MUMBAI: Thirty-one new RM radio channels were commissioned during January, 2008. With this, the total number of operational FM channels in India has gone up to 187. The government also received a sum of Rs 9.94 crores as licence fee from the private FM radio broadcasters during the period.

 

The newly commissioned FM radio channels are:

 

1. Oolala by Positive Radio for Agartala and Shillong;
   
2. S.FM by Kal Radio for Pondicherry, Rajahmundry, Trishur, Trichi, Varanasi and Vijaywada;
   
3. BIG FM by Adlabs Films for Jodhpur, Mangalore, Pondicherry and Rourkela;
   
4. My FM by Synergy Media for Jodhpur and Raipur,
   
5. Best FM 95 by Asianet Communications for Kannur and Trishur;
   
6. Mango FM by Malayala Manorama for Kannur;
   
7. Club FM by Mathrabhumi for Kannur;
   
8. Tomoto FM by Pudhari Publications for Kolhapur;
   
9. Hello FM by Malar Publications for Pondicherry and Trichy;
   
10. Radio Dhamaal by B.A.G. Infotainment for Ranchi;
    
11. Mantra FM by Shri Puran Multimedia for Ranchi;
    
12. Radio Mirchi by ENIL for Raipur and Thiruvananthapuram
    
13. Radio City’ by MBPL for Sangli; Kushal Global for Ajmer; Muthoot Finance for Chennai; PCM Cemments for Siliguri and Syntech for Siliguri.