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UPDATE: Test Transmission of Radio Mirchi, Big FM, S-FM started from Trivandrum.
Listen online samples here

Malayala Manorama Radio Mango 91.9 FM from Kochi, Thrissur, Kannur and Kozhikode.
Ad Labs Films Ltd BIG 92.7 FM from Thiruvananthapuram
Sunnetwork S-FM 93.5 from Cochin, Kannur, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
Mathrubhumi Club FM Club FM 94.3 from Kochi, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur.
Radio Mirchi 98.3 got license only in Thiruvananthapuram while asianet only in Trissur...

Atleast 2 channels will go air this month.
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Comments

Arun said…
check this clubfm official blog including rj blogs
http://blogs.clubfm.in/
Anonymous said…
What happened to all .. no updates... please update it.
Anonymous said…
ok! here's the latest update from trivandrum. raatri 12-nu sesham aakeyundayirunna S FM-um pootti. so once again we've silent nights here in tvpm.
Anonymous said…
Ok..So in Trivandrum now its silent nights for FM..What about our Kochi...same story or different..Initially what all advertisements were give 24X7...full time jolly...etc etc..now all is gone,..Pls update me whats status in Ernakulam FM stations

Bye
Anonymous said…
Why all these statons behaving like this, why cant they be an 24 hr music channels. whatz wrong with them. is this any thing from AIR trivandrum, as these private stations are sharing teh tower of AIR...... update me
Anonymous said…
rohit,
i think there cud be only one reason. RECESSION!!

but in kochi i think the story is different.
Anonymous said…
thanks for ur reply.. keep update me.
I heard in kochi, the private Fms are not sharing AIR Tower.as AIR Kochi didnt allow.so thay are using some temperory tower in the roof of some building.

Pls keep update me.
Anonymous said…
hey ... then any update . what happen to all FMs in trivandrum, Any news of launch of radio mango and best fm in trivandrum...
Anonymous said…
in the present situation no chance for new private FMs in TVPM. ullathu poottathirunaal kollaam!!
Rohit said…
why you sayin like that.. thiruvananthapuram private FM stations are running on loss, no advertisement you mean.

i heard mango and asianet best fm is trying to get frequency in trivandrum

wat you think..

please do reply.
Anonymous said…
if wat u said is true thats good news. in kochi the pvt channels are on air 24 hrs. but in TVPM its not so. thats why i doubt the viability of new channels.
Rohit said…
Hey Kochi, even in kochi, even AIR has no any FM like our Ananthapuri FM. only malayalamanorama will go behind kochi. even radio mirchi and big fm withdrawn their license fron kochi and they started in trivandrum. so they will have manoramas mango. trivandrum guys will not go behind mango...
Anonymous said…
but AIR preferred kochi to TVPM when they started FM Gold channel. i had very high expectations abt BIG and Mirchi. i was eagerly waiting to hear more hindi film/album songs & ghazals. but both channels are avoiding hindi songs. i hope AIR will start FM Gold or FM Rainbow in TVPM very soon.
Anonymous said…
but AIR preferred kochi to TVPM when they started FM Gold channel. i had very high expectations abt BIG and Mirchi. i was eagerly waiting to hear more hindi film/album songs & ghazals. but both channels are avoiding hindi songs. i hope AIR will start FM Gold or FM Rainbow in TVPM very soon.
Rohit said…
Do they start FM Gold in Kochi.
Anonymous said…
yes. abt 2 years ago.
jayakumar said…
Hmm some idiots 4m tvm are bringing foolish stats...u knw the bid for Radio mirchi in kochi was 9.5 crores and in tvm mere 3 crores.so mirchi and big fm preferred tvm considering huge cost of bid in kochi. now both mirchi and big fm understood their foolish act...with blank sound of air after 12am, while 3 private channels rocks KOCHI after 12 also..so gulp the fact
Anonymous said…
and I wud be least wondered if BIG & Mirchi wind up their operations in TVPM
Rohit said…
Dear jayakumar, as u said, BIG and Mirchi was there in the bidding..and U know BIG FM got the slot too in kochi, but they surrender the same back, to know about it,visit www.becil.com , and u told like Kochi has 24 Hrs FM service Why ?
As you know. In Trivandrum, all FM's are sharing CTI, that is sharing with HPT of Doordarshan.
which is about 135m height, and there may be restrictions from them, but u know in kochi, AIR didnt allow CTI, and all private FMs are having a temperory Tower in the roof of some building, so for them no restrictions.

Again, How many times FM Rainbow kochi relaunched? if it is a big City then why no existance for the same. then why ananthapuri FM exist from 1999 with high profit. and good rating.

Even Kochi Has FM Rainbow, whats there technical status. very bad reception.
Rohit said…
Jayakumar, Dont tell Trivandrum Guys are Idiots... Try to understand the fact....

Kochi will have Mango and kochi Guys will go for Mango...

Even Mango Comes to Trivandrum, there is no any chance for them.
jayakumar said…
Sorry for my comment to call like that!
Common man don't have to think about CTI or 135 metres..what matters is 24 hrs radio masti and we have that is Kochi - it doesn't matter whether u ppl call Kochi as a small city or a big village. But for people of Kerala..Kochi rocks...at the outset I am sad these days that at night they play a lot of mallu songs..i mean a lot..that too boring ones many a times...
jaggu said…
as far as tvm is concerned there is no nite life. so it does'nt matter whether the fm stations play round the clock. according to me the pvt stations are delivering what is required.
Rohit said…
dear jayakumar, one ques please have you ever heard programmes in trivandrum pvt FM's. then compare it with kochi fms.

then jaya, have you ever heard ananthapuri fm programmes, it is even available through sayellite,insat 4b.
Arun said…
Hi let me give u guys some idea abt what happend 6 to 7 monts ago....
a survey was conducted by some agency on radio listenership at diff time intervals.....as we know the % was higer at mrngs and evengs...in all cities..
but when the result of survey was published kochi came out with more vibrant response towards nite time listenership... and surprisingly.....tvm gave out a dull response of hardly any listeners after 12....response of all other cities was moderate...
Arun said…
i dont know wats wrong with u guys..
i dnt know if u guys know that radio mango is the only fm station which airs prog till 1 am unlike others...they have a jockey till 1 am....where as club have till 12 am...its true that these 3 fms are rocking kochi even after midnight with great value added songs till 6 am... and am sad to hear abt tvm as its my hometown and i here fms whenever i get there..my fav is radio mirchi.....pls reply to my comments...
Rohit said…
Arun, TVM is my home town, but the truth is that i am in UAE for the last 3 years and not yet visited TVM thereafter, this is the only blog through which i will be getting a picture about FM stations.
So till now, i think that our TVM is rocking with BIG and Mirchi, now i freally feel sad and sorry to you all guys.

