Aug 12

FM RadioFM radio has taken the fancy of almost everyone, with music available 24×7, it is easy to get plug in your earphones and listen to the songs and the blabbering of the RJ’s. If you go anywhere in Bangalore you will see people listening to radio, not just people walking in streets, but those inside shops, buses and where ever you can imagine.

There are currently 10+ FM radio channels in Bangalore which offer music in English, Hindi and of course the local language Kannada. Then you have film music, classical music and also educational programs. But one genre I am missing is that of news.

There is no news channel available, only music and education. There is a news broadcast on the AIR FM broadcast every hour, but it is a pain to wait. I still don’t know why no news channel has been launched, may be because government does not allow private players to broadcast news.

I don’t understand one thing, when you have so many private news channel, why cant we have then air an radio channel. If you are unaware of the FM channels available in Bangalore, please scroll down. Hoping to have a news channel soon….Till then….classical music is the way to go.

List of FM radio stations in Bangalore along with their tag lines:

Channel Name Frequency Tagline Website
S FM 93.50MHz Mast Maja Madi http://www.sunnetwork.org/fm/default.htm
Big FM 92.7MHz Keli Kelisi Life Nimmadagisi http://www.big927fm.com/
Radio City 91.10MHz Dive In http://www.radiocity.in/
Radio Mirchi 98.30MHz Sakkat Hot Maga http://www.enil.co.in/radio.html
Radio Indigo (English) 91.90MHz The Colour of Music http://www.radioindigo.fm/
FM Rainbow 101.30MHz   http://www.allindiaradio.org/
Vividh Bharathi 102.85MHz   http://www.allindiaradio.org/
Radio One 94.30MHz Hit Mele Hit Mele Hit Mele Hit http://www.radioone.in/
Fever FM 104.00MHz It Is All About The Music http://www.fever.fm/
Amrutha Varshini 100.10MHz   (Available only from 6pm to 10pm)
Gyanvani 107.20MHz Education At Your Doorstep http://www.iiita.ac.in/research/gyanvani.html



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16 Responses to “FM Radio….What is missing in Bangalore”

  1. Anitha Says:

    Hi Nithin, I absolutely agree with you about the missing news segment on FM. I really find it very strange, as there are I am sure people like me who do not have access to TV and our source of news is only the radio. However, another segment I greatly miss is old Hindi film songs from 60s and 70s. No dedicated FM station for that, greatly missed by a lot of listners in Bangalore, I am sure. Vividh Bharti stots are also taken up by Kannada progs, very few transmitted in Hindi, just not enough!

    Btw very useful listing of channels, tks.

    Anitha

  2. Nithin Says:

    Hi Anitha, I agree with you on Old Hindi Songs and the news segments….but with the new plans that have been drafted by the govt it looks like things will change once these are implemented.

  3. Reshma Krishnamurthy Says:

    Hi
    Do tune into FM Rainbow on 101.3MHz, bangalore for hourly news bulletins and it is easy to tune into it as at the beginning of evry hour that is right from 6am, 7 am until 11pm you will get the bulletins. Also every day between 11 and 12 noon for old hindi tracks on a show titled Meethi Yaadein.

    I hope you would enjoy the hour and other programmes as well as at FM Rainbow we try to cater to a wide variety of audience.
    thanks

  4. Nithin Says:

    Hi Reshma,

    You are absolutely right on that one – FM rainbow has hourly bulletins which is great. Also it is what I would call a real radio channel…..I just love it… :-)

  5. Harshi Says:

    Check this out……
    The free Vividhbharati station online.

    http://anywhere.fm/vividhbharati

    Thanks =)
    Harshi

  6. Nithin Says:

    @Harshi: Thanks for the link to Vividhbharati, keep posting us on anymore wonderful resources as and when you find them.

  7. Harshi Says:

    Hey Nitin ! No problem ! Enjoy Vividhbharati and spread it amongst all the Indians you know =)

  8. Santosh.B.R Says:

    I had know idea about “Amrutha Varshini” :( I shall tune inn from today.Great work :) Gd lck

  9. Santosh.B.R Says:

    One more question… Why’s FM most widely used than AM ??

  10. Nithin Says:

    @Santosh: I do not know about the AM and FM radio in that detail, it is better to contact your science teacher for the answer, else just do a search you should be able to get the answer.

  11. Srik Says:

    Gyanvani is now broadcast at 106.4 MHz

  12. manjunath manchale Says:

    yes agreed! thanks for raising this issue. there are thousands of people expecting this but they are neither saying nor writing

  13. Rohit Dave Says:

    LISTEN TO LIVE VIVIDH BHARATHI RADIO ON THE WEB FROM BANGALORE, INDIA:
    Hi
    Listen Online to Vividh Bharathi Radio, Live on the Web.
    I run a radio station from Bangalore, India on the Web.
    All India Radio,Vividh Bharathi is broadcast in Stereo, on FM on 102.90 Mhz. in Bangalore, I generally relay on the web the Hindi Music played on Vividh Bharathi from 13.30 UTC ( 19.00 Hrs Local time ). It is a live broadcast of Vividh Bharathi, it is not a recording. A 24 hour live Digital feed of Vividh Bharathi is also available to suit listeners across the various Time Zones, right across the globe.
    To listen to my radio station you have to register on the Global Tuners web site, IT’S FREE ! Their web site is http://www.globaltuners.com/ or else google it, IT’S FREE !
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    After logging in to Global Tuners web site you have to select Radio Bangalore from their list of receivers to listen to my receiver.
    Apart from FM stations of Bangalore, I also relay medium wave broadcast of regional stations of All India Radio.
    I have a 4 Foot loop antenna some 30 feet off the ground which works pretty good on Medium wave. For FM I have a FM Dipole antenna, which gives excellent reception for the local FM stations
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    Happy Listening
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  14. Shuvan Says:

    Bangalore badly need a good hindi FM station. I dont know why being a cosmopolitan city, all the radio stations mostly plays Kannada. Pls understand, I am not against Kannada, but there are millions in the city who grew up listenning to hindi music and this city has given us everything. Cant this city afford to offer just 1 FM station dedicated for hindi music?

  15. Nithin Says:

    @Shuvan: It all depends on the profitability of the radio station, it seems like running hindi music station does not work out. I remember when Fever 104 was launched it was a hindi songs only radio station, now it has done a complete flip and now it is a kannada only. So it depends on the business side of things.

  16. Riyaz ahamad Says:

    Hello I am Riyaz from North KArnataka, I want to listen theise all channels lilve & online from Bangalore. Is there any one give me that sol…….. plzz

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