MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM, India‘s No. 1 FM Station has come together with ‘Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) to become the exclusive radio partner of its annual cultural festival Antaragni 07.

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MUMBAI: 94.3 MY FM, the Bhaskar Group radio station, brought the excitement of MTV Roadies 5.0 straight to its listeners.94.3 MY FM, the official radio partner for MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0 auditions in Chandigarh and Jaipur, shared all the excitement and happenings of the auditions with its listeners.

MTV Roadies has gone International ? across India, Thailand and Malaysia. Keeping in mind the enormous scale and popularity of the show, it was only appropriate that 94.3 MY FM was the radio partner for the MTV Roadies 5.0 auditions in Jaipur and Chandigarh, cities where it has recently been voted the ?most heard? and the ?most recalled? radio channel.

The auditions took place in Chandigarh on October 16th at Himachal Bhawan, and will take place in Jaipur today, October 23rd, at the Maharana Pratap auditorium. Just like Chandigarh, 94.3 MY FM RJs will be present at the auditions venue in Jaipur, sharing all the happenings and activities of the auditions with its listeners Live! The channel will air sound bytes of the participants, the judges, friends and family members of the participants and will make the listeners feel a part of the entire Roadies experience.

Yet another instance where the young & energetic radio channel became a part of the listeners? excitement. MY FM is truly the people?s radio channel and aims at giving them the best always.

Says, Mr. Harrish M. Bhatia, Business Head, 94.3 MY FM, ?MTV Roadies has been a huge success and has become a rage with the youngsters. Listeners are highly involved with the show and want to be aware of any development on the show. Seeing this attachment, we decided to get our listeners in touch with the participants from the very beginning.?

Says, Viplove Gupte, National Programming Head, 94.3 MY FM, ?Reality shows are increasingly gaining popularity with the listeners as they break away from the script-based, edited programs and provide spontaneous, real life content to the listeners. There is minimum editorial control while airing reality shows and that is what makes them exciting for the listeners.?

MUMBAI: Doesn‘t a bright morning get better with a piping hot cup of tea at your favourite tea-hangout? Celebrating Lucknow‘s lesser known superstars who are successful in their own right, Radio City 91.1FM, India‘s Leading Radio Network brought an innovative 3 week contest called ‘City ki Chai‘.Listeners were invited to vote in to judge the best tea stall in their city. After a stupendous response from listeners, 15 loved and often visited tea stalls were short listed and on Friday, October 19, 2007 Sharma Ki Chai from Lalbaug was declared the winner of the Radio City‘s City Ki Chai contest.

RJ Vera, Lucknow‘s favourite RJ and host of the Radio City Breakfast Show invited all listeners who participated in this contest to join their favourite RJs - RJ Meenu (City Spice), RJ Puja (Hum Tum), RJ Amir (Radio City Lamhe) and RJ Fahad (Radio City Joyride) for a cuppa-tea to ‘Sharma Ki Chai‘, Lalbaug. An elated Mr Deepak Sharma, winner of the ‘City ki Chai‘ contest shared his secret of preparing the winning brew with Radio Cityzens. Extending the excitement to all the Lucknowites, RJ Vera gave LIVE updates to the listeners of Radio City.

Sharing his thoughts on the initiative, Mr. Rana Barua, National Head - Marketing Radio City 91.1FM said, "We greatly cherish the special bond we share with the Radio Cityzens of Lucknow and thank them for their enthusiasm and support! City Ki Chai is a one of a kind initiative to identify and recognize the lesser-known people who very dedicatedly serve the city of Lucknow and celebrate them! Thanks to the overwhelming response received from our listeners, this unique contest has been a huge success!"

Radio City 91.1FM conducted the 3 week ‘City ki Chai‘ contest from October 1-18, 2007 on Lucknow‘s favourite Radio City Breakfast Show. RJ Vera invited listeners to respond on their favourite tea-spots in Lucknow after which the Radio City team visited each of the tea-spots nominated. Basis the parameters of listener‘s preferences, Radio City identified Lucknow‘s top 3 most popular tea stalls.

A sustained focus on understanding listeners and leveraging the synergies of music expertise and innovative programming, allows Radio City to deliver a unique listening experience and be an integral part of the lives of listeners across markets. Aggressively looking at spreading the Radio City experience to new markets across the country, Radio City 91.1FM is committed to growing the market and creating superlative content for premium audiences.

MUMBAI: Cine Channel, an exclusive movie based entertainment channel broadcasted through Hathway Cable network celebrates its 9th anniversary.

Cine Channel is present in 54 cities in India.Cine Channel‘s 17-hours of everyday programming time includes Hindi movies from a collection of more than 1000 films in its library. There are a host of other film-based programmes focusing on Hollywood movies, latest Hindi blockbusters and the latest Hindi film songs.

The Channel reaches urban Indian homes in a cost-effective medium offering advertisers a platform to reach an entire gamut of audiences due to the increasing popularity of the channel since its launch.

Mr.Haresh Gehaney General Manager ,Head Channel Business said, " We are delighted to have completed 9 successful years. With more exciting times to come in the coming years, we will continue to offer to our viewers latest quality programming and production ".

For further information, please contact: cinechannel@hathway.net

MUMBAI: Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, goes football intensive again with four matches in two days from the latest round of the high-profile UEFA Champions League ? Europe?s biggest and most prestigious football tournament.