This web section contains short information on the licensed or operational radio stations in Nepal. This includes the contact details and updates on new radio stations licensed by Ministry of Information & Communication.
Current Status
Broadcasting and wireless operation frequencies are issued by Frequency Division, Ministry of Information & Communication, Government of Nepal. The FM radio licenses are basically categorized and taxed according to their operational transmitter power. Officially, there is no other classification such as commercial or community radios.
As on August, 2009. the status of FM radio and TV broadcasting is as the following:
Number of FM radio licenses issued: 323
Operational FM radio stations: 186
Operational FM radio transmitters: 195
Multiple channel FM broadcasters: 4
Multiple site FM broadcasters: 5
FM broadcasters with satellite uplink: 6
Number of TV broadcasting licenses: 21
Multiple channel FM broadcasters are the radio broadcasters operating with more than one FM channel at a specific location. Kalika FM, for example, broadcasts 95.2 MHz and 91.0 MHz from Bharatpur. Multiple site broadcasters have their stations operating at different locations in the country at the same frequency or different frequencies. Kantipur FM, for example, broadcasts from 8 locations in the country at 96.1 and 101.8 MHz.
FM radio transmitters on basis of the transmitter power (Watts)
Transmitter Power Licensed Operational Closed
10 watts 1 0 0
20 watts 2 0 0
50 watts 13 3 0
100 watts 112 41 0
250 watts 24 17 0
500 watts 79 62 1
1,000 watts 51 48 1
2,000 watts 7 4 0
2,500 watts 0 0 0
5,000 watts 0 0 0
10, 000 watts 1 1 0
Total 290 176 2
FM radio license holder (radio operating organization) - operational ones
Organization Type Licensed Operational Closed
Non-Governmental (NGO) 117 58 0
Cooperatives 34 23 0
Private Company 117 82 2
Local Government Bodies 2 2 0
School & Colleges 2 1 0
Radio Nepal 11 10 0
The organizational status of 7 radio license in unknown.
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