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Radio Metrowave

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Radio Metrowave
  • Dhaka
Broadcast areaDhaka metropolitan area
Frequency1170 kHz
History
First air date
26 March 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03-26)
Last air date
27 June 2005

Radio Metrowave (Bengali: রেডিও মেট্রোওয়েভ) was the first private radio station in Bangladesh.[1] The station carried a news and entertainment format that it characterised as "infotainment".[2] It broadcasts on frequency 256.41-meter band or 1170 kHz in a medium wave, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and noon to 3:00 p.m. The station served the Dhaka metropolitan area and adjoining districts. It began broadcasting on 26 March 1999.[3]

Programs

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Its programs Probhati, Ajker Din, Ganer Pakhi, Metro Hits, Global Rhythm, Rockwave, Nakshi Katha, Metro Sananda, Sonali Otit, and Station Rock were, according to the station, popular.[2]

Shutdown

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Radio Metrowave was closed down by the government on 27 June 2005 because of its persistent failure to pay off arrears to state-owned Bangladesh Betar, from which it rented a time slot and transmitter.[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "None of the approved radio channels went on air". Probe News Magazine. 3 February 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Intro". Radio Metrowave. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
  3. ^ a b Banerjee, Indrajit; Logan, Stephen (2008). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. p. 108. ISBN 978-981-4136-10-5.