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Frequency
modulation , the modulation,
carrying
of
information
over
an
electromagnetic wave by varying its frequency. Its most common applications are:
FM broadcasting, broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies
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metal, metal, any
ferromagnetic
metal
(iron,
nickel,
cobalt,
neodymium, or praseodymium)
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FM broadcasting is a broadcasting broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin by Edwin Howard Armstrong which
uses frequency
modulation (FM)
to
provide highprovide high-
fidelity sound over broadcast radio. broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting". This term is slightly
misleading, since it equates a modulation method with a range of frequencies. BROADCAST BAND Throughout the world, the FM broadcast band falls within the VHF part of the radio the radio spectrum. Usually spectrum. Usually 87.5 to 108.0 MHz is used [1], or some portion thereof, with few exceptions:
In the former the former Soviet republics, and republics, and some former Eastern Eastern Bloc countries, the older 65 –74 –74 MHz band is also used. Assigned frequencies are at intervals of 30 kHz. This band, sometimes sometimes referred to as the OIRT the OIRT band, is slowly being phased out in many countries. In those countries the 87.5 –108.0 –108.0 MHz band is referred to as the CCIR the CCIR band.
In Japan, In Japan, the the band 76 –90 –90 MHz is used.
The frequency of an FM broadcast station (more strictly its assigned nominal centre frequency) is usually an exact multiple of 100 kHz. In most of the the Americas and the Caribbean, the Caribbean, only odd multiples are used. In some parts of Europe, Greenland Europe, Greenland and Africa, and Africa, only even multiples are used. In Italy, In Italy, multiples multiples of 50 kHz are used. There are other unusual and obsolete standards in some countries, including 0.001, 0.01, 0.03, 0.074, 0.5, and 0.3 MHz.
Modulation Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which conveys information over a carrier a carrier wave by varying its frequency (contrast this with
amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant). In analog applications, the instantaneous frequency of the carrier is directly proportional to the t he instantaneous value of the input signal. This form of modulation is commonly used in the FM broadcast band. Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis Random noise Random noise has a triangular spectral spectral distribution in an FM system, with the effect that noise occurs predominantly at the highest frequencies within the baseband. the baseband. This This can be offset, to a limited extent, by boosting the high frequencies before t before transmissi ransmission on and reducing them by a corresponding amount in the receiver. Reducing the high frequencies in the receiver also reduces the high-frequency noise. These processes of boosting and then reducing certain frequencies are known as pre-emphasis as pre-emphasis and de-emphasis, and de-emphasis, respectively. The amount of pre-emphasis and de-emphasis used is defined by the time the time constant of a simple RC filter circuit. In most of the world a 50 µs time constant is used. In North America and South and South Korea, 75 Korea, 75 µs is used. This applies to both mono both mono and stereo and stereo transmissions. For stereo, pre-emphasis is applied to the left and right channels before multiplexing. The amount of pre-emphasis that can be applied is limited by the fact that many forms of contemporary music contain more high-frequency energy than the musical styles which prevailed at the birth of FM broadcasting. They cannot be pre-emphasized as much because it would cause excessive deviation of the FM carrier. FM carrier. Systems more modern than FM broadcasting tend to use either programme-dependent variable preemphasis; e.g., dbx e.g., dbx in the BTSC the BTSC TV sound system, or none at all.
