Radio Metrowave

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 broadcast on frequency 256.41 meter band or 1170 kHz in 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]

Radio Metrowave
CityDhaka
Broadcast areaDhaka metropolitan area
Frequency1170 kHz
SloganFeel the Power of Music & Information
History
First air date
26 March 1999 (1999-03-26)
Last air date
27 June 2005

Programs

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

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

References

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


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