You peoples are lucky, you can stay in your home town and hear your favourite sations.

And for us, in UAE , we are having 2 FM stations. HIT 96.7 and OXYGEN 94.7..and Two AM station Asianet radio 657 and Radio asia 1269, its Digital AMs.

itz full of advertisements with high profits.Hourly news in these FMs.

Anyway Sorry Guys........

Arun.. Keep on updating me...
Anonymous said…
among the FM stations in TVPM BIG is the biggest and perhaps the only disappointment. i think they are managing the shows eith just 2 or 3 RJs. even then they claim that BIG is TVPM's KIDILAM(!!!) FM STATION. they don't even seem to update their website.
Rohit said…
Is there any Plan for the new FMs in Trivandrum to stop broadcast....
Rohit said…
Hey why no blogs....
please keep on updating and make this bolg alive please...........
Anonymous said…
mirchi is again 24 hrs
Rohit said…
hhaaaa a good news... Atlast Radio Mirchi came up... Thanks mirchi... you are so hot mirchi............
Arun said…
hi rohit....can u please tell me more abt the malayalam radio stations in dubai?? i thnk thr r 4 stations... 2 in AM ( asianet and radio asia) 2 in FM (Oxygen and hit) am i right?..well pls tell me more abt these station i would like to know details abt the nature of prog and quality........ waiting 4 ur reply...
Anonymous said…
sorry guys. there's a correction. mirchi broadcast only till 2 a.m. it's a special broadcast in connection with the T-20 championship.
Anonymous said…
Arun oru doubt chodikkatte?? Nammude Trivandrum FM stations nte tower evide aanu??
Rohit said…
we were having two Malayalam FMS - HIT 96.7 and Radio Asia's Oxygen 94.7.Radioasia's Oxygen FM is malayalam station from 7am to 7pm.and it will change to Radioasia's Shakthi 94.7 FM from 7pm to 7am.
But From April 2009 onwards, we are getting HIT 96.7 and in 94.7 , we are getting Hindi channel.. as Per Radio asia , they are waiting for a new frequency allotment from the government.

At the Same time,we are getting a new test malayalam FM on 95.3- saying Radio Me, 24 hours malayalam and tamil songs on 95.3.
itz 200KW, these UAE stations are avaialable in all gulf regions.
even in iran we can tune to them.

and About AM- we have Asianet RAdio 657 and RAdioasia's 1269.both are 24 hours.

the coverage of AM stations extend beyond Gulf regions.

even in bombay , u can tune to asianet radio.

All FM stations have hourly news like our ananthapuri.

Technically much much better than kerala stations.

2 to 3 anchors for one program..

our Kairali VJ Nimmi joined HIT 96.7

and arun log to www.hit967.com to hear online.
and also log to www.radioasiauae.com to hera online.

Anyway these stations are 24 hours and have good coverage.
Arun said…
thank u very much 4 that info rohit... i liked it very much... i always wanted to know more abt our mal FM stations in gulf...once again thank u.... and keep in touch.... i will be always there to answer ur questions....
Arun said…
One of u has asked me whr is the tower of TVM FM staions....

well i thnk its in puliarakkonam where our DD tower is situated...I thnk the FMs in TVM r using DD tower for transmission.... i got this info from a site....but i forgot the name of the site...it was a long time back.

The height of the tower is 135 mts.

TVM FM stations r the most powerful FM stations in Kerala..i thnk u know this fact....is it?

this is becoz we where able to recieve TVM stations in Kochi....not always but... some time back especially BIG and MIRCHI... i've always wondered abt this phenomenon......

anyways my fav is BIG FM..... whts urs??
Rohit said…
Dear Arun,
Is all FMs in trivandrum are now 24 hours... Please update me about the status..

Howz the sound clarity..

Howz the reception in my town Varkala..

Howz the RJs....

Please update me...
Arun said…
Hi rohit.......
as i know only CLUB FM 94.3 is the only 24hr fm station in TVM.Rest all are till 12am,12.30am etc.
during the T20 world cup radio mirchi was on air till 2am with score updates till end of match.that was great as there is a live RJ till 2 am....wht do u thnk?? but now its all back to normal as Club is the only one throughout.... i dont know the current status as im in kochi now..... pls comment...
Arun said…
as i've told before TVM fm stations are toppers in kerala when it come to sound clarity.....

u may get fm in varkala but i dont thnk it is in stereo... however there should be trouble free mono reception..

i thnk RJs in BIG 92.7 is one step ahead than others... anyways...its my personal favorite.... reply.bye.
Rohit said…
so u mean as varkala is about 52 kms from trivandrum, itz difficult to get it over there. we were getting ananthapuri in good stereo before..
Rohit said…
Here in UAE, Our new test FM- Radio Me 95.3 is rocking here with non-stop Malayalam and Tamil songs..
There Caption is..

COming soon with a new wave of music, All around the world..

So I think we will get through internet also shortly..

But all annoucement in English...

You are Tuned to Radio Me....
Anonymous said…
ANY NEWs?
Rohit said…
Arunum ee blog upeshichoo..
enthu patti...

ee pavam ennum ee blogil visit cheyum. onnu update cheythuudeey.

please arun.
Anonymous said…
Big FM-le RJ 'Non-stop Nitha' stop aayi. pakaram 'Sweet Ancy' vannu. ennanavo atu "sour ancy" aavunnatu!!!
Anonymous said…
NEWS: 'Gyan Vani' FM stations coming up in TVPM & Kochi.
anoop said…
Hi Rohit & Arun:

First I thank u for keeping this blog alive , I used to visit this blog regularly 1 year back.

