Radio One (Mauritius)

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Radio One
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Broadcast area Mauritius
Frequency 101.7 MHz (East/West)
100.8 MHz (Centre)
102.4 MHz (North/South)
Programming
Language(s) Creole, English, French, Hindi
Format CHR
Ownership
Owner
  • Viva Voce
  • (Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio broadcasting license)
History
First air date
12 March 2002
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
 20°09′57″S57°30′00″E / 20.165768°S 57.500034°E / -20.165768; 57.500034
Links
Webcast http://www.r1.mu/
Website http://www.r1.mu/

Radio One (R1) is the first private radio station in Mauritius, owned and broadcast by Viva Voce Ltd. It started operations in 2002 with a Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio Broadcasting Licence issued by the Independent Broadcasting Authority- Mauritius. [1] Radio One is popularly known as the news and entertainment radio channel.

Contents

Programs [2]

On Weekday

On Weekend

During the turf season, Horse racing are commented live on Radio One. ( See also Champ De Mars Racecourse ) Radio One is the exclusive broadcaster of Spinnin sessions, Clublife, ASOT, Planet Perfecto, UMF Radio.

During the Municipal Elections 2012, Radio One along with 2 other radio stations Top FM and Radio Plus received a letter [3] by the Independent Broadcasting Authority listing directives to follow the rules and regulations they owe to follow during the mentioned period. The Chairman of IBA accused Top Fm of suspected breaches penalizing the other two private radio in an interview in Le Defi Quotidien but the decision was challenged as Top FM state that they had so far communicated all and requesting the IBA to withdraw the new directives so that Radio Plus and Radio one could continue their phone-in programs. [4]

La Sentinelle (Mauritius), one of the main shareholders of Viva Voce Ltd lost control on Radio One. [5] [6]

See also

List of radio stations in Mauritius

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References

  1. ↑ "License holder", IBA website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  2. ↑ "Programme Schedule Archived 1 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine ", Radio One Website. retrieved 29 June 2014
  3. ↑ "Directives for private...", IBA website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  4. ↑ "Proposal on Directives for Private and Public broadcaster and interview of IBA Chairman", IBA
  5. ↑ "La sentinelle loses.." Archived 1 July 2014 at archive.today , Defimedia News Portal. Retrieved on 29 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Judgement La Sentinelle [ permanent dead link ]", Grandbaie.mu. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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