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Frequency

modulation,

the

carrying

of

information

over

an

electromagnetic wave by varying its frequency. Its most common

applications are:

FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and

speech at VHF frequencies

FM broadcast band, frequency band used for FM broadcasting

Frequency modulation synthesis, a sound-generation technique

popularized by early digital music synthesizers

Ferrous metal, any ferromagnetic metal (iron, nickel, cobalt,

neodymium, or praseodymium)

Fathom, a marine unit of length

fm, the symbol for femtometre, a unit of length

the symbol for femtomolar, a unit of molar concentration

.fm, country-code top-level domain

of the Federated States of

Micronesia

FM Towns, one of a line of personal computers by Fujitsu

Formula Mazda, SCCA Class designation FM

FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard

Armstrong which

uses frequency

modulation (FM)

to

provide high-

fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the
"frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting". This term is slightly
misleading, since it equates a modulation method with a range of
frequencies.
BROADCAST BAND
Throughout the world, the FM broadcast band falls within the VHF part of
the radio spectrum. Usually 87.5 to 108.0 MHz is used[1], or some portion
thereof, with few exceptions:

In

the former

Soviet

republics,

and

some

former Eastern

Bloc countries, the older 6574 MHz band is also used. Assigned
frequencies are at intervals of 30 kHz. This band, sometimes referred to
as the OIRT band, is slowly being phased out in many countries. In
those

countries

the

87.5108.0 MHz

band

is

referred

to

as

the CCIR band.

In Japan, the band 7690 MHz is used.

The frequency of an FM broadcast station (more strictly its assigned

nominal centre frequency) is usually an exact multiple of 100 kHz. In most
of the Americas and the Caribbean, only odd multiples are used. In some
parts of Europe, Greenland and Africa, only even multiples are used.
In Italy, multiples of 50 kHz are used. There are other unusual and obsolete

standards in some countries, including 0.001, 0.01, 0.03, 0.074, 0.5, and
0.3 MHz.

Modulation
Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which conveys
information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency (contrast this with
amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while
its frequency remains constant). In analog applications, the instantaneous
frequency of the carrier is directly proportional to the instantaneous value of
the input signal. This form of modulation is commonly used in the FM
broadcast band.
Pre-emphasis and de-emphasis
Random noise has a triangular spectral distribution in an FM system, with
the effect that noise occurs predominantly at the highest frequencies within
the baseband. This can be offset, to a limited extent, by boosting the high
frequencies before transmission and reducing them by a corresponding
amount in the receiver. Reducing the high frequencies in the receiver also
reduces the high-frequency noise. These processes of boosting and then
reducing certain frequencies are known as pre-emphasis and de-emphasis,
respectively.
The amount of pre-emphasis and de-emphasis used is defined by the time
constant of a simple RC filter circuit. In most of the world a 50 s time
constant is used. In North America and South Korea, 75 s is used. This

applies to both mono and stereo transmissions. For stereo, pre-emphasis is

applied to the left and right channels before multiplexing.
The amount of pre-emphasis that can be applied is limited by the fact that
many forms of contemporary music contain more high-frequency energy
than the musical styles which prevailed at the birth of FM broadcasting.
They cannot be pre-emphasized as much because it would cause
excessive deviation of the FM carrier. Systems more modern than FM
broadcasting tend to use either programme-dependent variable preemphasis; e.g., dbx in the BTSC TV sound system, or none at all.
Stereo FM
In the late 1950s, several systems to add stereo to FM radio were
considered by the FCC. Included were systems from 14 proponents
including Crosley, Halstead, Electrical and Musical Industries, Ltd (EMI),
Zenith, and General Electric. The individual systems were evaluated for
their

strengths

and

weaknesses

during

field

tests

in Uniontown,

Pennsylvania using KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh as the originating station. The

Crosley system was rejected by the FCC because it degraded the signalto-noise ratio of the main channel and did not perform well under multipath
conditions. In addition, it did not allow for SCA services because of its wide
FM subcarrier bandwidth. The Halstead system was rejected due to lack of
high frequency stereo separation and reduction in the main channel signalto-noise ratio. The GE and Zenith systems, so similar that they were
considered theoretically identical, were formally approved by the FCC in
April 1961 as the standard stereo FM broadcasting method in the USA and
later adopted by most other countries.[2]

It is important that stereo broadcasts be compatible with mono receivers.

