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- ↑ Sources FMmocit.gov.np Archived 2 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Nepal Radio Stations on FM, mediumwave and shortwave".
- ↑ "Nepal media landscape guide" (PDF). internews.org. May 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2023.