a medium market like Kerala has the potential to support four orfive FM stations in each town? "The future lies in smaller cities," saidNisha Narayanan.The experts point out the example of Colombo's success. Though a mediumtown, Colombo is successfully supporting around 20 FM stations in Simhaleseand Tamil.

Radio fans rejoice, 97 new FM channels in a fortnight

Over the next fortnight, the country will have 97 new FM radio stations, a big leap for the already booming industry.The Information and Broadcasting Ministry would allow open bids from 27 companies for the FM radio stations to be launched in cities in five categories on December 29 and January 10. While cities like Delhi, B, Mumbaiangalore, Hyderabad, Allahabad and Jamshedpur will have only one channel, the FM magic will make its mark in smaller towns like Bikaner, Trichy, Udaipur, Warangal, Agartala and Gangtok.The ministry believes the FM bandwidth is already crowded in major cities and therefore, the scope of providing new FM channels to these centers would be difficult. However, in smaller towns the FM radio is expected to be a major success as more and more people are taking to listening to radio programmes.The auctioning is proving to be a win-win situation for both the government and the private radio stations. During an earlier bidding, the government had earned Rs 11 billion and has also resulted in a continuous flow of revenue. The government expects to have a huge response from the players this time also.Although there has been a delay of over six months for the auction to take place, industry sources said, that good sense has prevailed at last with the announcement of the new dates. The government had earlier announced an auction date for June, but had later postponed it to November. However, the December-January deadline is expected to stand.The ministry is also working on the third phase of FM channels, where all cities would get more FM stations. By next year FM radio players can expect the launch of the third phase, an official said.

Radio Taiwan International will hold Listeners' Club Meetings in Indiain February 2008

Radio Taiwan International will hold Listeners' Club Meetings in Indiain February 2008.

Scheduled meeting dates:
1. February 23, 2008 (Saturday) –limited to 35 listeners Time: 11:00 AM-14:30, Chennai (Madras)
2. February 24, 2008 (Sunday)-limited to 70 listeners Time: 11:00 AM-14:30, Kolkata (Calcutta)
3. March 1, 2008 (Saturday)-limited to 35 listeners Time: 11:00 AM-14:30, New DelhiVenues will be announced later
Qualifications:1. Please write an email and state which meeting you would like toattend by writing "Chennai", "Kolkata" or "New Delhi" in the email "subject".
2. In the email, please state your name, address, telephone number, your ID number and how many years you have listened to RTI.
3. Only listeners with passes will be allowed entry.

4. Attire: casual, but proper as requested by the management of the venue.5. Please send your email to rti at rti.org.tw by January 25, 2008