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Why do radio stations play old songs?
They are really trying to appeal to the casual listener by making sure they hear that hot song the one time they might tune into the station. The top 5 songs or so will usually be played about once an hour. Each genre has different qualifiers for how they determine a song is recurrent or not.
Why do radio stations always play the same songs?
Why do radio stations play the same handful of songs over and over? Playing the same, popular songs simply attracts listeners. The radio stations need songs of which they know the general majority will enjoy, or at least like.
Do radio stations pay for music in India?
After the sudden abolition of IPAB in May 20121 and the contrary judgment by the Delhi HC, there is a lot of discrepancy on the issue of radio royalties but as far as the current industry practice goes, the radio stations pay to music labels who are part of PPL.
How is community radio different from All India Radio?
Community Radio Station is managed locally and includes regional languages, songs, specific cultural aspects. But the All India Radio station is managed at level of country and also at regional part. Community radio station is a part of All India Radio.
How does music royalty work in India?
Royalties are the salary and the Provident Fund of authors, and the assets they will bequeath to their heirs. Every licensed exploitation of this work will generate royalties for the period of the Authors’ life and 60 years after death. …
What are the disadvantages of community radio?
These were attributed to high operating costs; challenges with generating revenue; poor governance of community media projects and a lack of financial management skills at community broadcasters; difficulty in generating content; problems with filling critical vacant posts; and adapting to technological advancement.
What is the role of All India Radio in Indian society?
All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world, and one of the largest broadcasting organisations in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast and the spectrum of socio-economic and cultural diversity it serves.
What are the best radio stations in India for music?
1 Vividh Bharati – Hindi Music Radio 2 AIR FM Rainbow India – Hindi & English Music Radio 3 AIR FM Gold Delhi – Classic Hindi Music & News Radio 4 AIR Live News 24×7 – Hindi & English News Radio 5 AIR Urdu – Urdu Entertainment Radio 6 Raagam – Indian Classical Music Radio 7 Gyan Vani – Hindi & English Educational Radio
What is the history of All India Radio in India?
All India Radio launched news-on-phone service on 25 February 1998 in New Delhi; it now has service in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Indore, Patna and Bangalore. The service is accessible through Subscriber trunk dialing (STD), International Direct Dialing (ISD) and local calls.
When was the Deccan Radio taken over by All India Radio?
On 1 April 1950, Deccan Radio was taken over by the Indian Government, and in 1956 it was merged with All India Radio (AIR). Since then, it has been known as AIR-Hyderabad (100 kW).
How many times does All India Radio broadcast a day?
Today, the External Services Division of All India Radio broadcasts daily with 57 transmissions with almost 72 hours or programming covering over 108 countries in 27 languages, of which 15 are foreign and 12 Indian.