Radio City is India's first private FM

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

and was started on 3 July 2001 by

Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...

's Star TV Network. It broadcasts on 91.1 (earlier 91.0 in most cities)

megahertz The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that one ...

from

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

(where it was started in 2003),

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

(started first in 2001),

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and divis ...

and

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Hous ...

(since 2003). Catch up th
Live Stream
here. It plays

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

and regional songs. It was launched in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...

in March 2006, in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

on 7 July 2006 and in

Visakhapatnam , image_alt = , image_caption = From top, left to right: Visakhapatnam aerial view, Vizag seaport, Simhachalam Temple, Aerial view of Rushikonda Beach, Beach road, Novotel Visakhapatnam, INS Kursura submarine museu ...

October 2007. Radio City recently forayed into

New Media New media describes communication technologies that enable or enhance interaction between users as well as interaction between users and content. In the middle of the 1990s, the phrase "new media" became widely used as part of a sales pitch for ...

in May 2008 with the launch of a music portal - PlanetRadiocity.com now radiocity.in that offers entertainment related news,

videos Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) system ...

, songs,

podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosin ...

s and other music-related features. The Radio station currently plays a mix of music from various languages. In 2010, Radio City has launched its first

internet radio Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted ...

station Radio City Fun Ka Antenna and now they have 18 online radio stations. It's also has been rated as the most popular radio stations in recent survey of this blo
India's Top 5 FM Channel List 2022-2023.

Frequencies

Radio City operates in the following cities: * Agra, UP (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Ahmedabad, GJ * Ahmednagar, MH * Ajmer, RJ (broadcast on 104.8 MHz) * Akola, MH * Bangalore, KA * Bareilly, UP (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Bikaner, RJ * Chennai, TN * Coimbatore, TN *

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

* Gorakhpur, UP (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Hisar, HR (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Hyderabad, TS * Jaipur, RJ * Jalandhar, PB (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Jalgaon, MH * Jamshedpur, JH * Karnal, HR (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Kanpur, UP (broadcast on 104.8 MHz) * Kota, RJ * Kolhapur, MH (broadcast on 95 MHz) * Lucknow, UP * Madurai, TN (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Mumbai, MH * Nagpur, MH * Nanded, MH * Nashik, MH (broadcast on 95 MHz) * Patna, BR * Patiala, PB * Pune, MH * Ranchi, JH (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Sangli, MH * Solapur, MH * Surat, GJ * Udaipur, RJ (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Varanasi, UP (broadcast on 91.9 MHz) * Vadodara, GJ * Vijayawada, AP * Visakhapatnam, AP Unless specified otherwise, all stations broadcast on 91.1 MHz.

Radio City Super Singer

Radio City Super Singer is a singing talent hunt by Radio City to discover the singing talent among its listeners. It was launched in 2011 in 14 cities - Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore and Pune.

Radio City School of Broadcasting

Radio City School of Broadcasting (RCSB) is an autonomous educational unit, instituted by Music Broadcast Limited (MBL) which owns and operates Radio City 91.1FM. It was launched on 3 February 2009. They offer a 6-month Certificate Course in Radio Jockeying and Radio Production.

Recognitions

Acquisition by Jagran Group

On 16 December 2014, media group Jagran Prakashan Limited (JPL) announced acquisition of Music Broadcast Ltd, which operates the Radio City FM stations from Indian Private Equity firm True North (Formerly known as India Value Fund Advisor). Music Broadcast Ltd publicly listed its shares on 17 March 2017. The shares listed at a 26% premium above its issue price of Rs. 333/-.

Radio City Freedom Awards

Radio City Freedom Awards are a set of awards presented annually to recognize and honor independent music across genres like Hip-Hop, Folk Fusion, Pop, Rock, Metal and Electronica. It is an open competition that is not restricted to any specific language or region. Its aim is to promote fresh talent and encourage diverse music genres across the globe. The first Radio City Freedom Awards was held on 30 May 2013 in Mumbai. The jury for the awards consisted of Atul Churamani, MIDIval Punditz, Luke Kenny, Yotam Agam & Nandini Srikar.

References

External links

Radio City's official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Radio City Radio stations in Mumbai Radio stations in Chennai Radio stations in Delhi Radio stations in Hyderabad Radio stations in Bangalore Radio stations in Indore Radio stations in Bhopal Telugu-language radio stations Radio stations in Madurai Radio stations in Coimbatore Radio stations established in 2001 Radio stations in Patna 2001 establishments in India Radio stations in Vijayawada