# AIR Manjeri FM

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Radio station in Manjeri, Kerala, India

AIR Manjeri FM 102.7 Manjeri, Kerala India Broadcast area 3550 Sq km Fully Covered: Malappuram Partially Covered: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Palakkad, Nilgiris[1] Frequency 102.7 MHz Programming Languages Malayalam, English Format News, Radio drama, Music Ownership Owner All India Radio History First air date 28 January 2006[2] Technical information Transmitter coordinates 11°7′3.14″N 76°7′58.45″E / 11.1175389°N 76.1329028°E / 11.1175389; 76.1329028 Links Webcast Listen live Website allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/MANJERI/Pages/default.aspx

**AIR Manjeri FM 102.7** is an [FM radio](/source/FM_radio) station located in [Manjeri](/source/Manjeri), operated by [All India Radio](/source/All_India_Radio). It broadcasts programs varying from [news](/source/News) to entertainment and its broadcast area covers the [Malappuram](/source/Malappuram) district, major parts of [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode), [Wayanad](/source/Wayanad), [Palakkad](/source/Palakkad), some areas of [Thrissur](/source/Thrissur) and the [Nilgiris](/source/Nilgiris) district of [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu).[3] According to the statistics of All India Radio, there are approximately 80 lakh listeners.[2]

## History

It was inaugurated on 28.1.2006 by the former Minister of State for External Affairs, [E. Ahammed](/source/E._Ahammed).[4] At the time, when it launched, the station was named as *Dreamz FM* and it functioned as a [relay station](/source/Broadcast_relay_station) of All India Radio, Kozhikode.[5][6] D. Pradeep Kumar was the first Programme Executive.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The first transmission executive was Mathew Joseph and the first announcer was R. Kanakambaran.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Broadcast timings

The station broadcasts programs without break from 05.53 AM to 11.22 PM Till 25 January 2017, transmission was restricted from 3.55 PM to 10 PM.[1] On 26 January 2017, as part of celebrating the 11th anniversary of the launch, the station started morning broadcast from 6.30 AM to 1.20 PM.[7][8] In 2019, it was announced that station will start a 17-hour continuous transmission from 5.53 AM to 11.06 PM without break. Thus, from 2 June onwards, it became the first and only AIR station in Kerala to have continuous transmission.[3]

## See more

- [List of Malayalam-language radio stations](/source/List_of_Malayalam-language_radio_stations)

- [Vividh Bharati](/source/Vividh_Bharati)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Manjeri_FM_station_to_be_upgraded_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Manjeri_FM_station_to_be_upgraded_1-1) ["Manjeri FM station to be upgraded"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Manjeri-FM-station-to-be-upgraded/articleshow/18140310.cms). *[Times of India](/source/Times_of_India)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-air_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-air_2-1) ["AIR MANJERI"](http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/MANJERI/Pages/default.aspx). [All India Radio](/source/All_India_Radio).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-times_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-times_3-1) ["AIR's Manjeri FM station to begin 17-hour broadcast | Kozhikode News - Times of India"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/airs-manjeri-fm-station-to-begin-17-hour-broadcast/articleshow/69549716.cms). *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*. No. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["AIR FM station at Manjeri"](http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/air-fm-station-at-manjeri/article3244255.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. 24 January 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Miscellaneous"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170610104509/http://www.airtvm.com/AIR_COMMISSIONING-Date.pdf) (PDF). All India Radio, TVM. Archived from [the original](http://www.airtvm.com/AIR_COMMISSIONING-Date.pdf) (PDF) on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["FM station goes on air"](http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/fm-station-goes-on-air/article3246397.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. 28 January 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["മഞ്ചേരി എഫ്.എം. പ്രഭാതപ്രക്ഷേപണം 26 ന് തുടങ്ങും"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170605065843/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/mancheri-1.1678523) (in Malayalam). [Mathrubhumi](/source/Mathrubhumi). Archived from [the original](http://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/mancheri-1.1678523) on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ പാതയിലേക്ക് കാൽവെപ്പ്"](http://www.madhyamam.com/local-news/malappuram/2017/jan/24/243716) (in Malayalam). [Madhyamam](/source/Madhyamam).

## External links

- [Manjeri FM](https://www.facebook.com/allindiaradiomanjeri) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

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