Radio Waves (radio station)
{{Short description|Defunct radio station in Bhutan}}
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Radio Waves is a radio station in Bhutan.{{cite web|title=Department of Information and Media, Bhutan|url=http://www.doim.gov.bt/?page_id=271|accessdate=23 November 2011}} It is currently being run by Kelzang Thinley. It is located in Thimphu, just below Chubachu. The languages used by Radio Waves are Dzongkha and English. The frequency of Radio waves is 88.8 and it was formed on December 10, 2010. Like other private radio stations, it concentrated mainly on entertainment.[https://thebhutanese.bt/the-role-of-the-bhutanese-media-in-bhutans-democratic-evolution-and-governance-part-1/ The Role of the Bhutanese Media in Bhutan’s Democratic Evolution and Governance – Part 1] It closed in 2013 due to problems in the private media sector.[https://businessbhutan.bt/another-private-newspaper-folds-up/ Another private newspaper folds up]
Broadcast Area
Currently Radio Waves broadcasts only in Thimphu.{{cite web |title=Media in Bhutan |url=http://www.bmf.bt/media-in-bhutan/ |accessdate=23 November 2011 |website=Bhutan Media Foundation}}
Programs
- Breakfast show
- Soo TarHaa
- Shh Taxi
- Gha Gho Dam
- Ni-Mei Gung
- Yesteryear wonder
- Your day Today
- Bhutanism
- Now Hits
- BIZ Bhutan
- News Feed
- Radio Greetings
- DJ Request
- Gong Tse Dom Chobgay
- SMS your Music
- Charts
- I-Pick
- Tec-spec
Radio Jockeys
- Khandu Wangmo (Dzongkha)
- Pema Wangchuk, station manager (Dzongkha)
- Vinay Thapa (English)
- Kelzang Thinley (English)
References
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External links
- [http://everythingbhutan.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/radio-wave/ (Radio) Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli]
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Category:Radio stations established in 2010
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2013
Category:Radio stations in Bhutan
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