For this reason, the left (L) and right (R) channels are algebraically
encoded into sum (L+R) and difference (LR) signals. A mono receiver will
use just the L+R signal so the listener will hear both channels through the
single loudspeaker. A stereo receiver will add the difference signal to the
sum signal to recover the left channel, and subtract the difference signal
from the sum to recover the right channel.
The (L+R) Main channel signal is transmitted as baseband audio in the
range of 30 Hz to 15 kHz. The (LR) signal is modulated onto a
38 kHz double-sideband suppressed carrier (DSBSC) signal occupying the
baseband range of 23 to 53 kHz.
A 19 kHz pilot tone, at exactly half the 38 kHz sub-carrier frequency and
with a precise phase relationship to it, as defined by the formula below, is
also generated. This is transmitted at 810% of overall modulation level
and used by the receiver to regenerate the 38 kHz sub-carrier with the
correct phase.
The final multiplex signal from the stereo generator contains the Main
Channel (L+R), the pilot tone, and the sub-channel (LR). This composite
signal, along with any other sub-carriers, modulates the FM transmitter.
The instantaneous deviation of the transmitter carrier frequency due to the
stereo audio and pilot tone (at 10% modulation) is

[3]

where A and B are the pre-emphasized Left and Right audio signals and
=19 kHz is the frequency of the pilot tone. Slight variations in the peak

deviation may occur in the presence of other subcarriers or because of

local regulations.
Converting the multiplex signal back into left and right audio signals is
performed by a decoder, built into stereo receivers.
In order to preserve stereo separation and signal-to-noise parameters, it is
normal practice to apply pre-emphasis to the left and right channels before
encoding, and to apply de-emphasis at the receiver after decoding.
Stereo

FM

signals

are

more

susceptible

to noise and

multipath distortion than are mono FM signals.[4]

In addition, for a given RF level at the receiver, the signal-to-noise ratio for
the stereo signal will be worse than for the mono receiver. For this reason
many stereo FM receivers include a stereo/mono switch to allow listening in
mono when reception conditions are less than ideal, and most car radios
are arranged to reduce the separation as the signal-to-noise ratio worsens,
eventually going to mono while still indicating a stereo signal is being
received.

Quadraphonic FM
In 1969 Louis Dorren invented the Quadraplex system of single station,
discrete, compatible four-channel FM broadcasting. There are two
additional subcarriers in the Quadraplex system, supplementing the
single one used in standard stereo FM. The baseband layout is as
follows:

 50 Hz to 15 kHz Main Channel (sum of all 4 channels)

(LF+LR+RF+RR) signal, for mono FM listening compatibility.
23 to 53 kHz (cosine quadrature subcarrier) (LF+LR) - (RF+RR) Left
minus Right difference signal. This signal's modulation in algebraic
sum and difference with the Main channel was used for 2 channel
stereo listener compatibility.
23 to 53 kHz (sine quadrature 38 kHz subcarrier) (LF+RF) - (LR+RR)
Front minus Back difference signal. This signal's modulation in
algebraic sum and difference with the Main channel and all the other
subcarriers is used for the Quadraphonic listener.
61 to 91 kHz (cosine quadrature 76 kHz subcarrier) (LF+RR) (LR+RF) Diagonal difference signal. This signal's modulation in
algebraic sum and difference with the main channel and all the other
subcarriers is also used for the Quadraphonic listener.
95 kHz SCA subcarrier, phase-locked to 19 kHz pilot, for reading
services for the blind, background music, etc.
There were several variations on this system submitted by GE, Zenith,
RCA, and Denon for testing and consideration during the National
Quadraphonic Radio Committee field trials for the FCC. The original
Dorren Quadraplex System outperformed all the others and was chosen
as the national standard for Quadraphonic FM broadcasting in the
United States. The first

commercial FM station to broadcast

quadraphonic program content was WIQB (now called WWWW-FM)

in Ann

Arbor/Saline,

Michigan under

the

guidance

of

Chief

Engineer Brian Brown.

Other subcarrier services

Typical spectrum of composite baseband signal

The subcarrier system has been further extended to add other services.
Initially these were private analog audio channels which could be used
internally orrented out. Radio reading services for the blind are also still
common,

and

there

were experimentswith quadraphonic sound.

If

stereo is not on a station, everything from 23 kHz on up can be used for

other services. Theguard band around 19 kHz (4 kHz) must still be

maintained, so as not to trigger stereo decoders on receivers. If there is
stereo, there will typically be a guard band between the upper limit of
the DSBSC stereo signal (53 kHz) and the lower limit of any other
subcarrier.
Digital services are now also available. A 57 kHz subcarrier (phase
locked to the third harmonic of the stereo pilot tone) is used to carry a
low-bandwidth

digital Radio

Data

System signal,

providing

extra

features such as Alternative Frequency (AF) and Network (NN).

