
It reaches out to almost 52% of FM radio listeners in Delhi, 44% in Mumbai, 40% in Indore, 35% in Jaipur, 30% in Bhopal, 20% Chennai, 27% in Kolkata, 15% in Nagpur 60% in Mangaluru and 12% in Bengaluru. Unless specified otherwise, all stations broadcast on 98.3 MHz
Tirunelveli, TN (broadcast on 95.0 MHz). Tiruchirappalli, TN (broadcast on 95.0 MHz).
Rajahmundry, AP (broadcast on 91.1 MHz). Pondicherry, PY (broadcast on 104.0 MHz). Indore, MP (First city of Broadcasting). Hyderabad, TS (two channels - 98.3 and 95 MHz). Durg-Bhilai Nagar, CG (broadcast on 91.9 MHz). Bengaluru, KA (two channels - 98.3 and 95 MHz). Areas of operation India Ĭurrently, Radio Mirchi has a presence 76-station network operating in 63 cities, including three Ishq FM stations Along with online and international stations, the company boasts of a 112-station network. Radio Mirchi UAE is now KADAK FM but later, Radio Mirchi made a comeback to the UAE in 2021 with 102.4 FM Mirchi. Radio Mirchi started operations across UAE, streaming across three frequencies : 97.3FM in Abu Dhabi, 88.8FM in Dubai and the Northern Emirates and 95.6FM in Al Ain & Bahrain 104.2 and Qatar 89.6 Mirchi One In partnership with ONE FM Qatar ki dhadkan All the RJs have been recruited from various Radio Mirchi stations in India including Anup Chugh, with a total seven who will take to the air. This pushes Radio Mirchi presence in 49 centres. Radio Mirchi invested above Rs.339 crore during phase III auctions and purchased 17 new channels in new cities such as Chandigarh, Kochi, Kozhikode, Jammu, Srinagar, Guwahati and Shillong, as well as in existing cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur and Surat. Times decided to start radio channel to address the mass audience as advertisers can be attracted by showing a low cost per thousand. In the first wave of launches, Indore was the first city in India having grade of first private radio channel. This pushes the Radio Mirchi presence in 32 centres. In January 2006, Radio Mirchi purchased 25 frequencies in the second wave of licences that were issued by the Government of India. ENIL won the largest number of frequencies, and thus started its operations under the brand name Radio Mirchi.IT'S HOT Second round of licences In 2000, the government announced the auction of 108 FM frequencies across India. After that, the government decided not to renew contracts given to private operators. The Times Group operated its brand, Times FM, till June 1998.
It sold airtime blocks on its FM channels in Indore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam and Goa to private operators, who developed their own program content. The government then took the initiative to privatize the radio broadcasting sector. Until 1993, All India Radio or AIR, a government undertaking, was the only radio broadcaster in India. Radio Mirchi began operations in 1993 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The original avatar of Radio Mirchi was Times FM. Īs per the latest IRS data released in 2017, Radio Mirchi has emerged as the number one FM broadcaster in Delhi and Mumbai, as well as in the top 8 metros taken together. Mirchi has its stations in India and also in GCC countries: UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. These charts are published on a weekly basis in the Indian English-language daily newspaper, The Times of India, and on Radio Mirchi's official website. Both of these charts are a ranking of recorded music according to popularity. The most followed charts are Mirchi Top 20 (Bollywood Songs) and Angrezi Top 20 (English Songs).
Radio Mirchi maintains weekly music charts (or record charts) for India. It is the first privately owned radio station in India. The tagline of Radio Mirchi is "Mirchi Sunnewaale Always Khush!" ("Mirchi Listeners are Always Happy!"). It is owned by the EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. Radio Mirchi is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India.