Mandalay FM

Radio station in Mandalay

Mandalay

Broadcast areaMandalay, Yangon^{[citation needed]}, Taungoo^{[citation needed]}Frequency87.9 MHz FMProgrammingFormatNews and entertainmentOwnershipOwnerMCDC and Forever Group

Sister stations

Teen Radio PyinsawadiHistory

First air date

3 April 2008; 16 years ago (3 April 2008)^[1]Technical informationPower50 kWLinksWebsitewww.mandalayfm.com

Mandalay FM is a radio station that serves the Mandalay metropolitan area (90 miles around Mandalay), broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 87.9 MHz^{[citation needed]} and on the Internet. Now the radio station is also serving 30 miles (48 km) around Taungoo and 60 miles (97 km) around Yangon.

Mandalay FM radio will be able to tuned along the Yangon-Mandalay Highway in December. It is operated by the city government, MCDC, FM is one of two radio stations available in Mandalay. Mandalay's sole FM station employs a pop culture-oriented format with a focus on Burmese and English pop music, entertainment programs, live celebrity interviews, etc., offering an alternative to the propaganda-laden programming of the state-run Myanmar Radio National Service.

The station is a joint venture between MCDC and Forever Group, one of the country's few multimedia companies with close ties to the country's military government.^[2]

References

^ Kyaw Zin Htun and Soe Than Linn (2008-03-24). "Mandalay gets FM station". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ Solomon and Than Htike Oo (2008-03-20). "Junta Approves FM Station For Mandalay". The Mizzima News.