Thisnarrowband signal runs at only 1187.5 bits per second, thus is only
suitable for text. A few proprietary systems are used for private
communications. A variant of RDS is the North American RBDS or
"smart radio" system. In Germany the analog ARI system was used prior
to RDS for broadcasting traffic announcements to motorists (without
disturbing other listeners). Plans to use ARI for other European
countries led to the development of RDS as a more powerful system.
RDS is designed to be capable of being used alongside ARI despite
using identical subcarrier frequencies.
In the United States, digital radio services are being deployed within the
FM band rather than using Eureka 147 or the Japanese standard ISDB.
This in-band on-channel approach, as do all digital radio techniques,
makes

use

of

advanced compressed

proprietary iBiquity system, branded as

"HD

Radio",

audio.
currently

The
is

authorized for "hybrid" mode operation, wherein both the conventional

analog FM carrier and digital sideband subcarriers are transmitted.
Eventually, presuming widespread deployment of HD Radioreceivers,

the analog services could theoretically be discontinued and the FM band

become all digital.
In the USA services (other than stereo, quad and RDS) using
subcarriers are sometimes referred to as subsidiary communications
authorization (SCA) services. Uses for such subcarriers include
book/newspaper reading services for blind listeners, private data
transmission services (for example sending stock market information to
stockbrokers or stolen credit card number blacklists to stores)
subscription commercial-free background music services for shops,
paging ("beeper") services and providing a program feed for AM
transmitters of AM/FM stations. SCA subcarriers are typically 67 kHz
and 92 kHz.
Dolby FM
A commercially unsuccessful noise reduction system used with FM radio
in some countries during the late 1970s, Dolby FM used a modified 25
s

pre-emphasis

time

constant

and

frequency

selective companding arrangement to reduce noise. See: Dolby noise

reduction system.
DISTANCE CONVERED BY STEREO FM TRANSMISSION
The range of mono FM transmission is related to the transmitter's RF
power, the antenna gain, and
antenna height. The FCC (USA) publishes curves that aid in calculation
of this maximum distance as a function of signal strength at the
receiving location.

For stereo FM, the range is significantly reduced. This is due to the need
to lower the modulation index[disambiguation needed] of the main (sum) signal to
accommodate the presence of the 38 kHz DSBSC subcarrier and 19kHz
pilot tone. Many stations use extreme audio compression to keep the
sound above the background noise for "distant" listeners, at the expense
of degrading the sound quality.
WORLD WIDE FM TRANSMISSION
Despite FM having been patented in 1933, commercial FM broadcasting
did not begin until 1939, when it was initiated by WRVE, the FM station
of General Electric's main factory in Schenectady, NY. In countries
outside of Europe it took many years for FM to be adopted by the
majority of radio listeners.
The first commercial FM broadcasting stations were in the United
States, but initially they were primarily used to broadcast classical music
to an upmarket listenership in urban areas, and for educational
programming. By the late 1960s FM had been adopted by fans of
"Alternative Rock" music ("A.O.R. - 'Album Oriented Rock' Format"), but
it wasn't until 1978 that listenership to FM stations exceeded that of AM
stations in North America. During the 1980s and 1990s, Top 40 music
stations and later even country music stations largely abandoned AM for
FM. Today AM is mainly the preserve of talk radio, news, sports,
religious programming, ethnic (minority language) broadcasting and
some types of minority interest music. This shift has transformed AM
into the "alternative band" that FM once was. (Some AM stations have
begun to simulcast on, or switch to, FM signals to attract younger
listeners and aid reception problems in buildings, during thunderstorms,

and near high tension wires. Some of these stations now emphasize
their presence on the FM dial.)
Europe
The medium

wave band

overcrowded[citation

needed]

(known

as AM in

North

America)

is

in Western Europe, leading to interference

problems and, as a result, many MW frequencies are suitable only for

speech broadcasting.
Belgium,

the Netherlands, Denmark and

particularly Germany were

among the first countries to adopt FM on a widespread scale. Among

the reasons for this were:
1. The medium wave band in Western Europe became overcrowded
after World War II, mainly due to the best available medium wave
frequencies being used at high power levels by the Allied
occupation forces, both for broadcasting entertainment to their
troops and for broadcasting cold war propaganda across the Iron
curtain.
2. After World War II, broadcasting frequencies were reorganized
and reallocated by delegates of the victorious countries in the
Copenhagen Frequency Plan. German broadcasters were left
with only two remaining AM frequencies, and were forced to look
to FM for expansion.
Public service broadcasters in Ireland and Australia were far slower at
adopting

FM

radio

continental Europe.

