RADIO NEPAL

Radio Nepal was established on 1 April 1951.  Initially the transmission covered a duration of 4.5 hours through a 250 watt transmitter.  Over the years, Radio Nepal has strengthened its institutional capacity and diversified itself in terms of programme format, technical efficiency and nationwide coverage.  Radio Nepal airs programmes on Short Wave as well as Medium Wave frequencies.  Radio Nepal transmits 15 hours everyday, which includes 2 hours of regional broadcasts 0930 hrs to 1100 hrs in the morning and 1805 hrs to 1830 hrs in the evening.  However on public holidays, there is an additional 2 hours, extending the total duration to 17 hours.  A FM-Channel covering Kathmandu valley and adjoining areas was started in 1995.Radio Nepal has its own studios for programme production, music recording, talk shows and news broadcasts.  A music library at its premises in Singh Durbar has a collection of about 15,000 songs.  Foreign broadcasting Stations also make use of our Studio facilities and transmitters for live and other broadcasts on a rental basis.The Broadcasting Headquarters at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu has two broad casting houses consisting of one drama studio, two music studios, one reporting studio, three continuity studios, the news studio, seven programme production studios.  One of the music studios is equipped with sophisticated 24 track recording facility.Different regional programs for audience are broadcasted through regional stations from 9:45am-11:00am and 6:00pm-8:30pm everyday. Excluding the regional programmes transmission period National programmes is broadcasted for a duration of about 16 hours everyday. The educational programs on religion, literature, science and technology, agriculture, distance learning, women , health and sanitation, public health etc are also broadcasted. Various entertaining programmes like Nepali songs, Hindi songs and Gazals, Radio dramas, songs in the different National language etc are also broadcasted. Informational programmes like News, Radio reports, Presss reviews, Development programmes etc are provided through Radio Nepal.