[ptrikha21]

HT Media has officially taken India's flagship English music radio station, 94.3 Radio One, off the air along with Radio Nasha and Fever FM across multiple metros.

The company voluntarily closed these five stations because high license fees, digital competition, and rigid content restrictions made them financially unviable.

Listeners express immense disappointment as the frequencies go silent, highlighting a deepening economic crisis within India's private FM sector.

According to reports by "BestMediaInfo", the industry now faces an urgent need for structural policy reforms to ensure long-term survival.

I used to hear a lot on Radio One (94.3) and well, for a few days I was unaware and frustrated that I could not hear the station.
Then I found this news link.
Many others too used to listen to this India's International station for English songs - both recent and retro.


News Link :

https://bestmediainfo.com/mediainfo/mediainfo-radio/fms-silence-gets-louder-as-radio-nasha-radio-one-and-fever-sign-off-12039110


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#RadioOne
#FMRadio

[Fergal]

rigid content restrictions

What type of content restrictions did they have to deal with?

[ptrikha21]

rigid content restrictions

What type of content restrictions did they have to deal with?

May be some new music content or restriction in showing of some exclusive content.
I am not too much aware of this.

However, I had been listening to this channel since Sep/Oct 2023 and it was my sole listening channel since early 2024.
I especially liked RJs Sarthak and Hrishi K.