Stereo FM In the late 1950s, several systems to add stereo to FM radio were considered by the FCC. Included were systems from 14 proponents including Crosley, Halstead, Electrical and Musical Industries, Ltd (EMI), Zenith, and General Electric. The individual systems were evaluated for their
strengths
and
weaknesses
during
field
tests
in Uniontown,
Pennsylvania using KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh as the originating station. The Crosley system was rejected by the FCC because it degraded the signalto-noise ratio of the main channel and did not perform well under multipath conditions. In addition, it did not allow for SCA services because of its wide FM subcarrier bandwidth. The Halstead system was rejected due to lack of high frequency stereo separation and reduction in the main channel signalto-noise ratio. The GE and Zenith systems, so similar that they were considered theoretically identical, were formally approved by the FCC in April 1961 as the standard stereo FM broadcasting method in the USA and later adopted by most other countries.[2] It is important that stereo broadcasts be compatible with mono receivers. For this reason, the left (L) and right (R) channels are algebraically encoded into sum (L+R) and difference (L−R) signals. A mono receiver will use just the L+R signal so the listener will hear both channels through the single loudspeaker. A stereo receiver will add the difference signal to the sum signal to recover the left channel, and subtract the difference signal from the sum to recover the right channel. The (L+R) Main channel signal is transmitted as baseband audio in the range of 30 Hz to 15 kHz. The (L−R) signal is modulated onto a
38 kHz double-sideband suppressed carrier (DSBSC) signal occupying the baseband range of 23 to 53 kHz. A 19 kHz pilot tone, at exactly half the 38 kHz sub-carrier frequency and with a precise phase relationship to it, as defined by the formula below, is also generated. This is transmitted at 8 –10% of overall modulation level and used by the receiver to regenerate the 38 kHz sub-carrier with the correct phase. The final multiplex signal from the stereo generator contains the Main Channel (L+R), the pilot tone, and the sub-channel (L−R). This composite signal, along with any other sub-carriers, modulates the FM transmitter. The instantaneous deviation of the transmitter carrier frequency due to the stereo audio and pilot tone (at 10% modulation) is
[3]
where A and B are the pre-emphasized Left and Right audio signals and =19 kHz is the frequency of the pilot tone. Slight variations in the peak deviation may occur in the presence of other subcarriers or because of local regulations. Converting the multiplex signal back into left and right audio signals is performed by a decoder, built into stereo receivers. In order to preserve stereo separation and signal-to-noise parameters, it is normal practice to apply pre-emphasis to the left and right channels before encoding, and to apply de-emphasis at the receiver after decoding. Stereo
FM
signals
are
more
susceptible
multipath distortion than are mono FM signals.[4]
to noise and
In addition, for a given RF level at the receiver, the signal-to-noise ratio for the stereo signal will be worse than for the mono receiver. For this reason many stereo FM receivers include a stereo/mono switch to allow listening in mono when reception conditions are less than ideal, and most car radios are arranged to reduce the separation as the signal-to-noise ratio worsens, eventually going to mono while still indicating a stereo signal is being received.
Quadraphonic FM In 1969 Louis Dorren invented the Quadraplex system of single station, discrete, compatible four-channel FM broadcasting. There are two additional subcarriers in the Quadraplex system, supplementing the single one used in standard stereo FM. The baseband layout is as follows:
50
Hz
to
15 kHz
Main
Channel
(sum
of
all
4 channels)
(LF+LR+RF+RR) signal, for mono FM listening compatibility.
23 to 53 kHz (cosine quadrature subcarrier) (LF+LR) - (RF+RR) Left minus Right difference signal. This signal's modulation in algebraic sum and difference with the Main channel was used for 2 channel stereo listener compatibility.
23 to 53 kHz (sine quadrature 38 kHz subcarrier) (LF+RF) - (LR+RR) Front minus Back difference signal. This signal's modulation in algebraic sum and difference with the Main channel and all the other subcarriers is used for the Quadraphonic listener.
61 to 91 kHz (cosine quadrature 76 kHz subcarrier) (LF+RR) (LR+RF) Diagonal difference signal. This signal's modulation in algebraic sum and difference with the main channel and all the other subcarriers is also used for the Quadraphonic listener.
95 kHz SCA subcarrier, phase-locked to 19 kHz pilot, for reading services for the blind, background music, etc.
There were several variations on this system submitted by GE, Zenith, RCA, and Denon for testing and consideration during the National Quadraphonic Radio Committee field trials for the FCC. The original Dorren Quadraplex System outperformed all the others and was chosen as the national standard for Quadraphonic FM broadcasting in the United
States.
The
first
commercial
FM
station
to
broadcast
quadraphonic program content was WIQB (now called WWWW-FM) in Ann
Arbor /Saline,
Engineer Brian Brown.
Michigan under
the
guidance
of
Chief
Other subcarrier services
Typical spectrum of composite baseband signal The subcarrier system has been further extended to add other services. Initially these were private analog audio channels which could be used internally orrented out. Radio reading services for the blind are also still common,
and
there
were experimentswith quadraphonic sound.
If
stereo is not on a station, everything from 23 kHz on up can be used for other services. Theguard band around 19 kHz (±4 kHz) must still be maintained, so as not to trigger stereo decoders on receivers. If there is stereo, there will typically be a guard band between the upper limit of the DSBSC stereo signal (53 kHz) and the lower limit of any other subcarrier. Digital services are now also available. A 57 kHz subcarrier (phase locked to the third harmonic of the stereo pilot tone) is used to carry a low-bandwidth
digital Radio
features such as Alternative
Data
System signal,
providing
extra
Frequency (AF) and Network (NN).
