281 FM channels operational in India The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has received over Rs 1.67 crore as license fee from private FM radio broadcasters during September 2007. The total number of FM radio channels has increased to 120 by the same period.
Five radio channels were commissioned during September 2007, which includes MY FM (Synergy Media) for Ajmer, Radio Dhamal (BAG Infotainment) for Muzaffarpur and Dhule, BIG FM (Adlabs Films) for Ajmer and Radio Mirchi (ENIL) for Kolhapur. Presently, a total of 281 FM channels include 161 of All India Radio and 120 privately owned channels are operational. It may be noted that an additional 150 private FM radio stations and 11 All India Radio FM stations are expected to go on air by the end of this financial year. The 150 private FM radio stations would be launched in the states of Maharashtra (25), Kerala (17), Tamil Nadu (14), Rajasthan (10), Gujarat (10), Andhra Pradesh (9), Madhya Pradesh (9), Uttar Pradesh (9), Karnataka (8), West Bengal (8), Jharkhand (7), Punjab (7), Chattisgarh (6), Himachal Pradesh (3), Puducherry (3), Sikkim (3), Assam (2), Meghalaya (2), Orissa (2), Arunachal Pradesh (1), Bihar (1), Daman and Diu (1), Mizoram (1) and Tripura (1). ////////////// Jaisakthivel, Chennai Via http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2007/newsfullstory.php?id=1193226644 /////////////////////// For Contact: Jaisakthivel,59,Annai Sathya Nagar, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106,India Visit: www.dxersguide.blogspot.com www.sarvadesavaanoli.blogspot.com Join: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/sarvadesavanoli Mobile: +91 98413 66086 /////////////////////// Save all your chat conversations. Find them online at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
