Best FM (Mauritius)

Last updated
BEST FM
Broadcast area Moka
Frequency 99.4 MHz (Center)
103.5MHz (North)
96.4MHz (South)
Programming
Language(s) English, Hindi
Ownership
Owner
Taal FM, Radio Mauritius, Kool FM, Music FM, Radio Maurice
History
First air date
October 2010
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
20°13′47″S57°30′06″E / 20.229811°S 57.501692°E / -20.229811; 57.501692
Links
Webcast Link
Website www.mbcradio.tv/

Best FM is a Hindi-language entertainment radio station in Mauritius that is owned and broadcast by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. The radio started operating on the 5th of October 2010 [1] and is entirely dedicated to Bollywood music and has as slogan "Aur Kya Chahiye" (What else is neded?). The radio channel opens as its sister station Taal FM which has been rebranded to a regional radio station, broadcasting shows in 13 popular speaking languages in Mauritius.

Contents

Programming

The program Naya Savera runs daily on the radio from 5 am to 7 am. A playlist runs under the title 'Non Stop Music' daily till early morning without any radio jockey. The 9-10 PM slot on weekend are attributed to various different shows. [2]

Monday-Thursday

  • Naya Savera (The New Morning)
  • Morning Tadka
  • Lifestyle
  • Once Upon a time in Bollywood
  • Bollywood Buzz
  • Raftaar-Rush Hour
  • Evening Lounge
  • 9-10 PM special
    • Campus Time
    • The Gramophone
    • Sports Scan
    • World.com

Friday

  • Naya Savera
  • Morning Fun
  • Love Mix
  • Dil Jo Bhi Kahe (What the hearts tell)
  • Popcorn
  • Weekend Metro
  • Afternoon Energy
  • BEST FM House Music

Saturday

  • Music Cafe
  • Hot 20
  • Spotlight
  • Greeting Cards
  • Sports & Music
  • Dance Machine

Sunday

  • Music Cafe (dedications)
  • Dil Ki Yaadein (Memories of Heart)
  • Bollywood Club
  • Music Room
  • Sunday is Out
  • Meri Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (It's my friend's wedding)
  • Great Classics

Formerly Broadcast Shows

See also

List of radio stations in Mauritius

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Radio Solent</span> BBC Local Radio service for Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, England

BBC Radio Solent is the BBC's local radio station serving Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, broadcasting on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Havelock Road in Southampton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Hereford & Worcester</span> BBC Local Radio service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, England

BBC Hereford & Worcester is the BBC's local radio station serving the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, which were one county from 1974 to 1998.

AIR FM Rainbow is a group of FM radio channels across India. The group of stations was previously called FM Metro, but the name was changed to FM Rainbow in 2002. The group is run by All India Radio, or AIR, a government owned enterprise. It features Hindi and regional language songs, while also playing English music and providing hourly news in English, regional language and/or Hindi. In Bhopal, FM Rainbow broadcasts in Hindi to more than 12 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 21 Bhopal City suburbs. AIR FM Rainbow Delhi airs in as many as ten cities, more than any of the other FM Rainbow frequencies. Mumbai, Lucknow, Vizag, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Kochi and Bangalore all receive FM Rainbow transmissions on a variety of frequencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXPN</span> Public radio station in Philadelphia

WXPN is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) radio format, along with many other format shows. WXPN produces World Cafe, a music program distributed by NPR to many non-commercial stations in the United States. The station's call sign, which is often abbreviated to XPN, stands for "Experimental Pennsylvania Network". The broadcast tower used by WXPN is located at, in the antenna farm complex in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTEL (AM)</span> Radio station in Philadelphia

WTEL — branded "Philadelphia's BIN 610" — is a commercial all-news AM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the station is currently operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. as part of their Philadelphia cluster under a long-term local marketing agreement. The station services the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware Valley area as the market affiliate of the Black Information Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CIWW</span> Radio station in Ottawa (1922–2023)

CIWW was a radio station in Ottawa, Ontario owned by Rogers Radio. The station was the oldest radio station in Ottawa, first signing on in 1922. The station broadcast at 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. The transmitter site is on McKenna Casey Drive, near Strandherd Drive and Ontario Highway 416 in Nepean. To protect other stations on 1310 AM, it used a directional antenna. By day it employed a two-tower array and at night a five-tower array. The nighttime signal was beamed mainly into Canada.