Thisnarrowband signal runs at only 1187.5 bits per second, thus is only suitable for text. A few proprietary systems are used for private communications. A variant of RDS is the North American RBDS or "smart radio" system. In Germany the analog ARI system was used prior to RDS for broadcasting traffic announcements to motorists (without disturbing other listeners). Plans to use ARI for other European countries led to the development of RDS as a more powerful system. RDS is designed to be capable of being used alongside ARI despite using identical subcarrier frequencies. In the United States, digital radio services are being deployed within the FM band rather than using Eureka 147 or the Japanese standard ISDB. This in-band on-channel approach, as do all digital radio techniques, makes
use
of
advanced compressed
proprietary iBiquity system, branded as
"HD
audio.
Radio",
The
currently
is
authorized for "hybrid" mode operation, wherein both the conventional analog FM carrier and digital sideband subcarriers are transmitted. Eventually, presuming widespread deployment of HD Radior eceivers, the analog services could theoretically be discontinued and the FM band become all digital. In the USA services (other than stereo, quad and RDS) using subcarriers are sometimes referred to as subsidiary communications authorization (SCA)
services.
Uses
for
such
subcarriers
include
book/newspaper reading services for blind listeners, private data transmission services (for example sending stock market information to stockbrokers or stolen credit card number blacklists to stores) subscription commercial-free background music services for shops,
paging ("beeper") services and providing a program feed for AM transmitters of AM/FM stations. SCA subcarriers are typically 67 kHz and 92 kHz. Dolby FM A commercially unsuccessful noise reduction system used with FM radio in some countries during the late 1970s, Dolby FM used a modified
25
µs
pre-emphasis
time
constant
and
a
frequency
selective companding arrangement to reduce noise. See: Dolby noise reduction system. DISTANCE CONVERED BY STEREO FM TRANSMISSION The range of mono FM transmission is related to the transmitter's RF power, the antenna gain, and antenna height. The FCC (USA) publishes curves that aid in calculation of this maximum distance as a function of signal strength at the receiving location. For stereo FM, the range is significantly reduced. This is due to the need to lower the modulation index[disambiguation
needed ]
of the main (sum)
signal to accommodate the presence of the 38 kHz DSBSC subcarrier and 19kHz pilot tone. Many stations use extreme audio compression to keep the sound above the background noise for "distant" listeners, at the expense of degrading the sound quality. WORLD WIDE FM TRANSMISSION Despite FM having been patented in 1933, commercial FM broadcasting did not begin until 1939, when it was initiated by WRVE, the FM station of General Electric's main factory in Schenectady, NY. In countries
outside of Europe it took many years for FM to be adopted by the majority of radio listeners. The first commercial FM broadcasting stations were in the United States, but initially they were primarily used to broadcast classical music to an upmarket listenership in urban areas, and for educational programming. By the late 1960s FM had been adopted by fans of "Alternative Rock" music ("A.O.R. - 'Album Oriented Rock' Format"), but it wasn't until 1978 that listenership to FM stations exceeded that of AM stations in North America. During the 1980s and 1990s, Top 40 music stations and later even country music stations largely abandoned AM for FM. Today AM is mainly the preserve of talk radio, news, sports, religious programming, ethnic (minority language) broadcasting and some types of minority interest music. This shift has transformed AM into the "alternative band" that FM once was. (Some AM stations have begun to simulcast on, or switch to, FM signals to attract younger listeners and aid reception problems in buildings, during thunderstorms, and near high tension wires. Some of these stations now emphasize their presence on the FM dial.) Europe The medium
wave band
overcrowded [citation
needed ]
(known
as AM in
North
America)
is
in Western Europe, leading to interference
problems and, as a result, many MW frequencies are suitable only for speech broadcasting. Belgium,
the Netherlands, Denmark and
particularly Germany were
among the first countries to adopt FM on a widespread scale. Among the reasons for this were:
1. The medium wave band in Western Europe became overcrowded after World War II, mainly due to the best available medium wave frequencies being used at high power levels by the Allied occupation forces, both for broadcasting entertainment to their troops and for broadcasting cold war propaganda across the Iron curtain. 2. After World War II, broadcasting frequencies were reorganized and reallocated by delegates of the victorious countries in the Copenhagen Frequency Plan. German broadcasters were left with only two remaining AM frequencies, and were forced to look to FM for expansion. Public service broadcasters in Ireland and Australia were far slower at adopting
