92.7 Big FM

92.7 BIG FM
Broadcast area	India
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Ownership
Owner	Sapphire Media Limited
History
First air date	September 2006
Links
Website	www.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

BIG FM first aired in September 2006.^[4]

Key properties

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

Vrajesh Hirjee
Annu Kapoor
Neelesh Misra
Bhawana Somaaya
Kamini Khanna
Richa Anirudh
RJ Khaas Koushik
RJ Pat Pat Pataki Shruti
RJ Rapid Rashmi
RJ Rani
RJ Khurafati Nitin
RJ Sangram
RJ Abhilash

Areas of operation

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

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

[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.

[FM_ref1-4] "Big FM hopes to find listeners in smaller cities". thehindubusinessline.com. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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