Navtarang (Fiji)

Radio Navtarang
Broadcast area	Central, Western and Northern - Fiji
Frequency	100.8MHz, 101MHz, and 101.4MHz
Branding	Radio Navtarang
Programming
Format	Bollywood Comedy
Ownership
Owner	Communications Fiji Limited
History
First air date	September 15th, 1989
Links
Website	http://navtarang.com.fj

Radio Navtarang is a commercial, private owned Hindi FM radio station in Fiji. It is owned by the Communications Fiji Limited (CFL), company which also owns FM96-Fiji, Viti FM, Legend FM and Radio Sargam. Radio Navatarang is streaming in three frequencies: 101FM in Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Nadi & Lautoka, 100.8FM in Savusavu, Coral Coast, Ba & Tavua and on 101.4FM in Rakiraki. Radio Navtarang can also be accessed through online with the new website: https://navtarang.com.fj.

The station signed on the air on September 15, 1989 with the song “Haste Haste Kat Jaye Raste, Zindagi Younhee Chalti Rahe” from the movie Khoon Bhari Maang. Late Anirudh Diwakar (former announcer of Radio Fiji Two)and former programs director of Radio Sargam initiated Radio Navtarang with its unique form of program lineup-trend setting radio style, which was emulated by many other Hindi radio stations in Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and United States of America.^[1]

Recent research done by Tebbutt Media Survey revealed that 38% of Fiji’s Indian population listen to Radio Navtarang out of six Hindi radio station in Fiji, making Radio Navtarang the most listened to Hindi radio station.^[2] The main competitors of Radio Navtarang are Fiji Broadcasting Corporation owned Radio Fiji Two and Mirchi FM. Today, Radio Navtarang is the leading Hindi Radio Station in the Pacific.

Program line-up

Radio Navtarang’s programme lineup is as follows^[3]

6.00am - 9am Breakfast Show : Satya Nand and Anamika Singh
9am - 2pm Midmorning Show: Jessica
2pm - 7pm Drive Time: Rowdy Naman
5pm - 6pm Masala Mix: Satya, Naman, Jai, Jessica, Anamika
7pm - 12am The Tonight Show: Atishwar
12am-5.30am Khwabe-e-Manzil: Pritisha, Anishma, Aniketh, Shresta
Thursday 7pm-12am Loveline: Avishay
Saturday 6pm - 8pm Movie Magic & Bollywood Biography: Atishwar, Prashneel
Saturday Night Hangama 8pm - 12am: Sarvesh, Atishwar, Prashneel
Sunday 9-11am Top 20 Countdown: Naman Narayan
Sunday 11-12pm Navtarang's Radio Shopping: Naman Narayan
Sunday 12-1pm Top of the Pops: Prashneel
Sunday 3-5pm- Movers & Shakers: Satya, Prashneel
Sunday Sukoon 7-12pm- Kaajal

Satya Nand is the station’s current Senior Content Director.

Current Radio Personalities

Satya Nand - Programs Director
Rowdy Naman
Janice
Atishwar
Prashneel
Avishay
Rahul
Jessica
Pritisha
Anishma
Anamika
Arshneel
Aniketh
Shresta
Kaajal

Former radio jockeys

Some of the famous radio jockies that have worked with Radio Navtarang include;

Late Anirudh Diwakar
Veena Bhatnagar
Sashi Kanta
Vijay Verma
Ranjana Kumar
Roshni Mala
Sneh Chaudhry
Rakesh Chand
Shalen Sharma
Saten Sharma
Sangeeta Mani
Pawan Rekha
Shammi Lochan
Renuka Goundar
Charles Wakeham
Lawrence Singh
Sanjyotika Lata
Jasmine Khan
Jai Prasad
Angeleen Sharma
DJ Sarra

References

^ "The golden voice will reverberate forever". Indiannewslink.co.nz. 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
^ "Research affirms company domination - Fiji Times Online". Fijitimes.com. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
^ "Fiji's home on the world wide web". FijiVillage.com. 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

[1] "The golden voice will reverberate forever". Indiannewslink.co.nz. 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

[2] "Research affirms company domination - Fiji Times Online". Fijitimes.com. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

[fijivillage2007-3] "Fiji's home on the world wide web". FijiVillage.com. 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

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