Radio Navtarang is a commercial, private owned Hindi FM radio station in Fiji. It is owned by the Communications Fiji Limited (CFL), company which also owns FM96-Fiji, Viti FM, Legend FM and Radio Sargam. Radio Navatarang is streaming in three frequencies: 101FM in Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Nadi & Lautoka, 100.8FM in Savusavu, Coral Coast, Ba & Tavua and on 101.4FM in Rakiraki. Radio Navtarang can also be accessed through online with the subscription fee of 70USD for a year.
The station signed on the air on September 15, 1989 with the song "Haste Haste Kat Jaye Raste, Zindagi Younhee Chalti Rahe" from the movie Khoon Bhari Maang. Late Anirudh Diwakar (former announcer of Radio Fiji Two)and former programs director of Radio Sargam initiated Radio Navtarang with its unique form of program lineup-trend setting radio style, which was emulated by many other Hindi radio stations in Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and United States of America.
Recent research done by Tebbutt Media Survey revealed that 38% of Fiji's Indian population listen to Radio Navtarang out of six Hindi radio station in Fiji, making Radio Navtarang the most listened to Hindi radio statIon. The main competitors of Radio Navtarang are Fiji Broadcasting Corporation owned Radio Fiji Two and Mirchi FM. At one stage, under the direction of late Anirudh Diwakar, Radio Navtarang was the best quality Hindi radio station in Fiji by far, in terms of calibre of announcers, presentation of programs and language ability of presenters.
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Program line-up
Radio Navtarang's lineup is as follows
- 6.00am - 9am Breakfast Show : Satya Nand (Gadu) & Angeleen Sharma Khan
- 9am - 2pm Midmorning Show: Aziza Ali
- 2pm - 7pm Drive Time: Jai Prasad
- 5pm - 6pm Masala Mix: Satya, Jai, Sarvesh, Prashneel
- 7pm - 12am The Tonight Show: Raj Singh
- Saturday 6pm - 8pm Movie Magic & Bollywood Biography: Atishwar, Prashneel
- Saturday Night Hangama 8pm - 12am: Sarvesh, Atishwar, Prashneel
- Sunday 3-5pm- Movers & Shakers: SN, Sarra, Jai, Janice
- Sukoon 7-12pm- Kreetika
Satya Nand is the station's current programs director.
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Current Radio Personalities
- Satya Nand - Programs Director
- Angeleen Sharma (NG)
- Aziza
- Jai Prasad (Bhaiya Ji)
- Sarvesh Singh (DJ Sarra)
- Raj
- Janice
- Rowdy Naman
- Atishwar
- Prashneel
- Avishay
- Rahul
Former radio jockeys
Some of the famous radio jockey that have worked with Radio Navtarang;
- Late Anirudh Diwakar
- Sashi Kanta
- Vijay Verma
- Ranjana Kumar
- Roshni Mala
- Rakesh Chand
- Shailen Sharma
- Saten Sharma
- Sangeeta Mani
- Pawan Rekha
- Shammi Lochan
- Renuka Goundar
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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