FM
radio
than
those
in
either North
America or
continental Europe. Australia FM started in Australia in 1947 but did not catch on and was shut down in 1961 to expand the television band. It was not reopened until 1975. Subsequently, it developed steadily until in the 1980s many AM stations transferred to FM because of its superior sound quality. Today, as elsewhere in the developed world, most urban Australian broadcasting is on FM, although AM talk stations are still very popular. Regional broadcasters still commonly operate AM stations due to the additional range the broadcasting method offers. Some stations in major regional centres simulcast on AM and FM bands. New Zealand
Like Australia, New Zealand adopted the FM format relatively late. As was the case with privately-owned AM radio in the late 1960s, it took a spate of 'pirate' broadcasters to persuade a control-oriented, technology adverse government to allow FM to be introduced after at least five years of consumer campaigning starting in the mid-1970s, particularly in Auckland. An experimental FM station, FM 90.7, was broadcast in Whakatane in early 1982. Later that year, Victoria University of Wellington's Radio
Active began
full-time
FM
transmissions.
Commercial FM licences were finally approved in 1983, with Aucklandbased 91FM and 89FM being the first to take up the offer. [1] United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the BBC began FM broadcasting in 1955, with three
national
networks
carrying
the
Light
Programme,
Third
Programme and Home Service (renamed Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4 respectively in 1967). These three networks used the sub-band 88.0 – 94.6 MHz. The sub-band 94.6 –97.6 MHz was later used for BBC and local commercial services. Only when commercial broadcasting was introduced to the UK in 1973 did the use of FM pick up in Britain. With the gradual clearance of other users (notably Public Services such as police, fire and ambulance) and the extension of the FM band to 108.0 MHz between 1980 and 1995, FM expanded rapidly throughout the British Isles and effectively took over from LW and MW as the delivery platform of choice for fixed and portable domestic and vehiclebased receivers. In addition, Ofcom (previously the Radio Authority) in the UK issues on demand Restricted Service Licences on FM and also on AM (MW) for
short-term local-coverage broadcasting which is open to anyone who does not carry a prohibition and can put up the appropriate licensing and royalty fees. In 2010 around 450 such licences were issued. Other countries Most other countries expanded their use of FM through the 1990s. Because it takes a large number of FM transmitting stations to cover a geographically large country, particularly where there are terrain difficulties, FM is more suited to local broadcasting than for national networks. In such countries, particularly where there are economic or infrastructural problems, "rolling out" a national FM broadcast network to reach the majority of the population can be a slow and expensive process. ITU Conferences about FM The frequencies available for FM were decided by some important conferences of ITU. The milestone of those conferences is the Stockholm
agreement
of
1961
among
38
countries.[6] A
1984
conference in Geneva made some modifications to the original Stockholm agreement particularly in the frequency range above 100 MHz.
Consumer use of FM transmitters In some countries, small-scale (Part 15 in United States terms) transmitters are available that can transmit a signal from an audio device (usually an MP3 player or similar) to a standard FM radio receiver; such devices range from small units built to carry audio to a car radio with no audio-in capability (often formerly provided by special adapters for audio cassette decks, which are becoming less common on car radio designs) up to full-sized, near-professional-grade broadcasting systems that can be used to transmit audio throughout a property. Most such units transmit in full stereo, though some models designed for beginner hobbyists may not. Similar transmitters are often included in satellite radio receivers and some toys. Legality of these devices varies by country. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada allow them. Starting on 1 October 2006 these devices became legal in most countries in the European Union. Devices made to the harmonized European specification became legal in the UK on 8 December 2006.[7] FM radio microphones The FM broadcast band can also be used by some inexpensive wireless microphones, but professional-grade wireless microphones generally use bands in the UHF region so they can run on dedicated equipment without broadcast interference. Such inexpensive wireless microphones are generally sold as toys for karaoke or similar purposes, allowing the user to use an FM radio as an output rather than a dedicated amplifier and speaker.
