Radio broadcasts commenced in what is now known as
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...
in 1939 under
British rule
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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or Direct rule in India,
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, as a part of
All India Radio
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
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. The state-owned
Bangladesh Betar
Bangladesh Betar ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বেতার; ), or BB is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After t ...
monopolized the radio industry of the country until the launch of
Radio Metrowave
Radio Metrowave ( bn, রেডিও মেট্রোওয়েভ) was the first private radio station in Bangladesh. The station carried a news and entertainment format that it characterised as "infotainment". It broadcast on frequency 256.4 ...
in 1999. The first FM radio station in Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Betar Traffic Broadcasting
Bangladesh Betar Traffic Broadcasting, commonly known as Traffic FM, is a Bangladesh Betar-owned radio station broadcasting on 88.8 FM in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in ...
, commenced transmissions in 2005, and the first privately owned FM radio station,
Radio Today
Radio Today is a 24 hours radio station in Bangladesh that started airing in May 2006. It is currently available in Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Bogra, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Barishal, Kushtia, Comilla.
Information
It started as the ...
, commenced transmissions in 2006. There are currently 22 privately owned FM radio stations on the air in Bangladesh.
This is a list of radio stations that are legally permitted by the
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State-owned radio stations
State-owned FM radio stations
This list is for state-owned FM radio stations only.
Privately owned radio stations
As of 2019, the
Ministry of Information had licensed 28 private organizations for FM broadcasting, and the
had assigned FM broadcasting spectrum to them.
Community radio
The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, considers community radio a special area for intervention. BNNRC has been promoting advocacy to the government in relation to community radio with other organizations since its emergence in 2000. As a result, The Ministry of Information of the People's Republic of Bangladesh announced the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008. Under this policy, The Ministry of Information approved 19 community radio stations for the first time in Bangladeshi history. To ensure the free flow of information to the people, the government enacted the Right to Information Act 2009.
Initially, the government approved 16 community groups:
See also
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List of television stations in Bangladesh
Around 45 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2019, of which thirty four are currently on air. Five television channels, namely CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Chann ...
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Media of Bangladesh
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Telecommunications in Bangladesh
The liberalization of Bangladesh's telecommunications sector began with small steps in 1989 with the issuance of a license to a private operator for the provision of ''inter alia'' cellular mobile services to compete with Bangladesh Telegraph ...
References
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Radio in Bangladesh
Bangladesh communications-related lists