than

those

in

either North

America or

Australia
FM started in Australia in 1947 but did not catch on and was shut down
in 1961 to expand the television band. It was not reopened until 1975.
Subsequently, it developed steadily until in the 1980s many AM stations
transferred to FM because of its superior sound quality. Today, as
elsewhere in the developed world, most urban Australian broadcasting
is on FM, although AM talk stations are still very popular. Regional
broadcasters still commonly operate AM stations due to the additional
range the broadcasting method offers. Some stations in major regional
centres simulcast on AM and FM bands.
New Zealand
Like Australia, New Zealand adopted the FM format relatively late. As
was the case with privately-owned AM radio in the late 1960s, it took a
spate of 'pirate' broadcasters to persuade a control-oriented, technology
adverse government to allow FM to be introduced after at least five
years of consumer campaigning starting in the mid-1970s, particularly in
Auckland. An experimental FM station, FM 90.7, was broadcast
in Whakatane in early 1982. Later that year, Victoria University of
Wellington's Radio Active began full-time FM transmissions. Commercial
FM

licences

were

finally

approved

in

1983,

with

Auckland-

based 91FM and 89FM being the first to take up the offer. [1]
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the BBC began FM broadcasting in 1955, with
three

national

networks

carrying

the

Light

Programme,

Third

Programme and Home Service (renamed Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4

respectively in 1967). These three networks used the sub-band 88.0

94.6 MHz. The sub-band 94.697.6 MHz was later used for BBC and
local commercial services. Only when commercial broadcasting was
introduced to the UK in 1973 did the use of FM pick up in Britain. With
the gradual clearance of other users (notably Public Services such as
police, fire and ambulance) and the extension of the FM band to
108.0 MHz between 1980 and 1995, FM expanded rapidly throughout
the British Isles and effectively took over from LW and MW as the
delivery platform of choice for fixed and portable domestic and vehiclebased receivers.
In addition, Ofcom (previously the Radio Authority) in the UK issues on
demand Restricted Service Licences on FM and also on AM (MW) for
short-term local-coverage broadcasting which is open to anyone who
does not carry a prohibition and can put up the appropriate licensing
and royalty fees. In 2010 around 450 such licences were issued.
Other countries
Most other countries expanded their use of FM through the 1990s.
Because it takes a large number of FM transmitting stations to cover a
geographically large country, particularly where there are terrain
difficulties, FM is more suited to local broadcasting than for national
networks. In such countries, particularly where there are economic or
infrastructural problems, "rolling out" a national FM broadcast network to
reach the majority of the population can be a slow and expensive
process.
ITU Conferences about FM
The frequencies available for FM were decided by some important
conferences of ITU. The milestone of those conferences is the

Stockholm agreement of 1961 among 38 countries. [6] A 1984 conference

in Geneva made some modifications to the original Stockholm
agreement particularly in the frequency range above 100 MHz.

Consumer use of FM transmitters

In some countries, small-scale (Part 15 in United States terms)
transmitters are available that can transmit a signal from an audio
device (usually an MP3 player or similar) to a standard FM radio
receiver; such devices range from small units built to carry audio to a
car radio with no audio-in capability (often formerly provided by special
adapters for audio cassette decks, which are becoming less common on
car radio designs) up to full-sized, near-professional-grade broadcasting
systems that can be used to transmit audio throughout a property. Most
such units transmit in full stereo, though some models designed for
beginner hobbyists may not. Similar transmitters are often included
in satellite radio receivers and some toys.
Legality of these devices varies by country. The U.S. Federal
Communications Commission and Industry Canada allow them. Starting
on 1 October 2006 these devices became legal in most countries in

the European Union. Devices made to the harmonized European

specification became legal in the UK on 8 December 2006.[7]
FM radio microphones
The FM broadcast band can also be used by some inexpensive
wireless microphones, but professional-grade wireless microphones
generally use bands in the UHF region so they can run on dedicated
equipment without broadcast interference. Such inexpensive wireless
microphones are generally sold as toys for karaoke or similar purposes,
allowing the user to use an FM radio as an output rather than a
dedicated amplifier and speaker.
Micro broadcastings
Low-power transmitters such as those mentioned above are also
sometimes used for neighborhood or campus radio stations, though
campus radio stations are often run over carrier current. This is
generally considered a form of micro broadcasting. As a general rule,
enforcement towards low-power FM stations is stricter than AM stations
due to issues such as the capture effect, and as a result, FM micro
broadcasters generally do not reach as far as their AM competitors.
Clandestine use of FM transmitters
FM transmitters have been used to construct miniature wireless
microphones for espionage and surveillance purposes (covert listening
devices or so-called "bugs"); the advantage to using the FM broadcast
band for such operations is that the receiving equipment would not be
considered particularly suspect. Common practice is to tune the bug's
transmitter off the ends of the broadcast band, into what in the United

