FM 101 (Pakistan)

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FM 101
Frequency FM – 101.00 MHz.
AsiaSat 3S – 4091 MHz. (Audio Frequency)
Programming
Language(s) Urdu, English
Format Entertainment, News, Music
Network Radio Pakistan
Ownership
Owner Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
Operator Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
FM 93 Pakistan
History
First air date
1 October 1998
Former frequencies
FM 104.00 MHz
Technical information
Licensing authority
PEMRA
Transmitter coordinates
33°43′18.6″N73°05′59.4″E / 33.721833°N 73.099833°E / 33.721833; 73.099833
Links
Webcast
Website www.fm101.gov.pk

FM 101 is a commercial FM radio station owned by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. [1] It is broadcast from Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad and around 10 cities of Pakistan. [2]

Contents

History

On 1 October 1998, Radio Pakistan started FM transmission simultaneously from Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore under the title of FM 101, exclusively for entertainment. [3] It mainly broadcasts free-to-air content. [4]

Network

FM 101 is a network of 18 FM stations [4] and is spread around nine cities of Pakistan. The list of the cities is given below.

  1. Islamabad
  2. Lahore
  3. Multan
  4. Karachi
  5. Quetta
  6. Faisalabad
  7. Hyderabad
  8. Sialkot
  9. Peshawar
  10. Sargodha
  11. Abbottabad

Satellite

FM 101's transmission is available on Asiasat 3.

Internet

FM 101's transmission is also available on the web.

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  3. "FM booming". Aurora Magazine. 22 February 2019.
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