Glad to hear that pvt fms can cover news updates without any problems there,if it is allowed in kerala listenership amogst the older generations as well as young will increase..
In UAE : Is the the broadcast digital, DAB?
200kw is huge power.
I wonder whether there is a more powerful station than these even in USA !
India's stations max is 20 kw i think ,tvm stations 10 kw I suppose
AM stations are also broadcasting in stereo ?

Bye
Rohit said…
ARUN evidayaa.... oru blogsum ellaloo..

Wish you a happy Onam.

Dear You guys are lucky to be there.
Here in UAE, even no leave for thiruvonam.. so for us no onam..

Really I missed My Kerala and My everloving Ananthapuri FM a lot for the past 3 Years.
Arun said…
Rohit hope you know about these online radios. Enjoy. Be happy @ Onam

mms://212.72.165.19/radiodumdum

http://radiojoyalukkas.com/rdja.asx
Rohit said…
Hey Arun, I used to listen to internet radios thru my Nokia E66.
Malayalam
1.Space for radio
2.Radio Dum dum
3.Radio Joy alukkas
Tamil
1.Oli FM
2.Mudhal FM
3.Vetri FM
4.Radio Natchatra
5.Hi2
6.Gokulnath Radio
7.Flash FM
8.TamilsEcho FM and many more.....

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY ONAM.
Arun can you provide me ur mail id pls.
Rohit said…
Hello Guys.. Now we are having 3 Malayalam FM and 2 Malayalam Digital AM.(UAE).
Malayalam FM Radios

Hit FM - 96.7
Oxygen FM - 102.4
Radio Me - 95.3

Malayalam AM Radios

Asianet Radio (657 AM )
Radio Asia (1269 AM )

Hindi FMs in UAE

Radio 4 FM - 89.1
Cool FM - 94.7
Hum FM - 106.2
City FM - 101.6
Radio Spice - 105.4
Rohit said…
ARUN... Why no comments.....
Arun said…
Hi.. my mail id is:
arunprasad330@gmail.com
Arun said…
hi rohit... here in kochi.. FMs sre backed up with loads and loads of ads.. so they r all in profit i think.. so there r chances of new stations comin here in next license roll out.... one example is that durin onam... our club fm did not have just 10 sec slot for providing new ads becos of existing ads... it means that they are all running in profit....!!!! thts why here all stations are round the clock....
Arun said…
hi rohit... did u know that S FM has changed its name to RED FM 93.5 ?
well already there was red fm 93.5 in north cities (mumbai, delhi etc) which was owned by india today. then when they had losses and it was acquired by s fm 93.5.... then they just changed there brand name to RED. now they claim to be the largest FM network in the country.... with fms in almost everywhere. with this in kerala its known as RED FM 93.5. they have also brought some changes in their progams...

Arun...
Arun said…
ParvathyNair PROGRAMMING HEAD,BIG 92.7 F.M ,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM spotted on twitter
Kriss said…
Tiruvallayil Puthiyathaayi thudangiya Radio Macfast 90.4 FM alleppeyil nannayi receive chayyan pattunnunde....

Kriss
anoop said…
Hi Kris ,

What is radio macfast ?
Just now i got a new powerful station at 105.6 mhz stereo is it Gyan Vani from cochin ?
kriss said…
Hi Anoop,

Radio Macfast 90.4, Tiruvalla Macfast College nte community radio station aanu....Nov 1 week aanu athu launch cheythathu....pinne now Im in B'lore....105.6 ethu station aanennu ariyilla....enikku thonnunnu Kochi gyan vaniyude frequency 106.00 Mhz aanennu....athu 10 KW transmitter aanu.... Kochiyil Gyan Vani own tower thanne aanu use cheyyunnathu...But in TVM athinu AIR tower aanu.....
kriss said…
Hai Anoop,

Ippol kittunna 105.6 FM il malayalam programmes aano??
anoop said…
Hi Kris,

105.6 gyan vani thanne , ithuvare hindi mathrame ulloo, test transmission aano ennariyilla
106.0 freq ithuvare onnum kittunnilla.
tvm il gyan vani thudangiyo ?
fm macfast transmission time eppo ?


bye
Kriss said…
Hai Anoop,

105.6, Kochi Gyan Vani aano?? Sound clarity engane unde? TVM Gyan Vani launch aayittilla...athinte frequency 104.4 aanu... Njan Radio Macfast thudangiya time il maathrame kettittullu... appo morning 7 O'clock nu transmission undaayirnnu...raavile Alleppeyil Stereo yil thanne kittunnundaayirunnu... 10 O'clock aakumbol athu mono aakum...ippo njan B'lore aanu...

Kriss
anoop said…
Hi kris,

Njan Chennai il aanu nattil vanna samayathu tune cheyyumbol 105.6 stereo il thanne kittunnundayirunnu , eppozhum conversation aayirunnathukondu full quality acess cheyyan pattiyilla , transmisssion adikkadi abrupt stop aakunnundayirunnu probably test transmission and there were no announcements.Signal was weaker than Pvt Stations from Kochi.....
anoop said…
Hi Kris ,

last week Nattil vannappol 105.6 stereoil thannne kittunnu hindi conversations mathrameundayirunnathu kondu clarity acess cheyyan pattiyilla, i think it was test transmission
Kriss said…
Hai Anoop,

Madhurayil thudangiya Gyan Vani 105.6 aanu...ini athaano kittunnathu??
anoop said…
aayirikkam, pakshe ithrayum strengthil athum stereo il madurai stations thuvare kittiyittila.IGNOU kochiyil 106.0 ennu koduthirikkunnu
http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-gyan-vani-stations.html
kriss said…
Hi Anoop,

Madhurai AIR, 1 KW aanu power...pvt fm stations 6 kw kaanum.... enna gyan vani station power 10 KW aanu.... Kochiyil Red FM ellam 5 KW aanu....

