List of FM radio stations in Pakistan
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[edit] This Article is about FM broadcasting in Pakistan
[edit] Background
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (formerly named RAMBO - Regulatory Authority for Media and Broadcast Organizations) was formed to gradually liberate the broadcasting sector in Pakistan. PEMRA has issued a number of licenses to Cable TV operations, FM Radio stations and Satellite TV Channels.
As per the current rules, FM broadcast licenses are awarded to the parties that commit to open up their FM broadcasting stations in at least one rural city along with the major city of their choice.
[edit] Major Channels, Known Affiliations and Orientations
- "HamaraFM Mandi Bahuddin FM98" [1] www.ewaz.com.pk: The indegeneous voice of Rural Punjab; catering for the local Punjabi and Urdu rural listernership of Mandi Bahauddin, Pind Daddan Khan, Phalia and the agricultural belt between Rivers Jehlum and Chenab.
- "HamaraFM Kharian FM97" [2] www.ewaz.com.pk: The indegeneous voice of Rural Punjab; catering for the suburban listernership broadcasting in Punjabi and Urdu for auidiance of Kharian; Sarai Alamgir, Gujrat, along the GT Road from Jehlum to Wazirabad.
- "Radio Buraq FM 104-105" only community radio station is Pakistan with their major cities focusing on regional areas other than metropolitan by catering millions of listeners through their community welfare & srvices programming with their extravigant FM licences in Peshawar, Sialkot, Mardan & Mansehra.
- Awaz FM Largest FM Radio Network in Punjab operating with 10 Most Powerful Stereo FM Radios in Pakistan
- Awaz FM operating from 10 places as Gujrat,Gujranwala,Sheikhupura,Bhalwal-Sargodha,Sadiqabad,Khanpur,Bahawalpur,Jhang,Pakpattan,Rajanpur
- Awaz FM http://www.radioawaz.com.pk, Email:info@radioawaz.com.pk,
- CityFM 89 (Freq= 89) affiliated with Dawn Group of Newspapers - High-end English-speaking listening crowd
- Radio One FM91 (Freq = 91) - High-end, English-speaking crowd but targeting the higher end non-English speaking class too
- Radioactive 96 (Freq=96) - Catering to youth segment across the high-end class
- Josh FM 99 (Freq=99) - Catering to High-End Sindhi and English speaking class in Karachi and Lower Sindh
- FM100 (Freq=100) - Oldest FM broadcasting station with large following. Caters to all segments of society.
- FM101 (Freq=101) - Owned by state-run Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation but managed by a team of well-delegated professional team. Caters to all segments of society
- Mast FM103 (Freq=103) - Appears to be foreign-funded. Occasional partnership with BBC of UK. Often broadcast programs recorded or done live in the US.
- Hot 105 (Freq=105) - Sacchal Group - Catering to local population's taste with emphasis on playing Urdu songs from Indian movies.
- Hum FM (Freq=106.2) - Caters to General population tastes
- ZabFM 106.6 (Freq=106.6) - SZABIST launches the First Educational Radio ZabFM 106.6 http://www.zabfm.org; a non-commercial Radio Broadcast Station, exclusively to impart and disseminate education to the students. The 24/7 programming mix covers variety of shows related to Career Planning and Development, Health awareness, Talk Shows, Sports, Travel, Science & Technology, Media Round-up, Social Order etc. Listen Live http://live.zabfm.org
- Apna Karachi 107 (Freq=107) - Focused on Karachi. Famous for live traffic updates of Karachi that are not always very useful due to fact that the radio cannot provide any alternate route information to the would-be affectees.
- Radio Buraq 104 FM (Freq=104) - Focused on Mansehra.
[edit] Sustained Illegal FM Broadcasts
Reports have regularly appeared in the local and international media about the operations of illegal (unauthorized by PEMRA) FM broadcasting activities in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the North West Frontier Provence (NWFP) of Pakistan. These broadcasts have often been backed by amateur quality hardware and have reportedly played a significant role in fanning religious temperatures in the already (politically) sensitive area.
[edit] See also
- List of all Radio Stations popular in Pakistan
- FMLIST worldwide database of FM stations
- FMSCAN worldwide reception prediction
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