States would be TV channel 6 (<87.9 MHz) or aviation navigation

frequencies (>107.9); most FM radios with analog tuners have sufficient
over coverage to pick up these slightly-beyond-outermost frequencies,
although many digitally tuned radios do not.
Constructing a "bug" is a common early project for electronics hobbyists,
and project kits to do so are available from a wide variety of sources.
The devices constructed, however, are often too large and poorly
shielded for use in clandestine activity.
In addition, much pirate radio activity is broadcast in the FM range,
because of the band's greater clarity and listenership, the smaller size
and lower cost of equipment.
The FM Event has launched at Facilities Show 2012!
The FM Event has been launched to an audience of press visitors at Facilities Show. The FM

Event has been created to help address current issues developing within FM and shape
the future of the profession.
Read the press release for more information
The FM Event, run in association with the BIFM, is the UK's longest running facilities
show.
This leading premier facilities and estates event is strategically positioned in London and colocated with Energy Solutions and Building Services - The CIBSE Conference & Exhibition and
the inaugural Global Security Summit. Firmly establishing The FM Event as the event for any
senior professional interested in facilities, estates or property management.
A programme of conference quality education is designed especially to assist in the challenges
experienced by a high caliber audience and senior professionals and will sit along side a
plethora of networking areas fitting for this VIP audience.
If you're a service provider looking to get in front of 6,442* managers, all with purchasing
power,** then enquire about the few exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities that are left.

Featuring

narrator

Marta

Zekan

of

Classical

KING

FM

A delightful and humorous adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen tale about two scoundrels
who promise to weave an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to anyone not smart
enough to appreciate its quality. When the Emperor parades before his people in his new
finery, a child cries out, "The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!"

FM EVENT
The FM Event and its co-located events attracted over 6442*
industry professionals to London Olympia in October
The FM Event is an invaluable source of information and education
for delegates looking to network within the London and south-east
based facilities management community.
Round table forums, conference quality seminar debates, networking
sessions, breakfast briefings and a world class exhibition combine
to attract senior facilities and estates directors and managers.
The FM Event provides a unique environment for you to showcase
the areas in which your business can work with facilities managers
on best practice and the most cost effective ways of keeping up to
date with the latest products, technologies and innovations.
In association with Supporters include The show in 2011 proved that
you really cannot afford not to be there. For KONE Plc it was a fantastic
opportunity to meet with new and existing customers and showcase our
company in a format not normally possible without events such as this.

We have seen tangible business growth and exposure as a direct

result. Jim Woolley, UK Business Development Manager, KONE Plc
Were very happy to announce that crowd.fm is finally here!
Our sole aim with crowd.fm is to help you the event promoter take your
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shown that the simple act of someone sharing your event through social
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There are a ton of places where you can list your events online and making
the most of these listings websites and social media platforms can help you:

Increase the exposure for your events.

Drive word-of-mouth and social sharing.
Build and nurture your audience.
increasing repeat attendance.
All of which helps with the most important thing of all: More people at your
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But Its All So Much Work!

The trouble is that getting your events listed in all the relevant places can add
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First and foremost, crowd.fm takes the pain and effort out of adding your
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And thats just for starters. Were already hard at work adding support for more
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FM DEPARTMENT

The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan
Duncanson, who named the group after a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop
called "Radioavdelningen" (Swedish for The Radio Department). However,
Almered and Duncanson soon stopped playing music together, putting the band on
hiatus. Then three years later, in 1998, Duncanson started making music again but
now with Martin Larsson and they decided to adopt the same name. [1] In 2001,
Larsson's then girlfriend Lisa Carlberg joined the group onbass, followed by Per
Blomgren on drums and Daniel Tjder on keyboards.[2][3]

