Radio Mirchi

  The original avatar of Radio Mirchi was  Times FM . Radio Mirchi began operations in 1993 in  Indore , Madhya Pradesh. Until 1993,  All India Radio  or AIR, a government undertaking, was the only radio broadcaster in India. The government then took the initiative to privatize the radio broadcasting sector. It sold airtime blocks on its FM channels in  Indore ,  Hyderabad ,  Mumbai ,  Delhi ,  Kolkata ,  Varanasi ,  Visakhapatnam  and  Goa  to private operators, who developed their own program content. The Times Group operated its brand, Times FM, till June 1998. After that, the government decided not to renew contracts given to private operators. First round of licenses edit In 2000, the government announced the auction of 108 FM frequencies across India.  ENIL  won the largest number of  frequencies , and thus started its operations under the brand name Radio Mirchi. Second round of licences edi...

  Radio Mirchi ("Mirchi" in Hindi meaning red chilli), also known as 98.3 Mirchi, is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL),[1] which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. The tagline of Radio Mirchi is "Mirchi Sunnewaale Always Khush!" ("Mirchi Listeners are Always Happy!").[2] It is the first privately owned radio station in India. Radio Mirchi maintains weekly musical charts, or  record charts , for India. The most followed charts are Mirchi Top 20 (Bollywood Songs, now celebrities select their favourites) and Indie Pop 10 (Independent Music). Both of these charts rank recorded music according to popularity. These charts are published on a weekly basis in the Indian English-language daily newspaper,  The Times of India , and on Radio Mirchi's official website. Mirchi has its stations in India and also in GCC countries:  UAE ,  Qatar , and  Bahrain . [3] As per the...