In 2000, the government announced the auction of 108 FM frequencies across India. ENIL won the largest number of frequencies, and thus started its operations under the brand name Radio Mirchi.
Radio City ( FM 91.1) launched its first station in Bangalore and today they are present in Mumbai (where it was first started in 2004), Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Nagpur , Vizag, Coimbatore , Vadodara, Surat & Solapur, apart from the smaller centres in Western India.
Big FM(FM 92.7) is launched in India by The 22 billion $ Reliance ADA Group, Indian businessman Anil Ambani. Currently it covers 11 cities. This is the only private FM Radio which is being brodcast from Srinagar and Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir state. It announced to invest Rs. 400 crore dedicated to transmission equipment, infrastructure and licensing, the proposed network will be the largest ever. Its main tagline is Suno Sunao, Life Banao.
I think there is a need for radio stations to provide their services online. I have seen lot of radio stations fans abroad as well. I encountered lot of questions on yahoo answers about Radio Mirchi availability on the internet. Currently none of these india radio are available online. They should think about this as a future enhancements (new features).
There are so many radio stations in UAE Dubai like City 101.6, HumFM who provide their service online for listeners outside of UAE. And I listen to their radio as well. Its good to have
Update 05/4/2007:
Just found out URLs for listening to Hyderabad Big FM 92.7 and Hyderabad Radio City 91.1.
(source: VoiceVibes)
- Listen Big FM 92.7 Online -- Hyderabad (Visit VoiceVibes.com and you will be able to see the URL)
- Listen Radio City 91.1 Online -- Hyderabad (Visit VoiceVibes.com and you will be able to see the URL)
Radio CIty, Radio Mirchi or Big FM
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