FM Stations in Kathmandu:

Radio broadcasting in Nepal is one of the major sectors that has experienced
enormous changes in recent years. There has been remarkable growth in
both private and community radio in Nepal since 199. !n Nepal" #athmandu
valley is the most crowded place in terms of $% radio fre&uencies ranging
from '.( %)* to 1+., %)*. !n #athmandu valley" $% radio license has been
issued for -( $% stations and among them .' are operating. ( $% radio
broadcasters have satellite uplink and can be listened online from every
corner of the world. The following table shows the $% broadcasters in
#athmandu valley with their fre&uency of broadcast and transmitter power.
/.No
.
Name of $% station $re&uency of
broadcast
0%)*1
Transmitter
power
2ocation
1 Radio 3patyaka '.( 1++ watts #athmandu
. Radio %irmire ''.. 4++ watts #athmandu
- Neapliko Radio ''.' 4++ watts 5haktapur
, 5$5/ 6urkha Radio '9.' 4++ watts #athmandu
4 3jyalo National Network 9+.+ 4++ watts /anepa"
2alitpur
( Times $% 9+.( 4++ watts 7hahabil
)its $% 91.. 4++ watts Naya
5aneshwor
' Nepal $% 91.' 4++ watts Ravi 8hawan
9 7apital $% 9.., 4++ watts Thapa 6aun
1+ 6orkha $% 9-.+ 4++ watts 9namnagar
11 :ana /andesh 9-.4 1++ watts #athmandu
1. )57 $% 9,.+ 4++ watts /wyambhu
1- %etro $% 9,.( 4++ watts /abhagriha
1, /tar $% 94.. 4++ watts #athmandu
14 #antipur $% 0Radio
#antipur1
9(.1 1+++ watts ;ulchowk"
2alitupur
1( 8oice of <outh 9(.' 4++ watts 7hahabil
1 )eadlines = %usic $% 9.. 4++ watts ;ulchowk
1' !mage $% 9.9 1+++ watts 2a*impat"
#athmandu
19 #ips %edia 9'.- 4++ watts #athmandu
.+ Radio 7ity 9'.' 4++ watts 6ahanapokha
ri
.1 %aitri $% 99., 4++ watts #alanki
.. Radio Nepal 1++.+ 1+++ watts #humaltar
.- R57 $% 1++.( 4++ watts Thapa 6aun
., 7lassic $% 1+1.. 4++ watts :walakhel
.4 6opikrishna $% 1+1.' 4++ watts 7hahabhil
.( Radio /agarmatha 1+.., 4++ watts 5akhundole
. 557 >orld /ervice 1+-.+ 1+++ watts #humaltar
.' Radio 5agmati 1+-.( 4++ watts 2a*impat
.9 ?7R $% 1+,.. .4+ watts 6odawari
-+ $% 9dhyatma :yotee 1+,.' .4+ watts @illiba*ar
-1 6ood News $% 1+4.1 1++ watts #oteshwor
-. 5haktapur $% 1+4., 1++ watts 5haktapur
-- 7:%7 $% 1+(.+ 1++ watts @humbarahi
-, Radio 9udio 1+(.- 1++ watts News
5aneshwor
-4 Newa $% 1+(.( 1++ watts #irtipur
-( T3 $% 1+.+ 1++ watts #irtipur
5ecause of these Aeet of $% stations operating at near fre&uencies it is a bit
diBcult to tune a particular $% in #athmandu. 9part from these $% stations
in #athmandu" a large number of community $% stations are running in
every district out of the valley and they are serving well in the Celd of
communication in rural areas.
Radio Nepal:
Radio Nepal was established on 1st 9pril 1941. Radio Nepal was the only radio
broadcaster before the introduction of $re&uency %odulation 0$%1 radio that began
in the privateDindependent sector in 199. !t is still a stateEowned broadcaster
reaching the general masses through shortwave and medium wave transmitters
from its central station based in #athmandu 8alley" and through medium wave
transmissions from its regional broadcasting stations based in @ipayal" /urkhet"
;okhara" 5ardibas and @hankuta. 5esides" Radio Nepal has about a do*en $% relay
stations in diFerent parts of the country. 9s the government owned radio station"
Radio Nepal received the Crst license to operate in $% band in Nepal and started
broadcasting on November 1(" 1994. !t was done to help Radio Nepal stay ahead in
the competition with future $% radio stations.
The table below provides an outlook over the diFerent medium wave and
shortwave broadcast stations of Radio Nepal operating throughout the country.
Regio
n
Station
Servi
ce
Type
Transmitter
Frequenc
y
Standby
Transmitt
er
Studio
Faciliti
es
Nos
.
Cap. Nos. Cap.
?aster
n
@hankuta /tudio
7entre" @hankuta
E E E E E E 1 /tudio
@haran
Transmitting
/tation" /unsari
%> 1 1++ #> (,' #)* 1
1+
#>
E
!lam $% /tation $% 1 1 #> 1++ %)* E
7entral
#humaltar
Transmitting
/tation
/> - 1++ #>
/ummer G
4.++4 %)*
(.1++ %)*
.1(4
%)*>inte
rG -..-+
%)* 4.++4
%)*
E E E
#athmandu
Transmitting
/tation"5hainsep
ati
%> 1 1++ #> 9. #)* 1
1+
#>
E
5ardibas
Transmitting
/tation %ahottari
%> 1 1+ #> 11,- #)* 1
1+
#>
E
7entral /tudio
5uilding" /ingh
@urbar
E E E E E E
1-
/tudios
#athmandu $%
/tation
$% 1 - #> 1++ %)*
5irgunj $%
/tation
$% 1 1 #> 1++ %)*
)etauda $%
/tation
$% 1 1++ > 9' %)*
5haratpur $%
/tation
$% 1 1 #> 1+- %)*
>ester
n
;okhara
Transmitting
/tation
%alepatan"
;okhara
%> 1 1++ #> (', #)* 1
1+
#>
1 /tudio
@aunne $%
/tation
$% 1 . #> 1++ %)*
:omsom $%
/tation
$% 1 1+ > 1++ %)*
Resunga $%
/tation
$% 1 -++ > 1++ %)*
%idE
>ester
n
/urkhet
Transmitting
/tation" /urkhet
%> 1 1++ #> 4( #)* 1
1+#
>
1 /tudio
)umla $%
/tation
$% 1 4+ > 1++ %)*
:umla $% /tation $% 1 1++ > 1++ %)*
%anma $%
/tation
$% 1 .4+ > 1++ %)*
%ugu $% /tation $% 1 .4+ > 1++ %)*
@olpa $% /tation $% 1 .4+ > 1++ %)*
@ang $% /tation $% 1 1 #> 9' %)*
$arE
>ester
n
@ipayal
Transmitting
/tation" @oti
%> 1 1+ #> '1+ #)* 1
1+#
>
1 /tudio
5uditola $%
/tation
$% 1 1 #> 1+- %)*
@archula $%
/tation
$% 1 4++ > 9' %)*
5ajhang $%
/tation
$% 1 4++ > 9' %)*