23 December 2017 India’s Union Cabinet has approved the process for e-auctioning 683 FM radio channels in 236 cities in the third batch of Phase III of private...
1 March 2016 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recommended to the government that radio being a free to air medium for...
17 September 2015 The results of the first batch of Phase III of India’s FM radio auctions have been posted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting...
31 March 2015 According to India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 28 applications have been received for the e-auction of 135 private FM channels across 69 cities in...
27 March 2015 The Managing Director of Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL), the group behind India’s Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, has said that the reserve price (RP) for...
9 March 2015 An Open House meet was organised in Delhi on the reserve price for auction of channels in Phase III of FM expansion in India on...
18 February 2015 India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has responded to queries raised by FM operators during the pre-bid conference of the first batch of frequencies...
30 January 2015 Some Indian radio players raised concerns on the 15 percent cap imposed by the government for the auctions of the first batch of 135 stations...
29 January 2015 Broadcast solutions provider Digigram announced its readiness for India's Phase-III expansion of private FM radio, which will see 839 new FM channels launched across 294 cities. The...
23 January 2015 India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting issued the information memorandum for the e-auction of 135 private FM channels in the existing 69 cities of Phase...
19 January 2015 The Indian government finally gave its nod to the proposal for auctioning of phase III of FM channels in the country, according to reports in...
14 December 2014 India's Broadcasting Ministry has approved the polices for Phase III FM licence auctions and the formal note has gone to cabinet for final approval. Cabinet...
4 December 2014 The much-delayed auctions of the third phase of private FM licensing in India are likely to be further delayed. India's Business Standard reports that the...
31 October 2014 India’s Information & Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar has assured that the auction of the third phase of private FM licenses in the country will be...
22 October 2014 As India celebrates Diwali - the festival of lights which typically lasts five days - the radio industry is once again questioning the delay in...
1 October 2014 The owner of India’s 20-station network Radio City 91.1 FM, Music Broadcast Private Ltd (MBPL) may launch an initial public offering (IPO) early next year,...
25 September 2014 Radio City 91.1 FM is gearing up for the next phase of FM radio expansion in India by launching a new loyalty reward programme for...
2 September 2014 India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry has rejected a recommendation to reduce the reserve price for the auction of Phase III of FM radio licensing. The...
25 August 2014 India’s Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) owned Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM announced significant changes in its senior management team. According to the 32-station network, as a...
25 August 2014 The Indian government has told radio operators that the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Phase III auctions of FM licenses will...
21 August 2014 India's FM industry is forecast to reach $656 million in the next five years, according to TechSri Research's latest report Aimed at media buyers, the report ‘India FM...
4 August 2014 Phase III of radio deregulation in India will finally take place by November, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Secretary Bimal Jhulka says. The Business Standard...
4 August 2014 The Indian government won't allow private radio stations to source their news from the Press Trust of India (PTI) after all, reports Business Standard. The...
18 July 2014 The Indian government won't let private FM stations source, write and edit their own news bulletins...yet, new Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told parliament....
13 July 2014 India’s newly-elected government’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry (MIB) is planning to study the reach and effectiveness of community radio stations in the country,...
13 July 2014 The new Indian government presented its first budget last week but there was no direct mention of the radio industry, ahead of the roll-out of...
1 July 2014 The Indian government has once again delayed the date for radio networks to sign an agreement to move their existing licenses to the new...
28 June 2014 The Indian government has reportedly appointed four companies to carry out the e-auction of 839 new FM frequencies in 294 cities under Phase III...
5 June 2014 Private Indian FM stations can look forward to airing news bulletins for the first time ever, according to the newly elected Minister of Information and...
28 April 2014 The Indian government has called for proposals from companies wishing to conduct the auction of 839 new FM frequencies under Phase III of private...