List_of_radio_stations_in_Bangladesh

List of radio stations in Bangladesh

List of radio stations in Bangladesh

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Radio broadcasts commenced in what is now known as Bangladesh in 1939 under British rule, as a part of All India Radio.[1] The state-owned Bangladesh Betar monopolized the radio industry of the country until the launch of Radio Metrowave in 1999.[1] The first FM radio station in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Betar Traffic Broadcasting, commenced transmissions in 2005, and the first privately owned FM radio station, Radio Today, commenced transmissions in 2006. There are currently 25 privately owned FM radio stations on the air in Bangladesh.[2] This is a list of radio stations that are legally permitted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.

State-owned radio stations

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State-owned FM radio stations

This list is for state-owned FM radio stations only.

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Privately owned radio stations

As of 2019, the Ministry of Information had licensed 28 private organizations for FM broadcasting, and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission had assigned FM broadcasting spectrum to them.[4]

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Community radio

The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, considers community radio a special area for intervention. BNNRC has been promoting advocacy to the government in relation to community radio with other organizations since its emergence in 2000.[10] As a result, The Ministry of Information of the People's Republic of Bangladesh announced the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008. Under this policy, The Ministry of Information approved 19 community radio stations for the first time in Bangladeshi history. To ensure the free flow of information to the people, the government enacted the Right to Information Act 2009.[11]

Initially, the government approved 19 community groups:

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See also

References

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    কেন দাঁড়াতে পারল না এফএম রেডিও. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    Rahman, Urmi; Smart!, Culture (1 December 2014). Bangladesh - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Kuperard. ISBN 978-1-85733-696-2.
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    "Annual Report 2018-2019" (PDF). Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. February 2016.
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    "একজন স্যামসন এইচ চৌধুরী". 2 March 2016.
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    Staff Correspondent. "City FM 96.00 launched". bdnews24.com.
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    Lawson, Mark (29 June 2020). "Rupert's radio: can Murdoch's Times Radio compete with the BBC?". The Guardian.
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    Freedman, Eric; Goodman, Robyn S.; Steyn, Elanie (11 May 2018). Critical Perspectives on Journalistic Beliefs and Actions: Global Experiences. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-66436-3.
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    Malik, Kanchan K.; Pavarala, Vinod (9 June 2020). Community Radio in South Asia: Reclaiming the Airwaves. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-09197-7.
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