WRVW is a radio station licensed to the city of Lebanon, Tennessee, but serving the nearby Nashville market. It is currently branded as 107.5 The River, broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format, and has become something of a heritage station for Top-40 music in middle Tennessee. It is owned by iHeartMedia and operates out of studios in the world-famous "Music Row" area. Its transmitter is located just north of downtown Nashville.

WTKK, known as "106.1 FM Talk", is a radio station that is licensed to Knightdale, North Carolina and serves the Raleigh-Durham media market. WTKK airs a talk radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Sister stations include WDCG, WNCB, and WRDU. The station's studios are located in Raleigh, and the transmitter site is in Garner.

WMIC is a full service radio station licensed to Sandusky, Michigan with a power output of 1,000 watts. WMIC covers Sanilac County, Michigan and The Thumb area of Michigan. The station is owned by Sanilac/GB Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on Elk Street in Downtown Sandusky, along with sister stations WTGV and WBGV. Its programming is also simulcasted on FM Translator W237EQ, also licensed to Sandusky at 95.3 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 250 watts.

WDEL is a commercial AM radio station in Wilmington, Delaware, airing a news/talk radio format. Its programming is simulcast on co-owned station 101.7 WDEL-FM. WDEL broadcasts at 5,000 watts using a directional antenna, with its transmitter, studios and offices located on Shipley Road in Wilmington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CHJX-FM</span> Radio station in Ontario, Canada

CHJX-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting 24 hours a day on 99.9 FM in London, Ontario. The station airs a Contemporary Christian music format branded as Faith 99.9 . CHJX-FM broadcasts several evangelistic teaching programs, Christian music in the morning and mid-day, with Christian contemporary music during the evening and overnight.

WKAR-FM is a non-commercial public radio station in East Lansing, Michigan. It is owned by Michigan State University, along with sister stations WKAR and WKAR-TV. They are owned by Michigan State University, with studios are in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building, at Wilson and Red Cedar Roads on the MSU campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KDUV</span> Radio station in Visalia, California

KDUV is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Visalia, California, United States, it serves the Visalia-Tulare, Fresno and Bakersfield areas. The station is owned by Community Educational Broadcasting, Inc. The station was assigned the KDUV call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 1991. KDUV is also broadcast on K261CO on 100.1 MHz in Bakersfield, California.

WNYH is a radio station licensed to Huntington, New York, it serves the Long Island area and broadcasts brokered programming. The station is owned by Win Radio Broadcasting Corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WRUR-FM</span> Radio station in Rochester, New York

WRUR-FM is a public, listener-supported radio station located in the Rochester, New York area airing an Adult Album Alternative format. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Rochester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WICB</span> Radio station in Ithaca, New York

WICB is a radio station licensed to serve Ithaca, New York, United States. Established in 1941 and receiving its FCC license in 1948, the station is owned by Ithaca College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMRN (AM)</span> Radio station in Marion, Ohio

WMRN is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. It is licensed to Marion, Ohio, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. It features programming from Fox News Radio and Premiere Networks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MBC 1 (Mauritian TV channel)</span> Public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius

MBC 1 is a Mauritian free-to-air television channel of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, the national state broadcaster. MBC 1 was launched as the first TV channel in the country on 8 June 1964.

Wazaa FM is a privately owned radio station based in Mauritius which started operation in May 2019. It is one of the recent radio stations with a Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio Broadcasting Licence issued by the Independent Broadcasting Authority-Mauritius.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coast FM (Westport)</span> Local radio station in New Zealand

Coast FM is a local radio station in Westport, New Zealand, to most of the West Coast Region. The station began in 1995 as Radio Fifeshire Westport in partnership with Fifeshire FM in Nelson, and started broadcasting in Hokitika and Greymouth in 1996. The station was rebranded as Coast FM in 1999, but is not related to Coast network that broadcasts in other parts of the country. It used to broadcast from the Westport News offices in the former BNZ building on Palmerston Street.

References

  1. "About Us". Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. "Best FM Schedule". MBC Radio. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-23.