AIR Manjeri FM
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| Broadcast area | 3550 Sq km Fully Covered: Malappuram Partially Covered: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Palakkad, Nilgiris[1] |
| Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Malayalam, English |
| Format | News, Radio drama, Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | All India Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 2006 January 28[2] |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 11°7′3.14″N 76°7′58.45″E / 11.1175389°N 76.1329028°E |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | allindiaradio |
AIR Manjeri FM 102.7 (Malayalam: ആകാശവാണി മഞ്ചേരി എഫ്.എം 102.7) is an FM radio station located in Manjeri, operated by All India Radio. It broadcasts programs varying from news to entertainment and its broadcast area covers the Malappuram district, major parts of Kozhikode, Wayanad, Palakkad, some areas of Thrissur and the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.[3] According to the statistics of All India Radio, there are approximately 80 lakh listeners.[2]
History
It was inaugurated on 28.1.2006 by former Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahammed.[4] At the time, when it launched, the station was named as Dreamz FM and it functioned as a relay station of All India Radio, Kozhikode.[5][6] First transmission executive was Mathew Joseph and first announcer was R. Kanakambaran.[citation needed]
Broadcast timings
Initially, the station broadcast programs only during the evening for 6 hours; from 3.55 PM TO 10 PM. In 2013, it was announced that due to huge demands and petitions from the audience, the FM station will begin a 12-hour transmission.[1] Later in 26 January 2017, as part of celebrating the 11th anniversary of launch, station started morning broadcast from 6.30 AM to 1.20 PM.[7][8] In 2019, it was announced that station will start a 17-hour continuous transmission from 5.53 AM to 11.06 PM without break. Thus, from 2 June onwards, it became the first and only AIR station in Kerala to have continuous transmission.[3]
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References
- ^ a b "Manjeri FM station to be upgraded". Times of India.
- ^ a b "AIR MANJERI". All India Radio.
- ^ a b "AIR's Manjeri FM station to begin 17-hour broadcast | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India. No. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "AIR FM station at Manjeri". The Hindu.
- ^ "Miscellaneous" (PDF). All India Radio, TVM.
- ^ "FM station goes on air". The Hindu.
- ^ "മഞ്ചേരി എഫ്.എം. പ്രഭാതപ്രക്ഷേപണം 26 ന് തുടങ്ങും" (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ പാതയിലേക്ക് കാൽവെപ്പ്" (in Malayalam). Madhyamam.