Later in 2001, the band sent recordings to music magazine Sonic, receiving a
positive review and being featured on the free CD sampler that came with the
magazine. Labrador Records heard them on the disc and signed them to their label.
Per Blomgren left the group prior to the release of their album Lesser Matters and
Lisa Carlberg departed after the release of This Past Week EP. According to their
website, the band decided to use digital drum tracks and stated that for their second
album they were "taking a new direction ... which wouldn't require a member that
played bass guitar."[4]
The group enjoyed more widespread recognition after three tracks ("Pulling Our
Weight" from the Pulling Our Weight EP, "I Don't Like It Like This" from the This
Past Week EP, and "Keen on Boys" from Lesser Matters) were included on the
soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette.
Early 2006 saw the release of their second album Pet Grief. The distorted buzz that
adorned most of their debut was now replaced by synthesizer. The album didn't
reach the rest of Europe, including the UK until later in 2006. Unfortunately, with
little touring support there was no real buzz behind Pet Grief. Reviews were
mixed. NME rated the album with a 7 out of 10, but other magazines were not
quite so kind. However, it did find popularity amongst a growing fan base
throughout the world, thanks to the Internet. The album is available in the US
through Darla and through their US distribution deal with Labrador.
By the end of 2006, a brand new track "We Made the Team" was released as the
100th release on the Labrador. It was also the final track on the Labrador's labels
Compilation of 100 tracks released at the beginning of 2007. Although all UK tour
dates but one in London were recently canceled, the band is said to be working on
a new album.[5]

The band released a new EP in May 2008 entitled Freddie And The Trojan Horse,
including the songs "Freddie And The Trojan Horse", "Closing Scene" and "The
Room, Tarzana" on Labrador Records. Another EP, David, was released on June
24, 2009. It included four songs; "David", "Messy Enough", "David (Rice Twins
Remix)" and "The Idle Urban Contemporaries". The song "David" has been made
available for download at no cost by Labrador Records.
After "David", The Radio Dept. released the album Clinging to a Scheme on April
20, 2010.

he Radio Dept. are related to such genres as alternative rock, dream pop, indie
pop, shoegaze and twee pop, with reviews comparing them to Pet Shop Boys, My
Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins.
In an interview on their fansite, they cite influences such as Charles
Aznavour, Saint Etienne, Broadcast, Frank Sinatra, Joy Division,Pet Shop
Boys, Chet Baker, Fennesz, Nick Drake, Kevin Rowland, Prefab Sprout, Paddy
McAloon, Junior Boys, Orange Juice,Kraftwerk, Neu!, Jonathan Richman, The
Avalanches and The Pale Fountains.
heir album Lesser Matters was ranked No. 9 on NME's list of the 50 Best Albums of
2004. The album received an 84/100 (Universal acclaim) on Metacritic from a total of
five reviews.

Events
My FM posts Q4 net profit of Rs 25.5 million

MUMBAI: My FM, the radio business housed under DB Corp, has posted a
net profit of Rs 25.5 million for the last quarter of the fiscal ended 31 March
2012.
The FM segments Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
and amortization) stood at Rs 52.4 million, as it witnessed a 10 per cent
increase in its advertising revenue to Rs 146.4 million, compared to Rs
133.74 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
Meanwhile, for the full fiscal ended 31 March 2012, the radio business
posted a net profit of Rs 33 million with a margin of 6 per cent. The
company claimed that this is within shortest period of less than four years
from start of all its station.
Income from the full fiscal stood at Rs 554.82 million, up 18.18 per cent
compared to Rs 469.48 million in the previous fiscal.
My FM operates in 17 cities spread across the seven states of Rajasthan,
Haryana,

Punjab,

Gujarat,

Maharashtra,

Madhya

Pradesh

and

Chhattisgarh.
94.3 MY FM launches Android app
94.3 MY FM, one of the India's leading FM network recently
traversed another mile stone with the launch of its mobile
application 'My Mobile' for Android phone users, further increasing
their interaction with the station. After the huge success of 'Radio
Dikhta Hai' where listeners could watch their favorite shows on
the station's YouTube channel, MY FM is all set to create another

buzz with the launch of this application; reiterating the fact that
the station has always been at the forefront when it comes to
innovative product & brand initiatives

My fm launches android mobile user

My FM has come up with a new mobile app, My Mobile, for android
users. The app was made available from April 7.
My Mobile app has integrated features designed keeping the brand
engagement in mind. With the feature My Alarm, users will be able to set
an alarm or a show reminder along with My FM tones instead of default
handset tones. My Connect will allow users to go to social media
platforms such as Facebook, YouTube or My FM website instantly to
view, comment or participate in any discussions or contests.
Commenting on the promotional plans for the app, Harrish Bhatia, CEO,
My FM said, We are targeting, both customers and consumers through
radio, press ads, online and PR. We are providing FM listeners an
enriching brand engagement on the mobile platform.
This app also includes other features such as My
Message where one can send a song request or contest
participation SMS to My FM and My Download where end users can
download My FM tones as their mobile ringtones. In addition, one could
also get regular updates such as station promotion, show info, etc. with
the ticker feature.

With the launch of this app, My FM is expecting a very good response.

