Any Good Radio Station ?

jsr · Post by **jsr** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:12 am

Hi everybody

I am a fan of talk shows & news analysis in radio. I used to be a regular
NPR listener while in US. I have scanned thru all the FM stations in chennai
and all of them play only cinema songs (most of which I dont like)

Whats the alternative. I have about 40 KM daily commute in chennai.
I would love to listen to talk shows & news analysis during commute to &
from work.

Any suggestions.

Thxs
raman

ksn2006 · Post by **ksn2006** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:33 pm

I was about to say subscribe to worldspace radio (where there is NPR worldwide) and then I read for listening in car. Sorry I can't think of any thing. Does All India Radio Chennai broadcasts through FM also ?

ksn2006

VWbuggy78 · Post by **VWbuggy78** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:11 pm

The following solution requires additional steps for commute but it is a good alternative if you listen to radio at home.

Roku R1000 is a radio that can tack on to your wifi and play thousands of internet radios (including well known stations such as BBC, CNN etc). It doesn't need to be connected to anything except the power supply. You can also play your entire collection of mp3, wma, aac files stored in your computer or media player.

It also has regular AM/FM, snooze etc.

The major issue with WorldSpace (apart from not being playable in a car) is that the choice is very limited.

One option is to record from Roku or an internet station on your PC to SD card (which the radio supports) and listen later through car radio. THere are many systems in the market which have USB ports.

rmd5464 · Post by **rmd5464** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:41 pm

Is there a business opportunity to start an FM station with only talk shows/news analysis/finance etc.

srikan2 · Post by **srikan2** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:44 pm

rmd5464;40292Is there a business opportunity to start an FM station with only talk shows/news analysis/finance etc.

rmd5464,

Indian broadcasting laws prohibit radio stations from doing talkshows or news analysis.

rr2i · Post by **rr2i** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:37 am

srikan2;40293rmd5464,

Indian broadcasting laws prohibit radio stations from doing talkshows or news analysis.[/quote]

What?:emsmileo: They allow it in TV (don't they?!) but not in radio!

srikan2 · Post by **srikan2** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:41 am

rr2i;40347What?:emsmileo: They allow it in TV (don't they?!) but not in radio!

Yup

http://mib.nic.in/informationb/POLICY/FM-PH-II-13072005.htm

See section 10.1:

10.1 No news and current affairs programs are permitted under the Policy (Phase-II).

jsr · Post by **jsr** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:29 am

Thanks for all your reply.
After exploring various options I have found a way.
This needs some effort though.
My car audio system does'nt have USB drive support.
I can download some of the NPR shows as an mp3 file & burn it into a rewriteable cd & play it.

I will copy the files once a week may be and listen to it.

Today was the first day and I did enjoy the ride from home and looking forward to the return trip !

sftrade · Post by **sftrade** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:07 am

Why dont you get an Ipod and stream it to your car stereo ?

bubbly · Post by **bubbly** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:01 am

Thats what I thought too, get an IPOD and subscribe to podcasts.
of course i never listen to npr, cnn or cspan etc. they are too left leaning and socialist in nature. I like more conservative talk shows.

Many of the US AM stations stream the shows live also and also can be downloaded. But then they may become out of context in india. have you tried books on CD etc.