Kriss
anoop said…
Hi Kriss

Kochiyil Red Fm 5 kw aano ?
I was expecting 10 kw !
AIR 102.4 6kw inekkane better power ullathupole feel cheyyunnu.
What About Mango / Club
Any Idea About Location Of Tower, Height ?I thought all stations were 10 kw and towers in lower height than AIR thereby compromising Coverage radius.
See Rahuls blog - In Dubai they are broadcasting in 200 kw) and what do we have here ! 5kw ?
Station at 105.6 whichever it is, do feel like a nearby rather than a distant station by all characteristics ,as Im out of station couldnt confirm .
bye
Kriss said…
Hai Anoop,

Kochiyil Red FM 5 KW aanu...Mango & Club engane ennu ariyilla.... same thanne aaayirikkanaanu saadhyatha......!! Private FM stations nte ellathinteyum tower, Chittethukara Transasia building nte mukalil aanu erect cheythirikkunathu.... Athe buildingil thanne aanu Red FM nte officum..height maximum oru 70 metre kaanumennu thonnunnu..(Building height + Tower height).. Kochiyil AIR, 2 stationsum half poweril aanu work cheyyunnathu ennanu ee site il koduthirikkunnathu.. look this website "www.qsl.net/vu2jos/art/Kochi.pdf"

Kris
anoop said…
Thanx Kris Thanks Very Much
Kriss said…
Any News???????
Arun said…
I dont know whether it is old news . But in my car I am getting Radio Mango 91.9 from cochin in Trivandrum
Anonymous said…
Hai...

Trichur Club FM 104.8 Mhz (Ex.94.3) nu pirake Red FM um frequency change cheythallo...Ippo Trichur Red FM 91.1 Mhz aanu...(Ex.93.5)...Appo Aduthu thanne Mango yum frequency change cheyyumaayirikkum...Best FM 95 kochiyil illathathu kondu overlap problem varunnillallo.... Pinne Anoop..Enikku Alleppeyilum 105.6 Stereo yil kittunnunde....but station ethaanennu ariyilla.... Radio Macfast 90.4 um kittunnunde...morning time stereoil thanne....

Kriss
Anonymous said…
ALAPPUZHA: The Union Government is planning to set up the first Digital Radio Broadcasting Station, Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), in the state and an FM radio station at Pathirapally near here.

Both these stations here are expected to start soon. If they materialise, it will be the second Digital Radio Broadcasting Station in India and the first FM station here respectively. The project has already been included in the XI Five-Year Plan.

At present, the All India Radio here is the highest power transmitting station in the state with a capacity of 200 kw. However, now the station relays the programmes from Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi stations only.

P R Shaji Assistant Station Engineer, AIR, Alappuzha told Express that it was three years ago that they had submitted a proposal for setting up an FM station here. “After submitting the proposal, we have approached all the top officials of the AIR many a time and they have given us a positive reply,’’ he said.

“A Detailed Project Report(DPR) will be prepared soon by AIR’s Planning and Development Cell, New Delhi, for setting up the stations here. The DRM system has near FM sound quality plus ease-of-use that comes from digital transmissions. The listeners, who have a digital receiver can enjoy the service,” said the officials concerned.

“At present, Alappuzha has no FM stations as its own either in private sector or in government sector. So an FM station especially in government sector will have a good scope here and it will also increase the income of the AIR. The people can also listen to the programmes of the FM station through their mobile phones. However, at present the people are unable to enjoy the programmes of Alappuzha station through their cellphones as it broadcasts the programmes in MW,” Shaji said.

Both the new stations will be set up in the land of the present Transmitting Radio Station, which has around 33 acres of land of its own. The FM station will have 10 kw power and a coverage of 50 km at the primary level.

At present the Alappuzha station does not possess either a studio or a production wing.

The AIR has started its first digital broadcasting station in New Delhi in 2008 as a pilot project and it is a very successful one.

It was in 1971 that the AIR Transmitting station was commissioned in Alappuzha with a capacity of 100 kw power. In 1999, the capacity was increased to 200 kw.
Rohit said…
Hey Friends, Happy New Year to all,
Now in UAE we are having 4 Malayalam FM stations and Two Digital AM Station

FM Station

Hit FM (ARN Network) - 96.7
Oxygen FM(Radio Asia Network)- 102.4
Radio Me ( Holiday Group ) - 95.3 (Test Transmission)
Test Station ( From Channel 4 Group ) - 101.3

AM Stations

657 AM ( Asianet )
1269 AM ( Radio Asia )
anoop said…
Thanks guys for the info
Kriss said…
Hai Anoop...

105.6 Mhz, Kochi Gyan Vani aanu... 106.00 Mhz change cheythu...Thiruvananthapurathu gyan vani launch aayennu thonnunnu..104.4 Mhz aanu freq..

Kriss
anoop said…
thanx kris for the info

;njan paranjille 105.6 oru local station aayirkkane sadhyathayullo ennu, well is it officially inaugurated.

I think all over india most of all gyan vani stations are 105.6, in chennai it recently changed from 104.2 to 105.6.
why cant they broadcast rainbow fm from that stereo transmitter and use 107.5 for gyan vani.athu educational channel alle stereo mode venamennillayirunnu.

Pinne alappuzha il digital radio thudangunnathil valiyasanthosham pakshe ippo nammal upayogikkunna radio il digital receive cheyyan pattilla ennu thonnunnu
pls comment on signal strength of new station.
bye
Rohit said…
Hi My Friends, How r u All, Thanks for keeping this blog alive.

As I am from UAE, I have not hear any of the Private FMs in Thiruvananthapuram. Recently I bought some properties at Paripally(Thiruvananthapuram Border),Kollam District.

So I just want to know how is the reception of FMs in paripally, I am planning for my visit on july.

I am very eager to know the same. Please Update me ...

And what about Gyan Vani , Thiruvananthapuram. is it launched, what about its strength. What are the programmes, Howz the timings..

Please update....
Kriss said…
Hai Anoop,

Gyan Vani Kochi official aayi announce cheytho ennu ariyilla...Njan naattil poyappol Kochiyil vechu ente scan radio yil 105.6 kittunnundaayirunnu..Cherthala kazhinjappol power kuracnju.. Programmes Hindi thanne...Web sitil Kochi Gyan Vani 105.6 ennu kandu.. Pinne Gyan vani AIR nte alla...Athu IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) yude aanu... Athu kondu AIR nu aa Transmitter use cheyyan pattilla... Gyan vaniyil advertisement nte timeil music vannappol Clarity onnum thonniyilla.... Trivandruthu Gyan Vani launch cheytho... aayengil engane unde??? Arun.....Pls comment...

