Radio Foorti

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Radio Foorti
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Broadcast area Bangladesh (FM)
Frequency 88.0MHz
Programming
Language(s) Bengali
Format Music radio
Ownership
Owner MGH Group
History
First air date
September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
23°47′42″N90°24′49″E / 23.7951°N 90.4137°E / 23.7951; 90.4137
Links
Webcast Foorti App iOS, Play Store
Website www.radiofoorti.fm

Radio Foorti is a Bangladeshi FM radio station. The station went live on 22 September 2006, and is currently available in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet. Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal, Mymensingh, Cox's Bazar, Bogura, Noakhali and Kushtia. It has popularized the role of radio jockey in Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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Radio Foorti hit the airwaves on 21 September 2006, in Dhaka at a frequency of 98.4 MHz. It later changed the frequency to 88.0 MHz by September, 2007. It went on air in Chittagong in July, 2007 at 98.4 MHz and in Sylhet on February 1, 2008, at 89.8 MHz. At present Radio Foorti is transmitting at 88.0 MHz all over Bangladesh. Now Radio Foorti is broadcasting across ten cities and their adjoining areas. Radio Foorti has separate stations in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet. Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal, Mymensingh, Cox's Bazar, Bogura and Noakhali.[ citation needed ]

Radio Foorti celebrated one decade in the industry on 27 September 2016. [3]

Radio foorti is also available for worldwide listeners through the Radio Foorti App. [4]

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References

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  3. "Radio Foorti celebrates a decade in the industry". Dhaka Tribune. September 27, 2016.
  4. https://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2016/09/27/radio-foorti-celebrates-decade-industry