AIR Manjeri FM
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| name = AIR Manjeri FM 102.7
| logo = File:MANJERI F.M 102.7.jpg
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| caption = Entrance of AIR Manjeri FM
| city = Manjeri, Kerala
| area = 3550 Sq km
Fully Covered: Malappuram
Partially Covered: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Palakkad, Nilgiris{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Manjeri-FM-station-to-be-upgraded/articleshow/18140310.cms |title=Manjeri FM station to be upgraded |work=Times of India}}
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| frequency = {{Frequency|102.7|MHz}}
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| airdate = 28 January 2006{{Cite web |url=http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/MANJERI/Pages/default.aspx |title=AIR MANJERI |publisher=All India Radio}}
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| format = News, Radio drama, Music
| language = Malayalam, English
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| coordinates = {{Coord|11|7|3.14|N|76|7|58.45|E}}
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| owner = All India Radio
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| webcast = [https://akashvani.gov.in/radio/live.php?channel=137 Listen live]
| website = {{URL|http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/MANJERI/Pages/default.aspx}}
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AIR Manjeri FM 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.{{cite news |title=AIR's Manjeri FM station to begin 17-hour broadcast {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/airs-manjeri-fm-station-to-begin-17-hour-broadcast/articleshow/69549716.cms |accessdate=31 May 2019 |work=The Times of India |issue=29 May 2019 |language=en}} According to the statistics of All India Radio, there are approximately 80 lakh listeners.
History
It was inaugurated on 28.1.2006 by the former Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahammed.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/air-fm-station-at-manjeri/article3244255.ece |title=AIR FM station at Manjeri |work=The Hindu|date=24 January 2006 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.airtvm.com/AIR_COMMISSIONING-Date.pdf |title=Miscellaneous |publisher=All India Radio, TVM}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/fm-station-goes-on-air/article3246397.ece |title=FM station goes on air |work=The Hindu|date=28 January 2006 }} D. Pradeep Kumar was the first Programme Executive.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} The first transmission executive was Mathew Joseph and the first announcer was R. Kanakambaran.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Broadcast timings
The station broadcasts programs without break from 05.53 AM to 11.22 PM Till 25 January 2017, transmission was restricted from 3.55 PM to 10 PM.{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Manjeri-FM-station-to-be-upgraded/articleshow/18140310.cms |title=Manjeri FM station to be upgraded |work=Times of India}} On 26 January 2017, as part of celebrating the 11th anniversary of the launch, the station started morning broadcast from 6.30 AM to 1.20 PM.{{Cite news |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/mancheri-1.1678523 |title=മഞ്ചേരി എഫ്.എം. പ്രഭാതപ്രക്ഷേപണം 26 ന് തുടങ്ങും |publisher=Mathrubhumi |language=Malayalam}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.madhyamam.com/local-news/malappuram/2017/jan/24/243716 |title=മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ പാതയിലേക്ക് കാൽവെപ്പ് |publisher=Madhyamam |language=Malayalam}} 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.
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References
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External links
- {{Facebook|allindiaradiomanjeri|Manjeri FM}}