Kriss..
anoop said…
Hi Kris,

Clarity of gyan vani not good but good enough for educational programes
Signal strength ok .all the 3 govt stations in kochi lagging behind in transmission quality.
radio macfast very poor reception in ettumanoor think its 0.05kw station.
seems a new community radio station started in waynad 90.4
Any news from tvm ? think it's also going to be 105.6 Mhz
any news from tvm

bye
Rohit said…
Arun... What happened... why no response.

Please Make this blog alive........
Arun said…
see this http://img.ly/K9U

FM radioil policinte samsaram
anoop said…
Government to digitalise all AIR stations and Doordarshan in next 2 years.40 digital DD terrestrial channels including High Definition TV transmission planned, nod to replace MW transmitters with digital transmitters.
Hope the next era for radio in india going to be digital.
Advantages

CD quality sound
Can Transmit other details of the programs which will be displayed in radio sets
Multilingual broadcasts possible
Bigger coverage for digital stations
There will not be a phenomenon of weak reception ie either the signal will be crystal clear or there will be no signal at all
Anonymous said…
Radio Mirchi plays some rare songs of the early 80's and 90's after 10 pm.some of those songs bring back old memories.
anoop said…
Kris R U there
anoop said…
here in ettumanoor we have severe overlap problems with red fm and club fm, both tvm and cochin stations are overlapping and it increases with the height of the antennae.think tvm stations are more poerful than those at cochin
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop,

Sure aayittum Cochin PVT tower ne kal height kooduthal aayirikkum Trivandum FM tower....Trivandrum FM stations use cheyyunnathu Dhoordharshan tower aanu @ Kudappanakunnu... Kochiyil Pvt fm stations own tower aanu use cheyyunnathu...but ellayidathum pvt fm stations nte trnasmission power 5 KW aanu... tower height anusarichu freq kooduthal dhooram etham..enikku Alleppey il TVM and Cochin FM stations overlap probs illa..but Thirunelveli Suryan FM 93.5 and Kochi Red FM 93.5 overlap problem undaakkunnunde... pinneyullathu Coimbatore Radio City 91.1 and Trichur Red FM 91.1... pinne Alleppey il November 1 nu kuttanadu farm radio start cheyyan pokunnathaayi arinju..Band FM aanu... freq airyilla...15 KM il kelkkan kazhiyumennu parayunnu.... " Mancomp" il aanu office and transmission equipments ellam.... daily 4 hours transmission undaakumennanu arinjathu...

Kriss
anoop said…
Hi Kris,

Good To hear from u ......
was not really visiting this site recently...thought everybody left.

Goood News , NEW FM STEREO STATION AT 90.8 Mhz .
Think it is a local station could be test transmission. malayalam songs on air no announcements.

About Gyan Vani Kochi now its transmitting in mono only.
Increasing stations,increasing overlaps dont know kris i think fm companies should be given different frequencies atleast in adjacent cities,eg. red fm 93.5 all over india is bad idea for dxers
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop....Tnx 4 ur updation...

Kochi Gyan vani ippol mono transmission aanu.....claritiyum illa....like AIR 102.3 & 107.5....

90.8 chilappol ethengilum community radio stn aayirikkum.. Keralathil motham 9 community station varunnunde....Kottayathu ornnam unde..athaayirikkum chilappo Stereo il kelkkunnathu...

tn bye..
Anoop said…
Hi kris


90.8 ini kuttanadan station Aano .in India community radio stations are also given some common freq 90.4, 90.8,107.8,91.2 etc
Anoop said…
Hi Kris,

Think they have read our comment , kochi gyan vani back on stereo mode !
Anonymous said…
Hi Anoop..

90.8 community radio thanne aayirikkum...signal strength engane unde..??? ext.antenna illathe receive cheyyan pattunnundo..? Kuttanadu farm radio kku Transmit cheyyanulla frequency kittathathathaanu athu late aakan kaaranam ennanu arinjathu...
Alleppey AIR nte FM proposal Central Govt. Reject cheythu ennu kettu....Radio Mango Alleppeyil Frequncy kku try cheyyunnunde....

Kris
Anoop said…
@ kris

Unlike macfast, 90.8 can be tuned in mobile phone here but not clear . In car audio it is switching between stereo and mono here, but mostly in stereo mode don't think it is broadcasting from kottayam district possibly from aleppey district as it is coming south west of etmr.with ext ant constant power ,stereo mode il slight aayittu hissing unde( not crystal clear ).devikulam ,kochi stations kazhinjal nannaayittu kittunnathu 90.8 aanu. Ithuvareyum announcements onnum illa.

Anoop
Anoop said…
Aleppiyil radio mango 91.9 allathe vereyethengilum freq choose cheythillengil van overlap prashnamundakum.
Pinne kris latest fm bidding : stations ineppatti enthengilum info undo ?
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop..

Phase # yil keralathil evideyokke stations undennu ariyila... Ente oru friend vazhi arijathaanu ithu... Pvt Fm stations nu aayirikkum kooduthal pradhaanyam...AIR fm pinneyum late aakum...athu kondaanu Alleppeyil AIR pettannu FM station thudangaan plan cheythathu... But Central Govt athu reject cheythu...but AIR Alleppey ippozhum try cheyyunnunde.... K.C. Venugopal okke Alleppey AIR nte FM stationu vendi nannayi support cheyyunnunde ennanu arinjathu...

Wt abt Radio Macfast 90.4 in Kottayam?? nalla reception kittunnundo??

Kurachu Divasam munpu Kochi FM morning trasmissin 10 manikku nirthiyappol Avide Trichy Rainbow FM 102.1 Clear aayittu kelakkamaayirunnu..stereo il thanne...

Kriss
Kriss said…
Hi...Anoop..a Good News...

Alleppeyil AIR FM station Start cheyyan Sanction aayi.....They r waiting for FM transmission equipments....

