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Centre revises guidelines for community radio stations to ensure its growth

To ensure the growth of the community radio sector, the government on Tuesday increased the advertising time for community radio stations as well as the price rate for advertisements. It also increased the period for the grant of permission agreement from the existing five years to 10 years, according to the revised policy guidelines for the sector, which was released by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur at the Regional Community Radio Sammelan (South) here. Under the revised policy, the government has permitted any eligible organisation functional in multiple districts to set up a maximum of six community radio stations in different districts. The advertising time for community radio stations has been increased from seven minutes per hour to 12 minutes per hour, while the rate of advertisement has been hiked from Rs 52 to Rs 74 per 10 second, the guidelines stated. The policy also fixed the validity of the letter of intent issued to an organisation to one year, w

Fever FM off, Fever FM on: Unravelling the case of marketing gimmicks

Legal experts are of the opinion that such marketing gimmicks would come under the scanner of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) if they influence trades or dealings by investors

Is Fever FM shutting down? Dropping the 'radio' to amplify the game

Fever FM's announcement puts the spotlight on why radio can't seem to grow and what would help it to

Fever FM announces it is shutting down due to 'evolving trends' in media

In a social media post, Fever FM said that the end for the Radio industry is 'closer than you expect'

NZ: 3 Khalistan supporters sentenced for plot to kill Kiwi radio host

During the hearing, Judge Mark Woolford emphasised the need for community protection and a strong deterrence against religious fanaticism

Radio Mirchi, Orange bid Rs 251 crore in race to acquire insolvent Big FM

Leading FM Radio network Radio Mirchi, a part of Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) and Radio Orange have bid Rs 251 crore to acquire BIG FM Radio network, sources said. Haryana-based Sapphire FM is the other bidder in the race for BIG FM, which is undergoing an insolvency process. Incidentally, Sapphire FM has also made a bid of Rs 251 crore for Big FM. The bidders couldn't immediately be reached for comments. Both the bidders -- Radio Mirchi & Orange FM consortium and Sapphire FM -- have offered to pay the bid amount within 30 days. Sources close to the process also revealed that the lenders are likely to ask both the bidders to revise their bids upward. Also, Rs 60 crore cash lying in the company's accounts will also go to the lenders, they said. After considering the cash at Big FM, the total recovery for lenders could be as high as 55 to 60 per cent against the total admitted claims of Rs 578 crore. Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) owned by BIG FM is the ...

A glimmer of hope for radio

Amidst challenges, telecom regulator's recommendations show the path ahead for a brighter future for radio

Kuku FM raises $25 mn from investors; aims to expand content, improve tech

Company will use financing to expand its repository of Indian language audiobooks, podcasts, courses

Trai's latest recommendations likely to help FM radio find lost signal

India's Rs 2,100 crore radio business has been severely impacted by the pandemic, the rise of streaming, and a host of structural issues

TRAI favours news, current affairs programmes on private FM radio operators

Broadcast regulator TRAI on Tuesday recommended that private FM radio operators be allowed to broadcast news and current affairs programmes for 10 minutes every clock hour. In its recommendations on 'Issues related to FM Radio Broadcasting', the TRAI also said that the programme code of conduct as applicable to All India Radio for news content may also be applied to private FM radio channels. "Private FM Radio Operators should be allowed to broadcast news and current affairs programs, limited to 10 minutes in each clock hour," it said. The TRAI also said that functions or features pertaining to FM radio should remain enabled and activated on all mobile handsets having the necessary hardware. "Built-in FM radio receiver in mobile handset must not be subjected to any form of disablement or deactivation," it said. The regulator said the annual licence fee of a FM radio channel should be de-linked from Non-Refundable One Time Entry Fee (NOTEF). It also said that the license fee shoul

5G radios in India surpass 280,000; Maharashtra leads count, shows data

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, and West Bengal have seen the highest number of installations so far

Partho Dasgupta Talks About the Radio Industry And Its Constant Transformation

It is amazing to see the adaptability of the radio industry; I believe it is here to stay- Partho Dasgupta.

Prasar Bharti issues directive to rename All India Radio as Akashvani

CEO of Prasar Bharati, Gaurav Dwivedi said that this decision was made long ago but was not operationalised

Govt plans OTT platform, direct-to-mobile TV, FM auction to expand reach

In a bid to increase its footprint, the government is planning a fresh auction of FM radio stations, roll out an OTT platform and conduct trials of direct-to-mobile television broadcast this year, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Thursday. "We are also working towards an auction of FM radio stations this year. We hope to take FM radio to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities this year," he said addressing the Broadcast Engineering Society Expo here. He said though there were a large number of FM radio stations, the service covered only 60 per cent of the country. Chandra said the government has made an allocation of Rs 2,500 crore over a four-year period for the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) Scheme to widen the reach of Prasar Bharati, including in the Left wing extremism, border and strategic areas. The scheme aims to boost public sector broadcasting in the country and focuses on infrastructure development of Prasar Bharati, including A

Ericsson to scale up production capacity of 5G equipment in India

Ericsson's multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna-integrated radios AIR 3219 and AIR 3268 will be produced in India initially to support the 5G deployments

YouTube Music may soon allow users the ability to create custom radio

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music might soon allow users the ability to create a custom radio

Radio phase-III rules may kick off M&As, see smaller players exit: Experts

Push into C&D category cities to aid growth; sector had shrunk to half its pre-pandemic market size of Rs 3,100 cr due to Covid-19 and other curbs over past two years

Nokia to scale up mfg in India by 1.5x to support its 5G service rollout

The firm is supplying radio access networks to Ericsson and Reliance Jio for their 5G networks from its Chennai plant. Vodafone Idea is yet to finalise its contract as it awaits fresh funding

FM radio broadcasting policy relaxes recasting and ownership norms

The centre has also accepted the long pending demand of the radio industry to remove the 15% national cap on channel holding

TCS set to win $2-billion deal from BSNL for 4G and 5G roll-out

The official said Tata's recently acquired subsidiaries Tejas Network and Saankhya Labs would also participate in producing necessary equipment as per the deal