Micro broadcastings Low-power transmitters such as those mentioned above are also sometimes used for neighborhood or campus radio stations, though campus radio stations are often run over carrier current. This is generally considered a form of micro broadcasting. As a general rule, enforcement towards low-power FM stations is stricter than AM stations due to issues such as the capture effect, and as a result, FM micro broadcasters generally do not reach as far as their AM competitors. Clandestine use of FM transmitters FM transmitters have been used to construct miniature wireless microphones for espionage and surveillance purposes (covert listening devices or so-called "bugs"); the advantage to using the FM broadcast band for such operations is that the receiving equipment would not be considered particularly suspect. Common practice is to tune the bug's transmitter off the ends of the broadcast band, into what in the United States would be TV channel 6 (<87.9 MHz) or aviation navigation frequencies (>107.9); most FM radios with analog tuners have sufficient over coverage to pick up these slightly-beyond-outermost frequencies, although many digitally tuned radios do not. Constructing a "bug" is a common early project for electronics hobbyists, and project kits to do so are available from a wide variety of sources. The devices constructed, however, are often too large and poorly shielded for use in clandestine activity. In addition, much pirate radio activity is broadcast in the FM range, because of the band's greater clarity and listenership, the smaller size and lower cost of equipment.
The FM Event has launched at Facilities Show 2012! The FM Event has been launched to an audience of press visitors at Facilities Show. The FM
Event has been created to help address current issues developing within FM and shape the future of the profession. Read the press release for more information The FM Event, run in association with the BIFM, is the UK's longest running facilities show. This leading premier facilities and estates event is strategically positioned in London and colocated with Energy Solutions and Building Services - The CIBSE Conference & Exhibition and the inaugural Global Security Summit. Firmly establishing The FM Event as the event for any senior professional interested in facilities, estates or property management. A programme of conference quality education is designed especially to assist in the challenges experienced by a high caliber audience and senior professionals and will sit along side a plethora of networking areas fitting for this VIP audience. If you're a service provider looking to get in front of 6,442* managers, all with purchasing power,** then enquire about the few exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities that are left. Featuring
narrator
Marta
Zekan
of
Classical
KING
FM
A delightful and humorous adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen tale about two scoundrels who promise to weave an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to anyone not smart enough to appreciate its quality. When the Emperor parades before his people in his new finery, a child cries out, "The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!"
FM EVENT The FM Event and its co-located events attracted over 6442* industry professionals to London Olympia in October The FM Event is an invaluable source of information and education for delegates looking to network within the London and south-east based facilities management community. Round table forums, conference quality seminar debates, networking
sessions, breakfast briefings and a world class exhibition combine to attract senior facilities and estates directors and managers. The FM Event provides a unique environment for you to showcase the areas in which your business can work with facilities managers on best practice and the most cost effective ways of keeping up to date with the latest products, technologies and innovations. In association with Supporters include “The show in 2011 proved that you really cannot afford not to be there. For KONE Plc it was a fantastic opportunity to meet with new and existing customers and showcase our company in a format not normally possible without events such as this. We have seen tangible business growth and exposure as a direct result.” Jim Woolley, UK Business Development Manager, KONE Plc We’re very happy to announce that crowd.fm is finally here!
Our sole aim with crowd.fm is to help you — the event promoter — take your online event promotion to the next level. Because online is very much where it’s at: Event marketee rs now see online event marketing as both more
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Increase the exposure for your events. Drive word-of-mouth and social sharing. Build and nurture your audience. increasing repeat attendance.
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But It’s All So Much Work! The trouble is that getting your events listed in all the relevant places can add up to a whole heap of effort. Not to mention monitoring all these listings and keeping them up-to-date with the latest information. And as the number of channels where your events are listed grows, so does the effort required to manage all these online profiles and engage with your audience to build that all important relationship with your fans… Who has the time!?
Here’s Where crowd.fm Comes In First and foremost, crowd.fm takes the pain and effort out of adding your events to multiple listings and social media websites . How? By doing it for you! Instead of manually and repeatedly filling in the same information on each place you want your event listed, simply add your event details once in crowd.fm, hit “publish”, and it’s automatically (and some might say magically) pushed out to the places you’ve selected. With one click, your
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The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson, who named the group after a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop called "Radioavdelningen" (Swedish for The Radio Department). However, Almered and Duncanson soon stopped playing music together, putting the band on hiatus. Then three years later, in 1998, Duncanson started making music again but now with Martin Larsson and they decided to adopt the same name.