Kriss
Anoop said…
Hi kris,


New station is Radio Media Village 90.8 , think its from Changanassery.
Anoop said…
Hi kris,
Thank u for the update and I'm thrilled about Alappuzha Fm. So now ur going to have a. Local powerful station ! Enjoy !
Macfast is clear in kottayam town with a good receiver, but going north of kottayam at my home etmr even with ext antennae There is lot of noise in stereo mode plus overlap from a Sinhala station at 90.3 ,forcing me to use 90.45 instead of 90.4 to get macfast.
I' ve also received trichy stat many a times esp when kochi is off air, and often it was very clear in stereo mode.similarly in eve if devikulam goes off Kannur can be heard.
Club fm thrissur 104.8 alappuzhayil engine undu ,mattu thrissur stations inekkalum nalla clear aayi ithu kottayathu kittunnunde.kochiyil ee station car radio il crystal clear aaayi labhikkunnundu.
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...

Alleppeyil FM start cheythaal, athu Alleppey kazhinjaal ettavum clear aayi kittunnathu Kottayam Dist il aayirikkum... Just 22-30 KM (Air Distance) maathramalle kaanuu... Maximum 10 KW aayirikkum use cheyyunnathu... Avar maximum east side lekku aayirikkum Freq set cheyyunnathu... Station il ninnum 3-4 KMs west side sea aanallo... FM station chilappol AM station nte aduthaayirikkum @ Kalavoor...allengil AIR ne Alleppeyil vere kurachu land unde @ Pathirapalli....Alleppey town il ninnum nirth side 5 Km maari....

Club FM 104.8 Kuzhappamilla...enikku veettil cable TV yude vire aduthu kidakkunnathu kondu 104.8 disturbance unde... pinne Best FM 95 chilappol clear aayi kittum...91.1 Mix aanu...Cirty & Red.....

Enikku thonnunnu Radio Mango Kottayathum Licence nu apply cheythittundennu...kurachu naal munpu manoramayil kandirunnu...

Trichuril Kochi FM stations okke nalla clear aanu....AIR & PVT FMS...ente mobilil ellam clear aayi kitti..& Manjeri FM....

Kriss...
Anoop said…
Hi kris,
Thanks for the info.
What is the radio u use ?
If they start fm there are they going to stop the mw transmission , any guess.
Regarding the cable tv interference , here asianet cable vision has stopped all their analogue broadcast through cable some months back which was was a relief for fm listeners I think all local able operators are also switching to digital broadcast and phase out analogue transmission soon, think its India govt policy.
Problem in radio reception in kottayam is its undulant geography ,unlike Alappuzha or ernakulam where u have a flat terrain with 360 degree horizon view ,here we have small elevated grounds all around which is terrible for radio reception.my point even if aleppey is close to kottayam there may not be a hazzle free reception in kottayam district except in area of kumarakom or vaikom or parts of upper kuttanad.

Bye Anoop
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...

Alleppeyil FM transmission thudagiyaalum AM transmission nirthilla.... athu relay station aayi thanne thudarum...FM mikkavaarum Rainbow channel allengil Vivid Bharathi aayirikkum...

Njan use cheyyunnathu Philips nte Stereo FM radio aanu...old model..nalla reception power unde... manaul tuning aanu...
Asianet cable aanu use cheyyunnathu... kurachu TV channels okke radio vazhi kelkkan pattum....K TV,Sun Music,Nat Geo...etc....

90.8 eppozhokke aanu transmission??

Kriss
Anoop said…
Hi,

Ok.
90.8 ippozhum test transmission aanu ,enthayalum evening 5 to 10 samayathu kittum.continous music.njan evening vandiyil varumbol kelkkarundu Parasyamillathahukondu ekm pvt stationsinekkalum better aanu !

Old tuners are far better ,newer music systems are not serious about FM radio. Infact I've lost some money buying some crap radios.

Car Audio:Sony,Kenwood, JVC and othere make excellent fm receivers.Among mobiles Nokia some models , ericson all with their original headsets are also good.
Asianet full digital aakkiyeppinne ippo fm -il kittarilla
Set top box illathe tv RF in il cable connect cheythu tv yil tune cheythal oru channel polum kittathillla.Analog tv transmission uses AM waves for carrying video and FM waves for carrying audio.Digital Transmission IPTV network protocol entho aanu use cheyyunnathu ennu thonnunnnu.think its encrypted also.
Konniyil (Pathanamthitta Dist)AIR Fm station vallathum start cheyyunnundo ?
Anonymous said…
Hi Anoop..

90.8 Evening transmission maathrame ullo??

Asinet digital aakiyaalum cable wire alle set top box il connect cheyyunnathu....enikku cable wire tv RF il ninnu disconnect cheythaalum disturbance unde.....Mirchi,Club 104.8,Macfast 90.4 ee freqs aanu ettavum kooduthal probss....pinne Rainbow FM 103 Covai....


Konni FM statione patti oru vivaravum illa.... 2003 il entho aanennu thonnu Konni FM station plan cheythathu....with Kochi & Tvm Gyan Vani..

Kriss
Anoop said…
Hi kris,
90.8 test transmission ennu ravileyum kittunnundayirunuu . Last week il ,3 -4 days 24 hour transmission undayirunnu , alappuzhayil orupakshe ethu macfast inekkalum clear aayi kittan sadhyathayundu .chilappol ithu abrupt aaayi off aakum.changanasseriyil ninnanu varunnathennu thonnunnu. Peru 'radio media village ' mathrame announcementil paranjollu.
Regarding asianet ,Digital transmissionum same cable il thanneyanu varunnathennu .what I meant was ,there is probably co existent analog plus digital signals in cable in your area ,soon they will stop all analog broadcast when they distribute settop boxes for all subscribers. Once they stop analog the interference to fm from the cable will be gone forever. Digital signals ,fm waves allathathinal interference sadhyathayilla.For the time being better to keep ur fm antennae as far as possible from the cable.
Anoop
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...

Tnx 4 ur updation.....

Alleppeyil okke Asianet Digitilisation nadannu varutheuullu...

Enikku veedinte oru sidil kurachu FM channels ext. antenna illathe thanne receive cheyyan pattunnunde... TVM fm ellam aa sidil clear aanu...Ext antenna avide vechu radio il connect cheythaal athellam kittilla... Covai radio city avide kuzhappamillathe kittum...enna Trichur FM stations onnum kittiilla....

Kriss
Arun said…
dear frnds...im not getting any station in 90.8...im frm kochi...
Kriss said…
Hi Arun...