With an increase in consumption of FM radio on mobile handsets, this
application seamlessly fits into listeners life, enhancing their overall
brand experience, added Bhatia.
MUMBAI: Winners of the Stars of the Industry Awards 2012 were
announced at a gala event held on 15th Feb 2012 at Taj Lands End,
Mumbai in the presence of luminaries and stalwarts of the industry.
The Stars of the Industry Awards recognizes individual and corporate
excellence across the Banking & Financial services sector. These awards
were decided by an eminent Jury comprising of the senior professionals.
The awards were given away in 17 categories with ICICI Bank & SBI Bank
emerging as clear frontrunners with 6 and 5 awards respectively.
This years winners are as follows:

My Fm 94.3 exploit bharat growth

MUMBAI: Bharat has been growing while India reels under pressure. Time
and again economic indices have pointed to a robust, vibrant growth in the
hinterland as compared to the so called upwardly mobile metros. Quick
analysis of the Q3 results that have been posted by the various players in
the Radio industry also reflect this trend. D B Corp Ltd. Radio Business
94.3 MY FM has come out in the 3rd quarter with a healthy 22% growth in
the revenue over the corresponding period while the revenues of the rest of
the national radio players have dipped or almost static revenues over the
corresponding period of last year.

Mr. Harrish M Bhatia, the CEO of 94.3 MY FM, while reflecting on the
period that not only got his company better revenues but also a
phenomenal 555% higher EBIT said, We have always believed in the
growth story and economic vibrancy of the 17 non-metro markets that we
operate out of. The surge in the demand for consumer goods, services,
FMCG products, better education avenues etc makes the non-metro
markets interesting and rewarding for marketers. However, converting this
into advertising on radio has not been the only trick that got MY FM here.
Mr. Bhatia kept pushing his teams to tap the local retail market and
strategically, he built capabilities and competencies not only within his
people but also the local retailers to use radio as a medium to garner more
footfalls. Its taken a lot of planning and effective execution to deliver
promise, says Harrish M. Bhatia.
A constant engagement with listeners through initiatives such as the
record-breaking 12hrs Music Marathon & Ek Koshish an international
award winning CSR property; structured researches like the quarterly
Ormax brand track, auditorium music testing, weekly song testing and
regular content testing through dedicated internal research team enables
MY FM to understand listener needs & preferences to keep them ahead of
the curve by offering newer and better content thats relevant & engaging.
MY FM also differentiates itself on the content level by offering unique &
exclusive contents like the daily song request show Dil Chahta Hai, My
Ramayana and Murari Babu for the spiritually inclined, non-stop weekend
music show by renowned DJ NYK, a weekend lineup of shows like My
Vastu & Choota RJ - a show hosted by kids, a local Top 30 countdown in

Non-metros spur My FM Q3 revenues

DB Corp Ltds radio business, 94.3 My FM, has reported 22 per cent
growth in revenues in Q3 FY12, as against the corresponding period.
Harrish M Bhatia, CEO, 94.3 My FM, while reflecting on the period that
not only got his company better revenues but also 555 per cent higher
EBIT, said, We have always believed in the growth story and economic
vibrancy of the 17 non-metro markets that we operate out of.
The surge in the demand for consumer goods, services, FMCG
products, better education avenues, etc., make the non-metro markets
interesting and rewarding for marketers. Apart from converting this into
advertising, My FM has also been tapping the local retail market and
building capabilities and competencies within the local retailers to use
radio as a medium to garner more footfalls. Its taken a lot of planning
and effective execution to deliver promise, Bhatia added. A constant
engagement with listeners through initiatives such as the 12-hour long
Music Marathon and Ek Koshish, an international award winning CSR
property; structured researches like the quarterly Ormax brand track,
auditorium music testing, weekly song testing and regular content testing
through dedicated internal research team has enabled My FM to
understand listener needs and preferences and offer newer content.

RAM data has been indicating that radio consumption has been steadily
increasing in non-metros, and the inclusion of more non-metro cities in
the listenership audits have only ratified the fact that the time spent on
radio in these markets far exceeds all other medium.
Landmark Group and MY FM pledge to make Gujarats roads safer
EVENTFAQS Bureau
Tue 28 February 2012
In a time when one's possessions are an indication of stature, India is
witnessing a boom in the automobile industry. Each new day sees
hundreds of new cars on the road. Gujarat in particular, and Ahmedabad
specifically, has seen a major increase in the sale of passenger cars. A
consequence of this increased load on roads is the accompanying hazards,
the biggest one being accidents.