[1]
In 2001,
Larsson's then girlfriend Lisa Carlberg joined the group on bass, followed by Per Blomgren on drums and Daniel Tjäder on keyboards.[2][3] Later in 2001, the band sent recordings to music magazine Sonic, receiving a positive review and being featured on the free CD sampler that came with the magazine. Labrador Records heard them on the disc and signed them to their label. Per Blomgren left the group prior to the release of their album Lesser Matters and Lisa Carlberg departed after the release of This Past Week EP . According to their website, the band decided to use digital drum tracks and stated that for their second album they were "taking a new direction ... which wouldn't require a member that [4]
played bass guitar."
The group enjoyed more widespread recognition after three tracks ("Pulling Our Weight" from the Pulling Our Weight EP , "I Don't Like It Like This" from the This Past Week EP , and "Keen on Boys" from Lesser Matters) were included on the soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette. Early 2006 saw the release of their second album Pet Grief . The distorted buzz that adorned most of their debut was now replaced by synthesizer. The album didn't reach the rest of Europe, including the UK until later in 2006. Unfortunately, with
little touring support there was no real buzz behind Pet Grief . Reviews were mixed. NME rated the album with a 7 out of 10, but other magazines were not quite so kind. However, it did find popularity amongst a growing fan base throughout the world, thanks to the Internet. The album is available in the US through Darla and through their US distribution deal with Labrador. By the end of 2006, a brand new track "We Made the Team" was released as the 100th release on the Labrador. It was also the final track on the Labrador's labels Compilation of 100 tracks released at the beginning of 2007. Although all UK tour dates but one in London were recently canceled, the band is said to be working on [5]
a new album.
The band released a new EP in May 2008 entitled Freddie And The Trojan Horse, including the songs "Freddie And The Trojan Horse", "Closing Scene" and "The Room, Tarzana" on Labrador Records. Another EP, David , was released on June 24, 2009. It included four songs; "David", "Messy Enough", "David (Rice Twins Remix)" and "The Idle Urban Contemporaries". The song "David" has been made available for download at no cost by Labrador Records. After "David", The Radio Dept. released the album Clinging to a Scheme on April 20, 2010.
he Radio Dept. are related to such genres as alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, shoegaze and twee pop, with reviews comparing them to Pet Shop Boys, My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins. In an interview on their fansite, they cite influences such as Charles Aznavour, Saint Etienne, Broadcast, Frank Sinatra, Joy Division,Pet Shop Boys, Chet Baker, Fennesz, Nick Drake, Kevin Rowland, Prefab Sprout, Paddy McAloon, Junior Boys, Orange Juice,Kraftwerk, Neu!, Jonathan Richman, The Avalanches and The Pale Fountains.
heir album Lesser Matters was ranked No. 9 on NME's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2004. The album received an 84/100 ( Universal acclaim) on Metacritic from a total of five reviews.
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My FM posts Q4 net profit of Rs 25.5 million
MUMBAI: My FM, the radio business housed under DB Corp, has posted a net profit of Rs 25.5 million for the last quarter of the fiscal ended 31 March 2012. The FM segment‟s Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) stood at Rs 52.4 million, as it witnessed a 10 per cent increase in its advertising revenue to Rs 146.4 million, compared to Rs 133.74 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Meanwhile, for the full fiscal ended 31 March 2012, the radio business posted a net profit of Rs 33 million with a margin of 6 per cent. The company claimed that this is within shortest period of less than four years from start of all its station. Income from the full fiscal stood at Rs 554.82 million, up 18.18 per cent compared to Rs 469.48 million in the previous fiscal. My FM operates in 17 cities spread across the seven states of Rajasthan, Haryana,
Punjab,
Chhattisgarh.