90.8 FM oru Community radio station aanu...It is transmitting from Changanassery (Media Village College). Community radio station maximum radio power 15 Km to 25 Kms aayirikkum...Ext antenna connect cheythaal 30-35 Km kittumaayirikkum.... Like DC FM 90.4 TVM pole.... Kochiyil 90.8 nte singnals kittumennu enikku thonnunnilla... avar 0.05 KW Transmitter aayirikkum use cheyyunanthu.....

Kriss
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...any comment...
Anoop said…
Hi Kris, Arun,

90.8 is a very low power station, might be almost impossible to tune at Kochi.
Kris,antinnayil kittunnilla ,radio-il kitunnunde engil mikkavarum wire il signal loss nannayundakunnudo ennu samshayam.Evide ext ant illathe sadharana radio il cochin and devikulam stations mathrame kittathollu. athum nalla clear aayi kittilla.
Pinne Kris 102.6 il thirunelveli AIR test thudangi samanyam nannayi thanne stereo il evide kittunundu.
In low ranges of idukki district, thrisuur 104.8 almost ellayidathum nannayikittununde pakshe 95 and 91.1 ellam weak aanu.
Anoop said…
Hi Friends,

90.8 Radio Media Village inauguration at St Joseph College of communication, Changanasssery on 10 th February.
Station to have regular broadcasts from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM. More importance to be given for programs on agriculture,education ,women empowerment,tourism ...

anoop
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...

Air Tirunelveli, pandu Suryan FM 93.5 kittunanthu pole clarityil kittunnundo?

Kochi Gyan vani ippol stereo modil aano?

Kriss
Anoop said…
Hi,

Kochi Gyan Vani ippo stereoil thanne !
Air tirunelveli test broadcast il aanu .hello fm um, pandu Suryan fm vachu compare cheyyuvanengil air station weak aanu.
Anoop said…
@ Kris,

Hi,I recently visited ooty & tried tuning fm with nokia mobile with astonishing results.
These are the stations I received in mobile perfect clarity : 91.1 radio city Kovai,Radio mango Kochi !!,Yes (Even in prescence of strong 91.9 Kovai Gyan vani)(No, dont think its from Calicut).,92.7 both bengaluru and mysore big fm stations,93.5 suryan fm in tamil as well as kannada ?mysore,94.3 Club Fm cochin in stereo !!(as there was no interference at that freq,nearest is radio indigo bengaluru).98.3 mirchi kovai,101.8 air ooty,102.3 AIR Kochi !,103 AIR Kovai,103.6 AIR Kozhikode !,104 fever bengaluru,105.6 gyan vani kochi !,hello fmkovai ,107.5 rainbow kochi !,107.8 psg commu radio. Apart from these : 90.4 radio mattoli wynad,kodaikanal,air bangalore,Mysore 100.6, kodagu 103.1 were also received with minimal noise. This place was siuated at 2412 meters above sea level about 200m above ooty with north side facing a mountain open in west and south.If this is the reception in that part imagine if u have a good receiver on top of Dodda Betta Peak here. u'll receive at least 400 fm stations I suppose.
I was surprised why devikulam or any of the thrissur stations didnt showed up.Unfortunately i didnt get time to experiment otherewise could have identified more stations. Thoght it must be interesting to u. athukondanu post cheythathu

Bye..

Anoop
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...

Nice... Enikkivide Bangalore il kurachu Tamil FM stations receive cheyyan pattunnunde... 100.5 AIR kodaikanal, 102.3 Air FM gold frm Chennai, 104.8 Chennai Live, 102.5 Dharmapuri FM, 100.6 Air Mysore, 105.6 Gyan Vani frm Mysore, pinne 101.4 Rainbow FM (101.3 Rainbow FM B'lore switch off akumbol..allengil 101.4 mix aayi kelkkum)... 106.4 B'lore gyan vani off aakumbol Chennai & Kovai Hello FM kelkkan pattum... Pinne njan stay cheyyunna area il ninnum 8 KM maathrame distance ullu FM tower nilkkunna area @ Rajbhavan... athukondu stations illatha frequncy polum pala stationsum mix aayi kelkkam... but oru malayalam channel polum kelkkan pattunnilla....AM il chilappol AIR Alleppey, Trichur, Calicut iva kelkkan pattum.....

Pinne Nellai FM inaguration aayo?? 90.8 engane unde programmes..?

Kriss
Anoop said…
Hi,

Media Village - pratheekshichathilum nallathanu. pattallathe vere pala nalla programs undu,listened to some very useful programs related to agriculture. Pinne 6.00 to 11 transmission,interference Illatha freq.
Nellai fm ippo regular aayi programs undu. Air dharmapuri Yude power koottiyo entho munpu valare rare aayi kittiyirunnathu ippo eppozhum kittunnu. Pakshe station mono aanu.
Chennai stationsnbengalururil kittunnu alle but reverse is not happening. When I was residing in chennai, Receiving bengaluru stations was really difficult ,these chennai stations apart from 104.8 plays nothing other than Tamil songs, and me searching for Hindi. Funny thing is ,as there was no fever fm in chennai I tried that 104 MHz but I instead of b'lore I was getting Kolkata 104 !!
U r right kris, when u r very near to a transmitter receiving distant stations on adjacent freq is almost impossible.
Btw In kambam theni route Cochin fms can be tuned but not devikulam although it's quite near !

Anoop
Kriss said…
Hi..Anoop...

Tnx 4 ur updation.....
Njan naattil poyappol 90.8 Kettirunnu....Alleppeyil athu nalla clear aanu....eppozhum stereo il thanne.... Kochi FM stationsnekkalum clear... Macfastum clear aayi kittunnunde... enikku 102.6 Nellai FM serikkum tune cheyyan pattunnilla...102.8 il Cable vazhi sun music bhayankara poweril varunnu.... mobilil 102.6 stereo il kittunnunde... TVM FM staions are too clear... Kochi AIR 102.3 clarityil bhayankara mosam..... Gyan vani is nice... Dharmapuri enikku clear aakunnilla...chilappol Salem 103.7 kittunnunde... pinne kore Srilankan FMs....

