Red FM, Radio City and Radio Mirchi have dominated at the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards (ERA) 2015.
The winners were announced at the end of India Radio Forum 2015 in New Delhi on Friday.
Red FM topped the winners list with 10 awards including for Best Breakfast Show (Hindi) for its Delhi station, Best Community Service, Best Station and Best Media Campaign.
Red’s sister network Suryan grabbed three awards taking the group’s total to 13.
Music Broadcast Private Limited’s Radio City and Entertainment Network India Limited’s Radio Mirchi shared the second spot with seven awards each.
Radio City’s wins included RJ of the Year (Hindi) for its Delhi station’s breakfast host RJ Ginnie, Best Breakfast Programme (Telugu), Best Radio Programme (Kannada) and Excellence in New Media Initiative.
Radio Mirchi’s RJ Naved was lauded for Best Radio Programme (Non-Breakfast – Hindi) for hosting the evening drive in Delhi and Best Radio Sparkler for a prank call feature called Mirchi Murga.
The station also scooped awards for it Bengali, Gujarati and Kannada programming.
Reliance Broadcast’s BIG FM won three awards including prizes for RJ of the Year (Hindi – Non-Metro Station) and Best Interactive Idea – both of them for its retro show ‘Suhana Safar with Annu Kapoor’
Regional player Mango – based in Kerala – picked up two awards including RJ of the Year (Malayalam) for RJ Oscar.
Radio Mantra and My FM also won two awards each.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Best Breakfast Programme (Hindi) 93.5 Red FM Delhi – Morning No 1
Best Breakfast Programme (Tamil) Suryan FM – Blade No 1 Chennai
Best Breakfast Programme (Telugu) Music Broadcast (Radio City 91.1 FM) – RJ Shiv
Best Radio Programme (Non-Breakfast – Hindi) Radio Mirchi 5-9 – With Dilli Ka Don Naved
Best Radio Programme (Non-Breakfast – Telugu) Kal Radio – Red FM Hyderabad – Zabardast Masti With RJ Chaitu
Best Radio Programme (Bengali) Radio Mirchi – The Final Problem
Best Radio Programme (Gujarati) South Asia FM – Morning No.1 Ahmedabad
Best Radio Programme (Kannada) Music Broadcast (Radio City 91.1 FM) – City Mathu
Best Radio Programme (Malayalam) – Radio Mango 91.9 Vellarikapattanam
Best Radio Programme (Marathi) Red FM – Morning Number 1 Pune
Best Radio Programme (Hindi – Non-Metro Station) DB Corp Ltd (Radio Division) – 94.3 MY FM Salaam Jaipur
Best Radio Sparkler (Hindi) Radio Mirchi – Mirchi Murga
RJ of the Year (Hindi) Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd – RJ Ginnie
RJ of the Year (Tamil) Suryan FM – RJ Blade Shankar
RJ of the Year (Telugu) Reliance Broadcast Network Limited – RJ Shekar
RJ of the Year (Bengali) Radio Mirchi – RJ Deep
RJ of the Year (Gujarati) Radio Mirchi – RJ Dhvanit
RJ of the Year (Kannada) Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd – RJ Pradeepa
RJ of the Year (Malayalam) Radio Mango 91.9 – RJ Oscar
RJ of the Year (Marathi) Red FM – RJ Sangram
RJ of the Year (Hindi – Non-Metro Station) Reliance Broadcast Network Limited – RJ Annu Kapoor
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Hindi) Radio Mirchi Mirchi – Love – Ratre
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Tamil) Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd RadioCity – BlueCarpet
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Telugu) Kal Radio – Red FM Hyderabad – Votugaadu Jingle
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Gujarati) 94.3 MY FM – Chhatrayan
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Kannada) Radio Mirchi – FIFA Music Promo
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Malayalam) Club FM – Vishwamithran
Best Radio Promo – In-House (Marathi) Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd – Ganpati Guards
Best Radio Station Imaging Radio Mantra – Mantra Station Imaging
Best Radio Programme/Show Packaging Suryan FM – Chinna Ponnu Cinema Kannu Chennai
Best Community Service Award 93.5 Red FM – Andar Kar – Bhopal
Best Interactive Idea Reliance Broadcast Network Limited -Suhana Safar With Annu Kapoor
Most Creative Campaign Radio Mantra – Aasha
Best Media Campaign Red FM – Bajao For A Cause
Best On Ground/Activation by an FM Station Red FM Digital Radio (Mumbai) Broadcasting Ltd – Pothole Utsav
Excellence in New Media Initiative Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd – Slappies 2014
Best FM Station Digital Radio (Mumbai) Broadcasting Ltd – Mumbai
Best Use of Music/Song/Jingle by an Advertiser in a Radio Spot Unilever HUL’s Project Sunlight – The Shower Challenge
Most Effective Use of Radio in an Activation Campaign Madison Media – Pinnacle Le Chalo Khushiyan
Most Outstanding Use of Radio in an Ad Campaign Zenith Optimedia – Everyday Chai Party