Top FM (Mauritius)

TOP FM
Broadcast area Mauritius
Slogan Fresh air you can hear!
Frequency 105.7 MHz North, 104.4 MHz Centre, 106.0 MHz South
First air date 31 December 2002
Language(s) Bhojpuri, Creole, English, French, Hindi
Transmitter coordinates Coordinates: 20°09′51″S 57°29′37″E / 20.164147°S 57.493672°E / -20.164147; 57.493672
Owner TOP FM Ltd
Webcast http://www.topfmradio.com/radio.html
Website www.topfmradio.com

TOP FM is a private radio station owned and broadcast by Top FM Ltd. It starts operations on 31 December 2002 with a Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio Broadcasting Licence issued by the Independent Broadcasting Authority- Mauritius.[1] It is a leading radio station with mission to provide you with the best entertainment programs which is nearest to any radio listener's expectations. Besides being a family entertainment radio with the Best Mix of Music Top FM strives to be an intelligent and informative radio.

It is the leading radio station in Mauritius targeting 24 hours the Mauritian people at large. TOP FM has a well established audience in both urban and rural regions. Its core audience is situated between 15 – 50 years. With a high loyalty audience and widely distributed among the different regions of the island and in the working population across different age group, TOP FM has been consistently providing its commercial partners with high returns on their investments. With an Audience Loyalty exceeding 65% and an Opportunity to Hear (OTH) of over 1,800, 000 every week, TOP FM the Number 1 Radio Station over 24 Hours, is the Ultimate Cost Effective Advertising Solution.[2]

The radio have launched its webtv namedly Top TV Mauritius, bringing major breaking news, exclusive report and special news coverage in visual format.[3]

Programs[4]

On Weekday

On Weekend

During the turf season, Horse racing are commented live on Top FM On Fridays or even on Saturdays during the Horse Racing Season, The Hot Turf Talk is presented by RJ Ryan + guests.

Awards

Top FM and Top TV Mauritius, its web TV have been awarded the Transparency Mauritius Investigative Journalism Award 2015[5] for its investigation titled “Le décèsde Iqbal Toofanny”.

Legal Matter

During the Municipal Elections 2012, Top FM along with other 2 radio station Radio one and Radio Plus receives a letter[6] 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.[7]

On October 31, 2014, the Independent Broadcasting Authority issued an letter to Top FM for breaching the section 2.3 of the code of Ethics wherein Mr. Jimmy Jean Louis are not allowed to voice out their own opinion during an on-air show. [8]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "License holder", IBA website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  2. ↑ "About Top Fm", Top Fm Website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  3. ↑ "TOP TV Mauritius". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  4. ↑ "Program Schedule", Top FM website. Retrieved on 28 June 2014
  5. ↑ "TM Investigative Journalism Award 2015 | Transparency Mauritius". www.transparencymauritius.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Directives for private...", IBA website. Retrieved 28 June 2014
  7. ↑ "Proposal on Directives for Private and Public broadcaster and interview of IBA Chairman", IBA
  8. ↑ "Letter to Top FM" (PDF). Independent Broadcast Authority. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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