Pinne Phase III yil Alleppeyil 4 PVT stations nu chance undennu thonnunnu.... C category aanu.....(Population above 3
lakhs and up to 10
Lakhs) radiated power Min 3 KW & Max 10 KW.....Tower Height Min 30 Mtr & Max 75 Mtr.... Stations ethokke aanennu ariyilla...
Kochiyil 1 FM station koode varum... ithokke aaanu avarude list il kaanichirikkunnathu....kochi B category aanu......Kozhikode 2 channel koode kaanichittunde....

Kriss
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop..

Palakkadu 3 FM station & Kasargod 3 FM stations (D category) [Population above 1 lakh and up to 3 Lakhs]. Radiated power Min 1 KW & Max 3 Kw, Tower Height Min 20 Mtr & Max 40 Mtr

Kriss
Anoop said…
Hi,

Thanx for the info regarding new stations. What is their idea in restricting tower heights , why can't they keep towers higher and allot different frequencies for all stations.
Palakkad is already loaded with lot of stations from adjacent districts it's interesting to see how they r going to allot new without compromising the existing.
Btw for me here , 90.8 is slightly less powerful than Cochin stations. R u getting tvm stations clearly round the clock ?
Salem fm? Never received that one ,I guess it's a new one as well ,don't remember any stations from Salem.
Anoop said…
Hi friends ,
See today's mathrubhoomi. (23rd feb)
AIR FM Stations to be commissioned in Palakkad, Kasargod and Thrissur.
It reports pvt fm stations to come in all district hq within months ! In konni they couldn't find adequate land it seems.

Anoop
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop...

Palakkadu kuranja power tranmitter aayirikkum... avide okke town areayil maathramalle aalukal kooduthal ullu... 40% um forest & hills okke aayirikkum..athaayirikkum D Category aayathu..

TVM FM stations morning & Evening time clear aanu...allathappol distubance unde... 90.8 eppozhum clear n stereo yil kittunnu..

Salem 103.7 FM, relay station aanu..Kodaikkanal 100.5 nte programs aanu 103.7 Salem FM il...Yercaud hills il aanu transmitter.... athu 2 days morning timil kettirunnu...

90.8 Alleppeyil ellayidathum clear aanu...eniku thonnu Alleppey town area kazhinju east side full fields anallo... frequency kku thadassangal onnum illathathu kondaayirikkum kooduthal dhooram ethunnathu...

Kriss
Anoop said…
hi kris,
According to the newspaper report Palakkad station is supposed to get fully equipped with own studio - so dont think it will be a low power transmitter. I think Palakkad needs high power transmitter .It is the biggest district in Kerala with whole lot of remote areas so radio could be an important media or sometimes the only media. If they are using an interference prone freq the local station need to be powerful enough to overcome to reject adjacent stations.

Kris there was no mention about AIR Aleppey.

TVM stations the same here.
103.6 kozhikode ullappol 103.7 try cheyyan evide budhimuttanu, ente radio yude sensitivity nallathanengilum selectivity valare kuravanu
yes kris geographically there is no obstruction to signals between changanassery or thiruvalla to aleppey. krissine kannur fm also obstruction ellathe route il aanu ! most of the distance is over the sea - propogation much better.. Thiruvalla changanassery 6-7 km mathram distance ulla nagarangalanu.Pakshe ella side ilekkum media village macfastinekkalum nalla range il kittunnu. kottayam districtil northern portion ozhichal bakkiyellyidathum 90.8 kittunnu idukkiyil palayidathum, height ulla sthalangalil macfast kittunnillengilum 90.8 nalla clear aanu -all via car radio.

Ippol regularly night and mornings 104.8 thrissur club evide stereo-il perfect clear aanu. thrissur stations power club>REd>Best Fm.

Bye
Kriss said…
Hi Anoop,

Palakakdu,Trissur & Kasargod stations next fifth year planil aanennu thonnunnu... But Alleppey stn already sanctioned. Land ellam ok aanu... they r waiting 4 equipments.

Pinne Phase III listil, Alleppey 4 pvt station,kozhikkode next two station iva "C" category aanu.... Palakkadu & Kasargod stations "D" category aanu.. AIR Palakkadu station powerfull aayirikkum... Kochiyil oru station koode varum athu "B" category aanu...

Pls see the website - http://www.mib.nic.in/default.aspx

ithil "Brodcasting" option - FM radio phase III - Policy Guidelines for expansion of FM Radio broadcasting services through Private Agencies (Phase-III) - page no- 31 alleppey stations and cochin stations - page no.39 & 40 - kasargod & palakkadu stations... page no.18 il tower details & Radiation power details unde....

Kriss
Kriss said…
Hi anoop..

Give me ur email id....

Kriss
Anoop said…
Ok,

Phase 3 allotment kazhinjale enthengilum parayan paattathollennu thonnunnu.

My Id is "anu.haridas@gmail.com" dont forget the dot in between .

Bye..
Anoop said…
Hi friends,

Bad news for radio listeners. When there is a 16 % rise in number of homes with tv set ,there is a reduction of 15 % of homes with radio.

47.2% of homes have a tv while radio is used only in 19.9 % of homes. Sorce india census.

Anoop
Rohit said…
Dear All.

Hi Friends.. How are you all... i hope after a long time.. am back to this blog, thanks for keeping this blog alive...

I am from UAE, Now here we have 3 Malayalam Stations.
1.Hit 96.7 FM - http://www.hit967.ae/
2.Gold FM 101.3 -http://www.gold1013fm.com/
3.Super 94.7 -http://www.super947.fm/

and 2 AM stations too.
1. Asianet 657 AM
2. Radio Asia AM

Even from last month Radio Mirchi is launched in UAE, but it is full time Hindi Channel.

and Tamil Fm Hello Fm ( Same like Hello Tamil nadu, same Logo ) launched in UAE.

I was there in Kerala on dec 2011, jan 2012,i like Radio Mirchi Trivandrum.. its style of presentation is same as Gold FM 101.3...

Radio Mirchi is the best in Trivandrum.. itz really hot.

And About Gyan Vani FM.. clarity is not good..
Anoop said…
Receiving Radio Ahalia 90.4 from Palakkad here in Kochi...
Unknown said…
Hiii.... ratheeshettan.ivide FM signal theere koravanu .high fm signal receive cheyyan enthelum technical tip paraju tharo
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