Radio One (Mauritius)

Radio One
City Port Louis
Broadcast area Mauritius
Slogan La fréquence liberté
Frequency 101.7 MHz (North)
100.8 MHz (Centre)
102.4 MHz (South)
First air date 12 March 2002
Format CHR
Language(s) Creole, English, French, Hindi
Transmitter coordinates Coordinates: 20°09′57″S 57°30′00″E / 20.165768°S 57.500034°E / -20.165768; 57.500034
Owner Viva Voce
(Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio broadcasting license)
Webcast http://www.r1.mu/radio_one_player.html
Website http://www.r1.mu/

Radio One (R1) is the first private radio station in Mauritius, owned and broadcast by Viva Voce Ltd. It starts operations in 2002 with a Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio Broadcasting Licence issued by the Independent Broadcasting Authority- Mauritius.[1] Radio One is popular known as the news and entertainment radio channel.

Programs[2]

On Weekday

On Weekend

During the turf season, Horse racing are commented live on Radio One. ( See also Champ De Mars Racecourse )

Legal Matter

During the Municipal Elections 2012, Radio One along with other 2 radio station Top FM and Radio Plus receives a letter[3] by the Independent Broadcasting Authority listing directives to follow the rules and regulations they owe to follow during the mentioned period. The Chairman of IBA accused Top Fm of suspected breaches penalizing the other two private radio in and interview in Le Defi Quotidien but the decision were challenged as Top FM state that they has so far communicate all and requesting the IBA to withdraw the new directives so that Radio Plus and Radio one continue their phone-in programs.[4]

La Sentinelle (Mauritius), one of the main shareholders of Viva Voce Ltd loses control on Radio One.[5] [6]

References

  1. "License holder", IBA website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  2. "Programme Schedule", Radio One Website. retrieved 29 June 2014
  3. "Directives for private...", IBA website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  4. "Proposal on Directives for Private and Public broadcaster and interview of IBA Chairman", IBA
  5. "La sentinelle loses.." , Defimedia News Portal. Retrieved on 29 June 2014.
  6. "Judgement La Sentinelle", Grandbaie.mu. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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