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92.7 BIG FM
Broadcast areaIndia
Frequency92.7 MHz
Ownership
OwnerSapphire Media Limited
History
First air date
September 2006 (2006-09)
Links
Websitewww.bigfmindia.com

BIG FM is one of India’s largest radio networks that broadcasts primarily at 92.7 MHz. It is part of Sapphire Media Limited[1] after being acquired from Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. With 58 stations reaching about 1.9K towns and covering 1.2 lakh villages in the country,[2] it is accessible to over 34 crore Indians across the country. BIG FM is known for properties such as Suhaana Safar with Annu Kapoor and Yaadon Ka Idiot Box with Neelesh Misra. In January 2019, BIG FM relaunched with a new philosophy and positioning statement - “Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho”. The biggest radio show - Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho Season 1[3] was launched with Vidya Balan as the host followed by a successful Season 2 with Sadhguru.

History

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BIG FM first aired in September 2006.[4]

Key properties

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  • Blue Mic
  • Big Katha
  • Suhaana Safar with Annu Kapoor
  • Yaadon Ka Idiot Box with Neelesh Misra
  • Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho Seasons 1 (with Vidya Balan) and 2 (with Sadhguru)
  • 21 Din Wellness In with Sunil Shetty
  • Green Ganesha
  • Kudiyan Di Lohri
  • BIG Golden Voice

Top RJs

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Areas of operation

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  • 58 Stations
East West North 1 North 2 South New stations
Asansol Vadodara Amritsar Agra Bangalore Nagpur
Bhubaneswar Bhopal Chandigarh Ajmer Chennai Aurangabad
Guwahati Goa Hisar Aligarh Hyderabad Kolhapur
Jamshedpur Gwalior Jalandhar Allahabad Mangalore Ahmednagar
Kolkata Indore Jammu Bareilly Mysore Gorakhpur
Ranchi Mumbai Patiala Bikaner Pondicherry Lucknow
Rourkela Rajkot Shimla Delhi Tirupati Varanasi
Solapur Srinagar Jhansi Trivandrum Patna
Surat Jodhpur Muzaffarpur
Kanpur Itanagar
Kota Aizawl
Udaipur Agartala
Shillong
Nashik Pune
  • 24 States covered
  • 34 crore population covered
  • 19 languages

References

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  1. ^ "Sapphire Media acquires Big 92.7 FM: Reports". afaqs!. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ Radio, India Online. "Big FM 92.7, Live Online". India Radio Stations. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "BIG FM 92.7 - Dhun Badal ke toh Dekho". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Big FM hopes to find listeners in smaller cities". thehindubusinessline.com. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2021.