In keeping with the need for awareness about this burgeoning problem, the
Landmark Group and My FM have launched the Honda Brio Road Safety
Campaign', to bring about awareness of safe driving. The initiative
launched on Feb. 27 and will end on March 7.

The campaign was launched at Landmark House by Shri J N Barevadia,

Joint Director, Transport and the DCP Traffic Police, in the presence of Shri
Sidharth Khatri; Inaba, Director Marketing, Honda Siel Company Ltd.; Shri
Amit Khatri, Representative of GCCI Shri Mahendra Patel; Smt Nayana
Shah; and other prominent citizens. Sanjay Thakker, Chairman, Landmark

Group, used the occasion to pledge the Group's support to such causes
and appealed to all to make the city an accident-free city. Inaba, Director
Marketing, Honda Siel Company Ltd., also took the pledge, along with
other distinguished guests.

Over the course of 15 days, with the support of the Ahmedabad Traffic
Police, the campaign will approach drivers at important road junctions and
gas stations and encourage them to make a pledge that they will drive safe
and have empathy towards fellow drivers and pedestrians.
94.3 MY FM orchestrated flash mobs across cities

94.3 MY FM recently caught its listeners by surprise, by orchestrating a

series of the flash mob activities and got Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal,
Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Amritsar, Bilaspur, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur,
Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kota, Raipur, Surat & Udaipur grooving to its tunes.
The objective was to break the monotony with an activity that was
synonymous with the spontaneity of Jiyo Dil Se and the impulsive spirit of
letting loose and living life to the fullest. The listeners were delighted as
well as amused to spot their favorite RJs foot -tapping with the masses

on a special musical composition - with the station jingle and the activity
played an instrumental role in boosting the brand connect. The activity
was carried out at peaks hours across touch points like Chandigarh Sec
17 market; Pink Square Mall, Jaipur; DB Mall, Bhopal; Empress Mall
Nagpur that are bustling with activity and footfalls, ensuring that the
activity was not just a flash in the pan but one of the biggest organized by
a radio channel in few of these cities.
For those who missed their favorite RJs in action and also the ones who
were left wanting for more, the videos of the flash mob have been
uploaded on the stations YouTube channel. Videos and pictures have
gone viral with rave reviews on social networking platforms.
Expressing his elation, Harrish M. Bhatia, CEO, 94.3 MY FM said, This is
a relatively new concept across cities where we are present. And it was
an opportunity for us to delight our customers that we tapped at the right
time He concluded, I am glad that the response was as we had
anticipated and its great to see that we struck the right chord.
My FM hosts flash mob across 17 cities

MUMBAI: Following the popular trend of flash mobs, My FM had organised

a series of mob activities across its 17 cities.
The RJs were witnessed grooving with the masses on musical
composition and the station jingle. The activity was carried out during

peaks hours in malls across Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Nagpur,

Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Indore amongst others.
94.3 My FM CEO Harrish M Bhatia said, This is a relatively new
concept across cities where we are present and it was an opportunity of
delighting our customers that we tapped at the right time. I am glad that the
response was as we had anticipated and its great to see that we
struck the right chord.
Videos and pictures of the flash mob activity are uploaded on the
stations YouTube channel and social networking platforms.
MY FM RJs shake a leg with listeners
EVENTFAQS Bureau
Mon 13 February 2012
Life appears to be much like a musical these days....at any given moment,
a bunch of people just break out into dance. In much the same scenario,
94.3 MY FM recently caught its listeners by surprise with a series of flash
mobs in Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Amritsar,
Bilaspur, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kota, Raipur, Surat
and Udaipur.

The objective of this spontaneous eruption was to break the monotony with
an activity that was synonymous with the spontaneity of Jiyo Dil Se' and
the impulsive spirit of letting loose and living life to the fullest. The listeners
were treated to the sight of their favourite RJs getting down with the

masses on a special musical composition with the station jingle. This

activity played an instrumental role in boosting the brand connect.

Expressing his satisfaction with the initiative, Harrish M. Bhatia, CEO, 94.3
MY FM said: "This is a relatively new concept across cities where we are
present, and it was an opportunity to delight our customers. We tapped it at
the right time. I am glad that the response was as we had anticipated and
it's great to see that we struck the right chord."

The activity was carried out at peaks hours across touch points like
Chandigarh's Sec 17 market, Pink Square Mall in Jaipur, DB Mall in
Bhopal, and Empress Mall in Nagpur, which are bustling with activity and
footfalls, thus ensuring that the activity was not just a flash in the pan but
one of the biggest organized by a radio channel in a few of these cities.

The event was covered in publications and on TV channels. The videos of

the flash mob have also been uploaded onto the station's YouTube
channel.