Radio Navtarang

Broadcast area	Central, Western and Northern - Fiji
Frequency	100.8MHz, 101MHz, and 101.4MHz
Branding	Radio Navtarang
Programming
Format	Bollywood Comedy
Ownership
Owner	Communications Fiji Limited
History
First air date	September 15th, 1989
Links
Website	http://navtarang.com.fj

Radio Navtarang (New Waves) is a commercial, private owned Hindi FM radio station in Fiji. It is owned by the Communications Fiji Limited (CFL), company which also owns FM96-Fiji, Viti FM, Legend FM and Radio Sargam. Radio Navatarang is streaming in three frequencies: 101FM in Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Nadi & Lautoka, 100.8FM in Savusavu, Coral Coast, Ba & Tavua and on 101.4FM in Rakiraki.

The station signed on the air on September 15, 1989 with the song “Haste Haste Kat Jaye Raste, Zindagi Younhee Chalti Rahe” from the movie Khoon Bhari Maang. Late Anirudh Diwakar (former announcer of Radio Fiji Two)and former programs director of Radio Sargam initiated Radio Navtarang with its unique form of program lineup-trend setting radio style, which was emulated by many other Hindi radio stations in Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and United States of America.^[1]

Recent research done by Tebbutt Media Survey revealed that 38% of Fiji’s Indian population listen to Radio Navtarang out of six Hindi radio station in Fiji, making Radio Navtarang the most listened to Hindi radio station.^[2] The main competitors of Radio Navtarang are Fiji Broadcasting Corporation owned Radio Fiji Two and Mirchi FM. Today, Radio Navtarang is the leading Hindi Radio Station in the Pacific.

Program line-up

Radio Navtarang’s programme lineup is as follows^[3]

• 6.00am - 9am Breakfast Show : Satya Nand and Anamika Singh
• 9am - 2pm Midmorning Show: Jessica
• 2pm - 7pm Drive Time: Rowdy Naman
• 5pm - 6pm Masala Mix: Satya, Naman, Jai, Jessica, Anamika
• 7pm - 12am The Tonight Show: Atishwar
• 12am-5.30am Khwabe-e-Manzil: Pritisha, Anishma, Aniketh, Shresta
• Thursday 7pm-12am Loveline: Avishay
• Saturday 6pm - 8pm Movie Magic & Bollywood Biography: Atishwar, Prashneel
• Saturday Night Hangama 8pm - 12am: Sarvesh, Atishwar, Prashneel
• Sunday 9-11am Top 20 Countdown: Naman Narayan
• Sunday 11-12pm Navtarang's Radio Shopping: Naman Narayan
• Sunday 12-1pm Top of the Pops: Prashneel
• Sunday 3-5pm- Movers & Shakers: Satya, Prashneel
• Sunday Sukoon 7-12pm- Kaajal

Satya Nand is the station’s current Senior Content Director.

Current radio personalities

Former radio jockeys

Radio jockeys that have worked with Navtarang include:

References