Gujarat,
Maharashtra,
Madhya
Pradesh
and
94.3 MY FM launches Android app 94.3 MY FM, one of the India's leading FM network recently traversed another mile stone with the launch of its mobile application 'My Mobile' for Android phone users, further increasing their interaction with the station. After the huge success of 'Radio Dikhta Hai' where listeners could watch their favorite shows on the station's YouTube channel, MY FM is all set to create another buzz with the launch of this application; reiterating the fact that the station has always been at the forefront when it comes to innovative product & brand initiatives
My fm launches android mobile user My FM has come up with a new mobile app, My Mobile, for android users. The app was made available from April 7. My Mobile app has integrated features designed keeping the brand engagement in mind. With the feature My Alarm, users will be able to set an alarm or a show reminder along with My FM tones instead of default handset tones. My Connect will allow users to go to social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube or My FM website instantly to view, comment or participate in any discussions or contests. Commenting on the promotional plans for the app, Harrish Bhatia, CEO, My FM said, “We are targeting, both customers and consumers through radio, press
ads, online and PR. We are providing FM listeners an enriching brand engagement on the mobile platform.” This app also includes other features such as My Message where one can send a song request or contest participation SMS to My FM and My Download where end users can download My FM tones as their mobile ringtones. In addition, one could also get regular updates such as station promotion, show info, etc. with the ticker feature. With the launch of this app, My FM is expecting a very good response. “With an increase in consumption of FM radio on mobile handsets, this application seamlessly fits into listeners‟ life, enhancing their overall brand experience,” added Bhatia. MUMBAI: Winners of the “Stars of the Industry Awards 2012” were announced at a gala event held on 15th Feb 2012 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai in the presence of luminaries and stalwarts of the industry. „The Stars of the Industry Awards‟ recognizes individual and corporate excellence across the Banking & Financial services sector. These awards were decided by an eminent Jury comprising of the senior professionals. The awards were given away in 17 categories with ICICI Bank & SBI Bank emerging as clear frontrunners with 6 and 5 awards respectively. This year‟s winners are as follows:
My Fm 94.3 exploit bharat growth
MUMBAI: Bharat has been growing while India reels under pressure. Time and again economic indices have pointed to a robust, vibrant growth in the hinterland as compared to the so called „upwardly mobile‟ metros. Quick analysis of the Q3 results that have been posted by the various players in the Radio industry also reflect this trend. D B Corp Ltd. – Radio Business 94.3 MY FM has come out in the 3rd quarter with a healthy 22% growth in the revenue over the corresponding period while the revenues of the rest of the national radio players have dipped or almost static revenues over the corresponding period of last year. Mr. Harrish M Bhatia, the CEO of 94.3 MY FM, while reflecting on the period that not only got his company better revenues but also a phenomenal 555% higher EBIT said, “We have always believed in the growth story and economic vibrancy of the 17 non-metro markets that we operate out of.” The surge in the demand for consumer goods, services, FMCG products, better education avenues etc makes the non-metro markets interesting and rewarding for marketers. However, converting this into advertising on radio has not been the only trick that got MY FM here. Mr. Bhatia kept pushing his teams to tap the local retail market and strategically, he built capabilities and competencies not only within his people but also the local retailers to use radio as a medium to garner more footfalls. “It‟s taken a lot of planning and effective execution to deliver promise”, says Harrish M. Bhatia. A constant engagement with listeners through initiatives such as the record-breaking 12hrs Music Marathon & Ek Koshish – an international award winning CSR property; structured researches like the quarterly Ormax brand track, auditorium music testing, weekly song testing and
regular content testing through dedicated internal research team enables MY FM to understand listener needs & preferences to keep them ahead of the curve by offering newer and better content that‟s relevant & engaging. MY FM also differentiates itself on the content level by offering unique & exclusive contents like the daily song request show – Dil Chahta Hai, My Ramayana and Murari Babu for the spiritually inclined, non-stop weekend music show by renowned DJ NYK, a weekend lineup of shows like My Vastu & Choota RJ - a show hosted by kids, a local Top 30 countdown in
Non-metros spur My FM Q3 revenues
DB Corp Ltd‟s radio business, 94.3 My FM, has reported 22 per cent growth in revenues in Q3 FY12, as against the corresponding period. Harrish M Bhatia, CEO, 94.3 My FM, while reflecting on the period that not only got his company better revenues but also 555 per cent higher EBIT, said, “We have always believed in the growth story and economic vibrancy of the 17 non-metro markets that we operate out of.” The surge in the demand for consumer goods, services, FMCG products, better education avenues, etc., make the non-metro markets interesting and rewarding for marketers. Apart from converting this into advertising, My FM has also been tapping the local retail market and building capabilities and competencies within the local retailers to use radio as a medium to garner more footfalls. “It‟s taken a lot of planning
and effective execution to deliver promise,” Bhatia added. A constant engagement with listeners through initiatives such as the 12-hour long „Music Marathon‟ and „Ek Koshish‟, an international award winning CSR property; structured researches like the quarterly Ormax brand track, auditorium music testing, weekly song testing and regular content testing through dedicated internal research team has enabled My FM to understand listener needs and preferences and offer newer content. RAM data has been indicating that radio consumption has been steadily increasing in non-metros, and the inclusion of more non-metro cities in the listenership audits have only ratified the fact that the time spent on radio in these markets far exceeds all other medium. Landmark Group and MY FM pledge to make Gujarat‟s roads safer EVENTFAQS Bureau Tue 28 February 2012 In a time when one's possessions are an indication of stature, India is witnessing a boom in the automobile industry. Each new day sees hundreds of new cars on the road. Gujarat in particular, and Ahmedabad specifically, has seen a major increase in the sale of passenger cars. A consequence of this increased load on roads is the accompanying hazards, the biggest one being accidents.
In keeping with the need for awareness about this burgeoning problem, the Landmark Group and My FM have launched the „Honda B rio Road Safety
Campaign', to bring about awareness of safe driving. The initiative launched on Feb. 27 and will end on March 7.
The campaign was launched at Landmark House by Shri J N Barevadia, Joint Director, Transport and the DCP Traffic Police, in the presence of Shri Sidharth Khatri; Inaba, Director Marketing, Honda Siel Company Ltd.; Shri Amit Khatri, Representative of GCCI Shri Mahendra Patel; Smt Nayana Shah; and other prominent citizens. Sanjay Thakker, Chairman, Landmark Group, used the occasion to pledge the Group's support to such causes and appealed to all to make the city an accident-free city. Inaba, Director Marketing, Honda Siel Company Ltd., also took the pledge, along with other distinguished guests.
Over the course of 15 days, with the support of the Ahmedabad Traffic Police, the campaign will approach drivers at important road junctions and gas stations and encourage them to make a pledge that they will drive safe and have empathy towards fellow drivers and pedestrians. 94.3 MY FM orchestrated flash mobs across cities
94.3 MY FM recently caught its listeners by surprise, by orchestrating a series of the flash mob activities and got Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Nagpur,
Ahmedabad,
Ajmer,
Amritsar,
Bilaspur,
Gwalior,
Indore,
Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kota, Raipur, Surat & Udaipur grooving to its tunes. The objective was to break the monotony with an activity that was synonymous with the spontaneity of Jiyo Dil Se and the impulsive spirit of letting loose and living life to the fullest. The listeners were delighted as well as amused to spot their favorite RJs foot -tapping with the masses on a special musical composition - with the station jingle and the activity played an instrumental role in boosting the brand connect. The activity was carried out at peaks hours across touch points like Chandigarh Sec 17 market; Pink Square Mall, Jaipur; DB Mall, Bhopal; Empress Mall Nagpur that are bustling with activity and footfalls, ensuring that the activity was not just a flash in the pan but one of the biggest organized by a radio channel in few of these cities. For those who missed their favorite RJs in action and also the ones who were left wanting for more, the videos of the flash mob have been uploaded on the station‟s YouTube channel. Videos and pictures have gone viral with rave reviews on social networking platforms. Expressing his elation, Harrish M. Bhatia, CEO, 94.3 MY FM said, “This is a relatively new concept across cities where we are present. And it was an opportunity for us to delight our customers that we tapped at the right time ” He concluded, “I am glad that the response was as we had anticipated and it‟s great to see that we struck the right chord.” My FM hosts flash mob across 17 cities
MUMBAI: Following the popular trend of flash mobs, My FM had organised a series of mob activities across its 17 cities. The RJ’s were witnessed grooving with the masses on musical composition and the station jingle. The activity was carried out during peaks hours in malls across Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Indore amongst others. 94.3 My FM CEO Harrish M Bhatia said, “This is a relatively new concept across cities where we are present and it was an opportunity of delighting our customers that we tapped at the right time. I am glad that the response was as we had anticipated and it’s great to see that we struck the right chord.” Videos and pictures of the flash mob activity are uploaded on the station’s YouTube channel and social networking platforms. MY FM RJs shake a leg with listeners EVENTFAQS Bureau Mon 13 February 2012 Life appears to be much like a musical these days....at any given moment, a bunch of people just break out into dance. In much the same scenario, 94.3 MY FM recently caught its listeners by surprise with a series of flash mobs in Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Amritsar, Bilaspur, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kota, Raipur, Surat and Udaipur.
